A semiconductor device package includes a first conductive structure, a stress buffering layer and a second conductive structure. The first conductive structure includes a substrate, at least one first electronic component embedded in the substrate, and a first circuit layer disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the first electronic component. The first circuit layer includes a conductive wiring pattern. The stress buffering layer is disposed on the substrate. The conductive wiring pattern of the first circuit layer extends through the stress buffering layer. The second conductive structure is disposed on the stress buffering layer and the first circuit layer.

Embodiments relate to the design of a device capable of maintaining the alignment an interconnect by resisting lateral forces acting on surfaces of the interconnect. The device comprises a first body comprising a first surface with a nanoporous metal structure protruding from the first surface. The device further comprises a second body comprising a second surface with a locking structure to resist a lateral force between the first body and the second body during or after assembly of the first body and the second body.

A connection arrangement for forming a component carrier structure is disclosed. The connection arrangement includes a first electrically conductive connection element and a second electrically conductive connection element. The first connection element and the second connection element are configured such that, upon connecting the first connection element with the second connection element along a connection direction, a form fit is established between the first connection element and the second connection element that limits a relative motion between the first connection element and the second connection element in a plane perpendicular to the connection direction. A component carrier and a method of forming a component carrier structure are also disclosed.

A semiconductor package includes a plurality of metal leads and a semiconductor die attached to the plurality of metal leads by an interconnect. A surface of the plurality of metal leads, a metallized surface of the semiconductor die, and/or a surface of the interconnect comprises Cu and has a thermal conductivity in a range of 340 to 400 W/mK and an electrical conductivity in a range of 80 to 110% IACS. One or more of the surfaces which comprise Cu and have a thermal conductivity in the range of 340 to 400 W/mK and an electrical conductivity in the range of 80 to 110% IACS also includes micropores having a diameter in a range of 1 m to 10 m. A method of manufacturing a metal surface with such micropores also is described.

A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor chip including a conductive pad, an insulating layer provided on the conductive pad, and having an aperture exposing a part of the conductive pad, and a first bump layer provided on the insulating layer and connected to the conductive pad via the aperture, and a second semiconductor chip including an electrode and a second bump layer provided on the electrode. The first bump layer includes a recessed portion provided at the aperture and in contact with the second bump layer, and a raised portion provided adjacent the aperture and in contact with the second bump layer.

An integrated circuit (IC) package product, e.g., system-on-chip (SoC) or system-in-package (SiP) product, may include at least one integrated inductor having a core magnetic field (B field) that extends parallel to the substrate major plane of at least one die or chiplet included in or mounted to the product, which may reduce the eddy currents within each die/chiplet substrate, and thereby reduce energy loss of the indictor. The IC package product may include a horizontally-extending IC package substrate, a horizontally-extending die mount base arranged on the IC package substrate, at least one die mounted to the die mount base in a vertical orientation, and an integrated inductor having a B field extending in a vertical direction parallel to the silicon substrate of each vertically-mounted die, thereby providing a reduced substrate loss in the integrated inductor, which provides an increased quality factor (Q) of the inductor.

A substrate for mounting a semiconductor element thereon has columnar terminal portions formed by concavities provided on an upper surface of a metal plate made of a copper-based material, and is provided with a roughened silver plating layer having acicular projections, applied, as the outermost plating layer, to top faces of the columnar terminal portions. The roughened silver plating layer has a crystal structure in which the crystal direction <101> occupies a largest proportion among the crystal directions <001>, <111> and <101>. The substrate for mounting a semiconductor element thereon facilitates thin design of semiconductor packages produced by flip-chip mounting, can be manufactured with improved productivity owing to reduction in cost and operation time, achieves remarkably high adhesion to sealing resin while keeping the total thickness of plating layers including the silver plating layer to be thin.

A semiconductor device package includes a first substrate having a first surface, a first electrical contact disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface of the first substrate, and a second electrical contact disposed on the second surface of the second substrate. The first electrical contact has a base portion and a protrusion portion. The second electrical contact covers at least a portion of the protrusion portion of the first electrical contact. The second electrical contact has a first surface facing the first substrate and a second surface facing the second substrate. A slope of a first interface between the second electrical contact and the protrusion portion of the first electrical contact adjacent to the first surface of the second electrical contact is substantially the same as a slope of a second interface between the second electrical contact and the protrusion portion of the first electrical contact adjacent to the second surface of the second electrical contact. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device package is also disclosed.

A semiconductor device package includes a first substrate having a first surface, a first electrical contact disposed on the first surface of the first substrate, a second substrate having a second surface facing the first surface of the first substrate, and a second electrical contact disposed on the second surface of the second substrate. The first electrical contact has a base portion and a protrusion portion. The second electrical contact covers at least a portion of the protrusion portion of the first electrical contact. The second electrical contact has a first surface facing the first substrate and a second surface facing the second substrate. A slope of a first interface between the second electrical contact and the protrusion portion of the first electrical contact adjacent to the first surface of the second electrical contact is substantially the same as a slope of a second interface between the second electrical contact and the protrusion portion of the first electrical contact adjacent to the second surface of the second electrical contact. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device package is also disclosed.

A semiconductor module includes a printed wiring board and a semiconductor device. The printed wiring board includes a plurality of lands bonded to the semiconductor device via solder, and a solder resist. The plurality of lands includes a first land positioned in a vicinity of an outer edge of the insulating substrate and including a first edge portion, a second edge portion, a third edge portion, and a fourth edge portion. The first edge portion and the second edge portion are configured not to overlap with the solder resist and the third edge portion and the fourth edge portion are configured to overlap with the solder resist.