A chip on film package is provided. The chip on film package includes a film substrate with a base film, a conductive pad extending in a first direction on the base film, and a conductive line pattern extending from the conductive pad; a semiconductor chip provided on the film substrate; and a bump structure provided between the semiconductor chip and the conductive pad. A first peripheral wall and a second peripheral wall of the bump structure extend in the first direction and define a trench, a portion of the conductive pad is provided in the trench, and the conductive pad is spaced apart from at least one of the first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall.

A semiconductor device may include a first plate-like element having a first substantially planar connection surface with a first connection pad and a second plate-like element having a second substantially planar connection surface with a second connection pad corresponding to the first connection pad. The device may also include a connection electrically and physically coupling the first and second plate-like elements and arranged between the first and second connection pads. The connection may include a deformed elongate element arranged on the first connection pad and extending toward the second connection pad and solder in contact with the second connection pad and the elongate element.

Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a device includes coupling a first semiconductor device to a second semiconductor device by spacers. The first semiconductor device has first contact pads disposed thereon, and the second semiconductor device has second contact pads disposed thereon. The method includes forming an immersion interconnection between the first contact pads of the first semiconductor device and the second contact pads of the second semiconductor device.

An interconnection technology may use molded solder to define solder balls. A mask layer may be patterned to form cavities and solder paste deposited in the cavities. Upon heating, solder balls are formed. The cavity is defined by spaced walls to keep the solder ball from bridging during a bonding process. In some embodiments, the solder bumps connected to the solder balls may have facing surfaces which are larger than the facing surfaces of the solder ball.

A stacked device including a first substrate that includes a quantum information processing device, a second substrate bonded to the first substrate, and multiple bump bonds and at least one pillar between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each bump bond of the multiple bump bonds provides an electrical connection between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one pillar defines a separation distance between a first surface of the first substrate and a first surface of the second substrate. A cross-sectional area of each pillar is greater than a cross-sectional area of each bump bond of the multiple bump bonds, where the cross-sectional area of each pillar and of each bump bond is defined along a plane parallel to the first surface of the first substrate or to the first surface of the second substrate.

A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor substrate, a bonding electrode, and a dummy electrode. The first semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a first wiring, and contains a first semiconductor material. The second semiconductor substrate has a second surface and a second wiring, and contains a second semiconductor material, and the first surface and the second surface face each other. The bonding electrode is arranged between the first surface and the second surface, and is electrically connected to the first wiring and the second wiring. The dummy electrode is arranged between the first surface and the second surface, and is electrically insulated from at least one of the first wiring and the second wiring. The bonding electrode has a bonding bump and a first bonding pad. The dummy electrode has a dummy bump and a first dummy pad.

A micro-component comprises a component substrate having a first side and an opposing second side. Fenders project from the first and second sides of the component substrate and include first-side fenders extending from the first side and a second-side fender extending from the second side of the component substrate. At least two of the first-side fenders have a non-conductive surface and are disposed closer to a corner of the component substrate than to a center of the component substrate.

A semiconductor device is disclosed in which an implant board and a semiconductor element of a semiconductor mounting board are bonded and electrically connected through implant pins and which can be manufactured with high productivity. Implant pins are bonded to a semiconductor element and/or a circuit pattern of a semiconductor mounting board through cylindrical terminals press-fitted into the other ends of the implant pins. Press-fitting depth L2 of each of the implant pins into corresponding cylindrical terminals is adjustable, so that total length of the implant pin and cylindrical terminal which are press-fitted to each other matches up with the distance between the semiconductor element and/or the circuit pattern on the semiconductor mounting board and an implant board.

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 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.