Semiconductor devices, methods of manufacture thereof, and semiconductor device packages are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an insulating material layer having openings on a surface of a substrate. One or more insertion bumps are disposed over the insulating material layer. The semiconductor device includes signal bumps having portions that are not disposed over the insulating material layer.

Semiconductor devices, methods of manufacture thereof, and semiconductor device packages are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an insulating material layer having openings on a surface of a substrate. One or more insertion bumps are disposed over the insulating material layer. The semiconductor device includes signal bumps having portions that are not disposed over the insulating material layer.

An integrated circuit structure includes an alignment bump and an active electrical connector. The alignment bump includes a first non-solder metallic bump. The first non-solder metallic bump forms a ring encircling an opening therein. The active electrical connector includes a second non-solder metallic bump. A surface of the first non-solder metallic bump and a surface of the second non-solder metallic bump are substantially coplanar with each other.

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided, including providing a base substrate and a die stacking unit mounted on the base substrate. Conductive joints are connected between two adjacent dies of the die stacking unit. The method further includes providing dummy micro bumps and dummy pads between the two adjacent dies and between the conductive joints. The dummy micro bumps and the dummy pads are connected to one of the two adjacent dies but not to the other, and the dummy micro bumps are formed on some of the dummy pads but not on all of the dummy pads. In addition, the method includes filling the gaps between the base substrate, all dies of the die stacking unit, the conductive joints, the dummy micro bumps, and the dummy pads with an underfill material by capillary attraction.

A semiconductor chip including a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface and having an active layer in a region adjacent to the first surface, a first through electrode penetrating at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate and connected to the active layer, a second through electrode located at a greater radial location from the center of the semiconductor substrate than the first through electrode, penetrating at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate, and connected to the active layer. The semiconductor chip also including a first chip connection pad having a first height and a first width, located on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, and connected to the first through electrode, and a second chip connection pad having a second height greater than the first height and a second width greater than the first width, located on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, and connected to the second through electrode.

A package that includes a substrate, an integrated device, a first encapsulation layer and a void. The substrate includes a first surface. The integrated device is coupled to the first surface of the substrate. The first encapsulation layer is located over the first surface of the substrate and the integrated device. The first encapsulation layer includes an undercut relative to a side surface of the integrated device. The void is located between the integrated device and the first surface of the substrate. The void is laterally surrounded by the undercut of the encapsulation layer.

Structures and methods are disclosed for fabricating optoelectronic solid state array devices. In one case a backplane and array of micro devices is aligned and connected through bumps.

A semiconductor package structure and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package structure are provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a lower conductive structure, a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. The upper conductive structure is disposed on the lower conductive structure. The second semiconductor device is electrically connected to the first semiconductor device by a first path in the upper conductive structure. The lower conductive structure is electrically connected to the first semiconductor device through a second path in the upper conductive structure under the first path.

A semiconductor package and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package are provided. The semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device, and an alignment material. The first semiconductor device has a first bonding layer, and the first bonding layer includes a first bond pad contacting an organic dielectric material. The second semiconductor device has a second bonding layer, and the second bonding layer includes a second bond pad contacting the organic dielectric material. The alignment material is between the first bonding layer and the second bonding layer.

Embodiments disclosed herein include electronic packages with fin pitch first level interconnects. In an embodiment, the electronic package comprises a die and a package substrate attached to the die by a plurality of first level interconnects (FLIs). In an embodiment, individual ones of the plurality of FLIs comprise, a first pad on the package substrate, a solder on the first pad, a second pad on the die, and a bump on the second pad. In an embodiment, the bump comprises a porous nanostructure, and the solder at least partially fills the porous nanostructure.