A device structure comprises a patterned substrate comprising a substrate surface and a substrate post protruding from the substrate surface. The substrate post comprises a substrate post material. A component has a component top side and a component bottom side opposite the component top side. The component bottom side is disposed on the substrate post and extends over at least one edge of the substrate post. The component comprises a component material different from the substrate post material and the component comprises a broken (e.g., fractured) or separated component tether.

A module structure comprises a patterned substrate having a substrate surface and comprising a substrate post protruding from the substrate surface. A component is disposed on the substrate post. The component has a component top side and a component bottom side opposite the component top side. The component bottom side is disposed on the substrate post. The component extends over at least one edge of the substrate post. One or more component electrodes are disposed on the component.

A module structure comprises a patterned substrate having a substrate surface and comprising a substrate post protruding from the substrate surface. A component is disposed on the substrate post. The component has a component top side and a component bottom side opposite the component top side. The component bottom side is disposed on the substrate post. The component extends over at least one edge of the substrate post. One or more component electrodes are disposed on the component.

A method of making a micro-module structure comprises providing a substrate, the substrate having a substrate surface and comprising a substrate post protruding from the substrate surface. A component is disposed on the substrate post, the component having a component top side and a component bottom side opposite the component top side, the component bottom side disposed on the substrate post. The component extends over at least one edge of the substrate post. One or more component electrodes are disposed on the component.

A method of making a micro-module structure comprises providing a substrate, the substrate having a substrate surface and comprising a substrate post protruding from the substrate surface. A component is disposed on the substrate post, the component having a component top side and a component bottom side opposite the component top side, the component bottom side disposed on the substrate post. The component extends over at least one edge of the substrate post. One or more component electrodes are disposed on the component.

A method of forming a directed self-assembled (DSA) layer on a substrate by: providing a substrate; applying a layer comprising a self-assembly material on the substrate; and annealing of the self-assembly material of the layer to form a directed self-assembled layer by providing a controlled temperature and gas environment around the substrate. The controlled gas environment comprises molecules comprising an oxygen element with a partial pressure between 10-2000 Pa.

Provided is a printed circuit board using thermally and electrically conductive layer, and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method for mounting a plurality of elements includes forming an electrode layer on a substrate of a PCB, forming a photo solder resist (PSR) layer in a patterned manner on a first area of the electrode layer; forming a conductive layer on the PSR layer in the patterned manner, the conductive layer being configured to conduct heat and static electricity; and mounting a plurality of elements on a second area of the side of the PCB, the second area being different from the first area.

A package includes a circuit that includes at least one active area and at least one secondary device area, a support configured to support the circuit, and a die attach material. The circuit being mounted on the support using the die attach material and the die attach material including at least one channel configured to allow gases generated during curing of the die attach material to be released from the die attach material.

This document discloses techniques, apparatuses, and systems for a semiconductor device with a polymer layer. A semiconductor assembly is described that includes two semiconductor dies. The first semiconductor die has a first active side with first circuitry and a first back side opposite the first active side. Contact pads and a layer of polymer material are disposed at the first back side such that the layer of polymer material includes openings that expose the contact pads. The second semiconductor die has second circuitry disposed at a second active side. Interconnect structures are also disposed at the second active side such that the interconnect structures extend into the openings and couple to contact pads. A passivation layer (e.g., dielectric material) is disposed at the second active side and directly bonded to the layer of polymer material to reliably couple the two semiconductor dies.

Techniques are disclosed for facilitating interconnecting semiconductor devices. In one example, a method of interconnecting a first substrate to a second substrate is provided. The method includes forming a first plurality of contacts on the first substrate. The method further includes forming an insulative layer on the first substrate. The method further includes forming a second plurality of contacts on the second substrate. The method further includes joining the first plurality of contacts to the second plurality of contacts to form interconnects between the first substrate and the second substrate. When the first and second substrates are joined, at least a portion of each of the interconnects is surrounded by the insulative layer. Related systems and devices are also provided.