The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a preparation method thereof. The semiconductor device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a passivation layer, arranged on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate; a protective layer, arranged on an upper surface of the passivation layer, a dummy opening being formed on the protective layer; and, a dummy bump, partially located in the dummy opening and closely attached to the protective layer.

A device is provided. The device includes one or more of a singular die, one of another die, a printed circuit board, and a substrate, and one or more solder balls. The singular die includes one or more reconditioned die pads, which include die pads of the singular die with a plurality of metallic layers applied. The other die, printed circuit board, and the substrate include one or more bond pads. The one or more solder balls are between the one or more reconditioned die pads and the one or more bond pads.

A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes: providing a semiconductor chip comprising an active surface; forming a conductive bump over the active surface of the semiconductor chip; and coupling the conductive bump to a substrate. The conductive bump includes a plurality of bump segments including a first group of bump segments and a second group of bump segments. Each bump segment has a same segment thickness in a direction orthogonal to the active surface of the semiconductor chip, and each bump segment has a volume defined by a multiplication of the same segment thickness with an average cross-sectional area of the bump segment in a plane parallel to the active surface of the semiconductor chip. A ratio of a total volume of the first group of bump segments to a total volume of the second group of bump segments is between 0.03 and 0.8.

A component includes a plurality of electrical connections on a process side opposed to a back side of the component. Each electrical connection includes an electrically conductive multi-layer connection post protruding from the process side. A printed structure includes a destination substrate and one or more components. The destination substrate has two or more electrical contacts and each connection post is in contact with, extends into, or extends through an electrical contact of the destination substrate to electrically connect the electrical contacts to the connection posts. The connection posts or electrical contacts are deformed. Two or more connection posts can be electrically connected to a common electrical contact.

An example of a method of making a printed structure comprises providing a destination substrate, contact pads disposed on the destination substrate, and a layer of adhesive disposed on the destination substrate. A stamp with a component adhered to the stamp is provided. The component comprises a stamp side in contact with the stamp and a post side opposite the stamp side, a circuit, and connection posts extending from the post side. Each of the connection posts is electrically connected to the circuit. The component is pressed into contact with the adhesive layer to adhere the component to the destination substrate and to form a printed structure having a volume defined between the component and the destination substrate. The stamp is removed and the printed structure is processed to fill or reduce the volume.

Semiconductor devices having metallization structures including crack-inhibiting structures, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a metallization structure formed over a semiconductor substrate. The metallization structure can include a bond pad electrically coupled to the semiconductor substrate via one or more layers of conductive material, and an insulating material—such as a low-κ dielectric material—at least partially around the conductive material. The metallization structure can further include a crack-inhibiting structure positioned beneath the bond pad between the bond pad and the semiconductor substrate. The crack-inhibiting structure can include a barrier member extending vertically from the bond pad toward the semiconductor substrate and configured to inhibit crack propagation through the insulating material.

A display device includes: a first substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements on the first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate, and including one face facing the first substrate, and an opposite face to the one face; a plurality of grooves at the opposite face of the second substrate; a plurality of wavelength conversion layers, each of the wavelength conversion layers being located in a corresponding groove of the plurality of grooves to convert a wavelength of light emitted from a corresponding light-emitting element of the plurality of light-emitting elements; and a plurality of color filters on the wavelength conversion layers, respectively.

A semiconductor device includes: a resin layer having a resin main surface; a mounting wiring layer arranged on the resin main surface, and having a mounting wiring main surface facing the same side as the resin main surface and a mounting wiring back surface facing the side of the resin main surface; a semiconductor element including an element wiring layer which is mounted on the mounting wiring main surface, has an element wiring main surface facing the side of the resin layer, and is connected to the mounting wiring layer; and a sealing resin which seals the mounting wiring layer and the semiconductor element, wherein the mounting wiring main surface and the element wiring main surface are rough surfaces having a larger surface roughness than the mounting wiring back surface.

A package comprising a substrate and an integrated device coupled to the substrate through a plurality of pillar interconnects and a plurality of solder interconnects. The plurality of pillar interconnects comprises a first pillar interconnect. The first pillar interconnect comprises a first pillar interconnect portion comprising a first width and a second pillar interconnect portion comprising a second width that is different than the first width.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an electrical conductor and a passivation layer. The substrate includes a first surface. The electric conductor is over the first surface of the substrate. The passivation layer is over the first surface of the substrate. The passivation layer includes a first part and a second part. In some embodiments, the first part is in contact with an edge of the electrical conductor, the second part is connected to the first part and apart from the edge of the electrical conductor, and the first part of the passivation layer has curved surface.