In some embodiments, a semiconductor device assembly can include a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, and an interconnection structure therebetween. The interconnection structure can directly electrically couple the first and the second semiconductor dies. The interconnection structure can include an inner metallic pillar, an outer metallic shell, a continuous metallic bridging layer, and a dielectric liner. The outer metallic shell can surround and be spaced from the inner metallic pillar, the continuous metallic bridging layer can be over and connected with the inner metallic pillar and the outer metallic shell, and the dielectric liner can be between the inner metallic pillar and the outer metallic shell. In some embodiments, the second semiconductor die can be excluded and the interconnection structure can solely be coupled to the first semiconductor die.

Microelectronic assemblies, related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a conductive pad having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a conductive via coupled to the first surface of the conductive pad; a microelectronic component having a conductive contact, the conductive contact of the microelectronic component electrically coupled, by an interconnect, to the second surface of the conductive pad, wherein a material of the interconnect includes nickel or tin; and a liner between the interconnect and the second surface of the conductive pad, and wherein a material of the liner includes nickel, palladium, or gold. In some embodiments, a bottom surface of the liner is curved outward towards the conductive pad. In some embodiments, the liner also may be on side surfaces of the interconnect.

A semiconductor package includes a first substrate, a first bonding pad on the first substrate, a solder ball on the first bonding pad, and a blocking layer on the solder ball, wherein a thickness of the blocking layer varies in a direction away from the first substrate.

Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to embedded metal pads are described. An example semiconductor device includes a dielectric material, a metal pad having side surface, where a lower portion of the side surface is embedded in the dielectric material, a mask material on a portion of a surface of the dielectric material, an upper portion of the side surface of the metal pad, and a portion of a top surface of the metal pad and a contact pillar on a second portion of the top surface of metal pad, the contact pillar comprising a metal pillar and a pillar bump.

Disclosed are semiconductor packages and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor package comprises a redistribution substrate including dielectric and redistribution patterns, a first substrate pad on the redistribution substrate and penetrating the dielectric pattern to be coupled to the redistribution pattern, a second substrate pad the redistribution substrate and spaced apart from the first substrate pad, a semiconductor chip on the redistribution substrate, a first connection terminal connecting the first substrate pad to one of chip pads of the semiconductor chip, and a second connection terminal connecting the second substrate pad to another one of the chip pads of the semiconductor chip. A top surface of the second substrate pad is located at a higher level than that of a top surface of the first substrate pad. A width of the second substrate pad is less than that of the first substrate pad.

An electronic package is provided, which includes: a first substrate; a first electronic component disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate stacked on the first substrate through a plurality of first conductive elements and a plurality of second conductive elements and bonded to the first electronic component through a bonding layer; and a first encapsulant formed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first conductive elements are different in structure from the second conductive elements so as to prevent a mold flow of the first encapsulant from generating an upward pushing force during a molding process and hence avoid cracking of the second substrate. The present disclosure further provides a method for fabricating the electronic package.

In an implementation, a semiconductor chip includes a device layer, an interconnect layer fabricated on the device layer, the interconnect layer including a conductive pad, and a conductive pillar coupled to the conductive pad. The conductive pillar includes at least a first portion having a first width and a second portion having a second width, the first portion being disposed between the second portion and the conductive pad, wherein the first width of the first portion is greater than the second width of the second portion.

A semiconductor package includes an electrical connection structure. The electrical connection structure includes: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer; and a conductive cap between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the conductive cap having a hardness greater than a hardness of the first conductive layer.

A semiconductor package includes an electrical connection structure. The electrical connection structure includes: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer; and a conductive cap between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the conductive cap having a hardness greater than a hardness of the first conductive layer.

Interconnect structures with intermetallic palladium joints are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an interconnect structure includes a first conductive element, a second conductive element, and an intermetallic palladium joint. The intermetallic palladium joint includes an intermetallic crystallite spanning between the first and second conductive elements. The intermetallic crystallite includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion directly contacts the first conductive element. The second end portion directly contacts the second conductive element.