A bonded assembly of a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die includes first and second semiconductor dies. The first semiconductor die includes first semiconductor devices, first metal interconnect structures embedded in first dielectric material layers, and first metal bonding pads laterally surrounded by a semiconductor material layer. The second semiconductor die includes second semiconductor devices, second metal interconnect structures embedded in second dielectric material layers, and second metal bonding pads that include primary metal bonding pads and auxiliary metal bonding pads. The auxiliary metal bonding pads are bonded to the semiconductor material layer through metal-semiconductor compound portions formed by reaction of surface portions of the semiconductor material layer and an auxiliary metal bonding pad. The primary metal bonding pads are bonded to the first metal bonding pads by metal-to-metal bonding.

Disclosed is a semiconductor package including a package substrate, a semiconductor chip mounted on the package substrate, a connection solder pattern between the package substrate and the semiconductor chip, and a dummy bump between the package substrate and the semiconductor chip and spaced apart from the connection solder pattern. The connection solder pattern includes a first intermetallic compound layer, a connection solder layer, and a second intermetallic compound layer. The dummy bump includes a dummy pillar and a dummy solder pattern. A thickness of the dummy solder pattern is less than a thickness of the connection solder pattern. A melting point of the dummy solder pattern is greater than that of the connection solder layer.

Semiconductor packages may include a semiconductor chip on a substrate and an under-fill layer between the semiconductor chip and the substrate. The semiconductor chip may include a semiconductor substrate including first and second regions, and an interlayer dielectric layer that may cover the semiconductor substrate and may include connection lines. First conductive pads may be on the first region and may be electrically connected to some of the connection lines. Second conductive pads may be on the second region and may be electrically isolated from all of the connection lines. The semiconductor chip may also include a passivation layer that may cover the interlayer dielectric layer and may include holes that may expose the first and second conductive pads, respectively. On the second region, the under-fill layer may include a portion that may be in one of the first holes and contact one of the second conductive pads.

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, an interconnect structure, and conductive vias. The substrate has a first side, a second side and a sidewall connecting the first side and the second side, wherein the sidewall includes a first planar sidewall of a first portion of the substrate, a second planar sidewall of a second portion of the substrate and a curved sidewall of a third portion of the substrate, where the first planar sidewall is connected to the second planar sidewall through the curved sidewall. The interconnect structure is located on the first side of the substrate, where a sidewall of the interconnect structure is offset from the second planar sidewall. The conductive vias are located on the interconnect structure, where the interconnect structure is located between the conductive vias and the substrate.

Semiconductor packaging substrates and processing sequences are described. In an embodiment, a packaging substrate includes a build-up structure, and a patterned metal contact layer partially embedded within the build-up structure and protruding from the build-up structure. The patterned metal contact layer may include an array of surface mount (SMT) metal bumps in a chip mount area, a metal dam structure or combination thereof.

A semiconductor package includes a first sub-package and a second sub-package. The first sub-package is stacked atop the second sub-package. Each of the first sub-package and the second sub-package includes at least two first semiconductor dies, a second semiconductor die, a plurality of molding pieces, a bond-pad layer, a plurality of redistribution layers (RDLs) and a plurality of bumps. The bumps of the first sub-package are attached to the bond-pad layer of the second sub-package.

A semiconductor package includes a package base substrate including a potential plate. An interposer is arranged on the package base substrate and comprises at least one interposer through electrode, at least one first connection bump, and at least one second connection bump. A first stacked chip unit is arranged on the interposer and comprises a first semiconductor chip and at least one second semiconductor chips arranged on the first semiconductor chip. At least one passive device unit is arranged on the package base substrate. The at least one passive device unit is spaced apart from the interposer in a horizontal direction parallel to an upper surface of the package base substrate. The at least one first connection bump is a dummy bump. The potential plate electrically connects the at least one first connection bump and a power terminal of the at least one passive device unit to each other.

An integrated circuit (IC) chip package includes a substrate and a wafer comprising an IC chip arranged on the substrate. The substrate includes first mounting pads unconnected to electrical connections in the substrate. The wafer includes second mounting pads that are disposed around corners of the IC chip, that extend radially outward relative to circuitry in the IC chip, that are unconnected to circuitry in the IC chip, and that mate with the first mounting pads on the substrate, respectively.

A semiconductor package includes first and second package components stacked upon and electrically connected to each other, and first and second joint structures. The first package component includes first and second conductive bumps, the second package component includes third and fourth conductive bumps having dimensions greater than those of the first and second conductive bumps. The first joint structure partially covers the first and third conductive bumps. The second joint structure partially covers the second and the fourth conductive bumps. A first angle between a sidewall of the first conductive bump and a tangent line at an end point of a boundary of the first joint structure on the first conductive bump is greater than a second angle between a sidewall of the second conductive bump and a tangent line at an end point of a boundary of the second joint structure on the second conductive bump.

A semiconductor package includes first and second package components stacked upon and electrically connected to each other, and first and second joint structures. The first package component includes first and second conductive bumps, the second package component includes third and fourth conductive bumps having dimensions greater than those of the first and second conductive bumps. The first joint structure partially covers the first and third conductive bumps. The second joint structure partially covers the second and the fourth conductive bumps. A first angle between a sidewall of the first conductive bump and a tangent line at an end point of a boundary of the first joint structure on the first conductive bump is greater than a second angle between a sidewall of the second conductive bump and a tangent line at an end point of a boundary of the second joint structure on the second conductive bump.