In an embodiment, a device includes: a bottom integrated circuit die having a first front side and a first back side; a top integrated circuit die having a second front side and a second back side, the second back side being bonded to the first front side, the top integrated circuit die being free from through substrate vias (TSVs); a dielectric layer surrounding the top integrated circuit die, the dielectric layer being disposed on the first front side, the dielectric layer and the bottom integrated circuit die being laterally coterminous; and a through via extending through the dielectric layer, the through via being electrically coupled to the bottom integrated circuit die, surfaces of the through via, the dielectric layer, and the top integrated circuit die being planar.

In an embodiment, a device includes: a bottom integrated circuit die having a first front side and a first back side; a top integrated circuit die having a second front side and a second back side, the second back side being bonded to the first front side, the top integrated circuit die being free from through substrate vias (TSVs); a dielectric layer surrounding the top integrated circuit die, the dielectric layer being disposed on the first front side, the dielectric layer and the bottom integrated circuit die being laterally coterminous; and a through via extending through the dielectric layer, the through via being electrically coupled to the bottom integrated circuit die, surfaces of the through via, the dielectric layer, and the top integrated circuit die being planar.

A method may include forming a first atomic layer deposition (ALD) bonding layer on a surface of a first semiconductor device, and forming a second ALD bonding layer on a surface of a second semiconductor device. The method may include joining the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device via the first ALD bonding layer and the second ALD bonding layer. The method may include performing an annealing operation to fuse the first ALD bonding layer and the second ALD bonding layer and form a single ALD bonding layer that bonds the first semiconductor device with the second semiconductor device.

A method may include forming a first atomic layer deposition (ALD) bonding layer on a surface of a first semiconductor device, and forming a second ALD bonding layer on a surface of a second semiconductor device. The method may include joining the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device via the first ALD bonding layer and the second ALD bonding layer. The method may include performing an annealing operation to fuse the first ALD bonding layer and the second ALD bonding layer and form a single ALD bonding layer that bonds the first semiconductor device with the second semiconductor device.

In an embodiment, a device includes: a bottom integrated circuit die having a first front side and a first back side; a top integrated circuit die having a second front side and a second back side, the second back side being bonded to the first front side, the top integrated circuit die being free from through substrate vias (TSVs); a dielectric layer surrounding the top integrated circuit die, the dielectric layer being disposed on the first front side, the dielectric layer and the bottom integrated circuit die being laterally coterminous; and a through via extending through the dielectric layer, the through via being electrically coupled to the bottom integrated circuit die, surfaces of the through via, the dielectric layer, and the top integrated circuit die being planar.

In an embodiment, a device includes: a bottom integrated circuit die having a first front side and a first back side; a top integrated circuit die having a second front side and a second back side, the second back side being bonded to the first front side, the top integrated circuit die being free from through substrate vias (TSVs); a dielectric layer surrounding the top integrated circuit die, the dielectric layer being disposed on the first front side, the dielectric layer and the bottom integrated circuit die being laterally coterminous; and a through via extending through the dielectric layer, the through via being electrically coupled to the bottom integrated circuit die, surfaces of the through via, the dielectric layer, and the top integrated circuit die being planar.

A package structure and method of manufacturing is provided, whereby a bonding dielectric material layer is provided at a back side of a wafer, a bonding dielectric material layer is provided at a front side of an adjoining wafer, and wherein the bonding dielectric material layers are fusion bonded to each other.

A three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit (IC) includes a first IC die and a second IC die. The first IC die includes a first semiconductor substrate, and a first interconnect structure over the first semiconductor substrate. The second IC die includes a second semiconductor substrate, and a second interconnect structure that separates the second semiconductor substrate from the first interconnect structure. A seal ring structure separates the first interconnect structure from the second interconnect structure and perimetrically surrounds a gas reservoir between the first IC die and second IC die. The seal ring structure includes a sidewall gas-vent opening structure configured to allow gas to pass between the gas reservoir and an ambient environment surrounding the 3D IC.

A package structure and method of manufacturing is provided, whereby a bonding dielectric material layer is provided at a back side of a wafer, a bonding dielectric material layer is provided at a front side of an adjoining wafer, and wherein the bonding dielectric material layers are fusion bonded to each other.

An integrated circuit includes a first chip bonded to a second chip. The first chip includes gate all around transistors on a substrate. The first chip includes backside conductive vias extending through the substrate to the gate all around transistors. The second chip includes electronic circuitry electrically connected to the transistors by the backside conductive vias.