A semiconductor device has a semiconductor package including a substrate comprising a land grid array. A component is disposed over the substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the component. The land grid array remains outside the encapsulant. A fanged metal mask is disposed over the land grid array. A shielding layer is formed over the semiconductor package. The fanged metal mask is removed after forming the shielding layer.

A cryogenic electronic package includes at least two superconducting and/or conventional metal semiconductor structures. Each of the semiconductor structures includes a substrate and a superconducting trace. Additionally, each of the semiconductor structures includes a passivation layer and one or more under bump metal (UBM) structures. The cryogenic electronic package also includes one or more superconducting and/or conventional metal interconnect structures disposed between selected ones of the at least two superconducting semiconductor structures. The interconnect structures are electrically coupled to respective ones of the UBM structures of the semiconductor structures to form one or more electrical connections between the semiconductor structures. A method of fabricating a cryogenic electronic package is also provided.

A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a first interconnection member having a through-hole; a semiconductor chip disposed in the through-hole and having an active surface having connection pads disposed thereon and an inactive surface opposing the active surface; an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the first interconnection member and the inactive surface of the semiconductor chip; a second interconnection member disposed on the first interconnection member and the active surface of the semiconductor chip; and a passivation layer disposed on the second interconnection member. The first interconnection member and the second interconnection member include, respectively, redistribution layers electrically connected to the connection pads of the semiconductor chip, the second interconnection member includes an insulating layer on which the redistribution layer of the second interconnection member is disposed, and the passivation layer has a modulus of elasticity greater than that of the insulating layer of the second interconnection member.

A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die and substrate with a plurality of stud bumps formed over the semiconductor die or substrate. The stud bumps include a base portion and stem portion extending from the base portion. The stud bumps include a non-fusible material or fusible material. The semiconductor die is mounted to the substrate with the stud bumps electrically connecting the semiconductor die to the substrate. A width of the base portion is greater than a mating conductive trace formed on the substrate. Alternatively, a vertical interconnect structure, such as a conductive column, is formed over the semiconductor die or substrate. The conductive column can have a tapered sidewall or oval cross sectional area. An underfill material is deposited between the semiconductor die and substrate. The semiconductor die includes a flexible property. The vertical interconnect structure includes a flexible property. The substrate includes a flexible property.

The present disclosure relates to the field of fabricating microelectronic packages, wherein magnetic particles distributed within a solder paste may be used to form a magnetic intermetallic compound interconnect. The intermetallic compound interconnect may be exposed to a magnetic field, which can heat a solder material to a reflow temperature for attachment of microelectronic components comprising the microelectronic packages.

A semiconductor device includes a supporting plate including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a through hole extending from the first surface to the second surface; and a semiconductor unit fixed to the first surface. The semiconductor unit includes an insulating plate, a circuit plate fixed to a front surface of the insulating plate, a semiconductor chip fixed to the circuit plate, and a protruding metal block fixed to a rear surface of the insulating plate and penetrating through the through hole to extend to the second surface.

An interconnect for electrically coupling pads formed on adjacent chips or on packaging material adjacent the chips, with an electrically conductive heat sink being disposed between the pads, the interconnect comprising a metallic membrane layer disposed between two adjacent pads and disposed or bridging over the electrically conductive heat sink so as to avoid making electrical contact with the electrically conductive heat sink. An electroplated metallic layer is disposed on the metallic membrane layer. Fabrication of interconnect permits multiple interconnects to be formed in parallel using fabrication techniques compatible with wafer level fabrication of the interconnects. The interconnects preferably follow a smooth curve to electrically connect adjacent pads and following that smooth curve they bridge over the intervening electrically conductive heat sink material in a predictable fashion.

A semiconductor device has a semiconductor wafer and a first conductive layer formed over the semiconductor wafer as contact pads. A first insulating layer formed over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer including an interconnect site is formed over the first conductive layer and first insulating layer. The second conductive layer is formed as a redistribution layer. A second insulating layer is formed over the second conductive layer. An opening is formed in the second insulating layer over the interconnect site. The opening extends to the first insulating layer in an area adjacent to the interconnect site. Alternatively, the opening extends partially through the second insulating layer in an area adjacent to the interconnect site. An interconnect structure is formed within the opening over the interconnect site and over a side surface of the second conductive layer. The semiconductor wafer is singulated into individual semiconductor die.

A conductive pattern including a teardrop shaped portion, a routing line, and a connection portion is provided. The routing line links to the teardrop shaped portion through the connection portion, and a width of the connection portion decreases along an extending direction from the teardrop shaped portion to the routing line. Furthermore, an integrated fan-out package including the above-mentioned conductive pattern is also provided.

There is provided a connection structure of a circuit member including: a first circuit member having a first main surface provided with a first electrode; a second circuit member having a second main surface provided with a second electrode; and a joining portion which is interposed between the first main surface and the second main surface, in which the joining portion has a solder portion which electrically connects the first electrode and the second electrode to each other, in which the solder portion contains a bismuth-indium alloy, and in which an amount of bismuth contained in the bismuth-indium alloy exceeds 20% by mass and is equal to or less than 80% by mass.