A semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor package, a second semiconductor package, a heat spreader and an underfill layer. The first semiconductor package includes a plurality of lower semiconductor chips and a first dielectric encapsulation layer disposed around the plurality of the lower semiconductor chips. The second semiconductor package is disposed over and corresponds to one of the plurality of lower semiconductor chips, wherein the second semiconductor package includes a plurality of upper semiconductor chips and a second dielectric encapsulation layer disposed around the plurality of upper semiconductor chips. The heat spreader is disposed over and corresponds to another of the plurality of lower semiconductor chips. The underfill layer is disposed over the first semiconductor package and around the second semiconductor package and the heat spreader.

A semiconductor package includes a circuit board, an interposer structure on the circuit board, a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip on the interposer structure, the first and the second semiconductor chips electrically connected to the interposer structure and spaced apart from each other, and a mold layer between the first and second semiconductor chips, the mold layer separating the first and second semiconductor chips. A slope of a side wall of the mold layer is constant as the side wall extends away from an upper side of the interposer structure, and an angle defined by a bottom side of the mold layer and the side wall of the mold layer is less than or equal to ninety degrees.

A copper pillar bump for an electrode pad of a semiconductor chip includes a first copper layer, a first metal layer formed directly on the first copper layer, a second copper layer formed directly on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer formed directly on the second copper layer, wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer are made of a metal having a different etching rate than copper, wherein an outer perimeter ring of the first metal layer protrudes beyond a lateral surface of the first copper layer, and wherein an outer perimeter ring of the second metal layer protrudes beyond a lateral surface of the second copper layer.

A package structure and a formation method of a package structure are provided. The method includes disposing a chip structure over a substrate and forming a first adhesive element directly on the chip structure. The first adhesive element has a first thermal conductivity. The method also includes forming a second adhesive element directly on the chip structure. The second adhesive element has a second thermal conductivity, and the second thermal conductivity is greater than the first thermal conductivity. The method further includes attaching a protective lid to the chip structure through the first adhesive element and the second adhesive element.

A semiconductor device according to the invention of the present application includes a support, a semiconductor chip provided on the support and a die bond material for bonding a back surface of the semiconductor chip to the support, wherein a plurality of cutouts is formed at edges formed between the back surface and side surfaces of the semiconductor chip connected to the back surface, and the die bond material is provided integrally over the plurality of cutouts.

Techniques are disclosed for facilitating interconnecting semiconductor devices. In one example, a method of interconnecting a first substrate to a second substrate is provided. The method includes forming a first plurality of contacts on the first substrate. The method further includes forming an insulative layer on the first substrate. The method further includes forming a second plurality of contacts on the second substrate. The method further includes joining the first plurality of contacts to the second plurality of contacts to form interconnects between the first substrate and the second substrate. When the first and second substrates are joined, at least a portion of each of the interconnects is surrounded by the insulative layer. Related systems and devices are also provided.

A copper pillar bump for an electrode pad of a semiconductor chip includes a first copper layer, a first metal layer formed directly on the first copper layer, a second copper layer formed directly on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer formed directly on the second copper layer, wherein the first metal layer and the second metal layer are made of a metal having a different etching rate than copper, wherein an outer perimeter ring of the first metal layer protrudes beyond a lateral surface of the first copper layer, and wherein an outer perimeter ring of the second metal layer protrudes beyond a lateral surface of the second copper layer.

An optical module includes an optical semiconductor chip including a first electrode pad, a second electrode pad, and a third electrode pad arranged between the first electrode pad and the second electrode pad, a wiring substrate on which the optical semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted, including a fourth electrode pad, a fifth electrode pad, and a sixth electrode pad arranged between the fourth electrode pad and the fifth electrode pad, a first conductive material connecting the first electrode pad with the fourth electrode pad, a second conductive material connecting the second electrode pad with the fifth electrode pad, a third conductive material arranged between the first conductive material and the second conductive material, connecting the third electrode pad with the sixth electrode pad, and a resin provided in an area on the second conductive material side of the third conductive material between the optical semiconductor chip and the wiring substrate.

A joined body includes a first substrate, a second substrate which faces the first substrate, and a joining film which joins the first substrate to the second substrate, wherein the joining film has a first region and a second region, and in a plan view of the first substrate, the first region has a higher metal nanoparticle density than the second region.

A semiconductor device package and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device package are provided. The semiconductor device package includes a carrier, a first component, a second component, and a protective element. The first component and the second component are arranged side by side in a first direction over the carrier. The protective element is disposed over a top surface of the carrier and extending from space under the first component toward a space under the second component. The protective element includes a first portion and a second portion protruded oppositely from edges of the first component by different distances, and the first portion and the second portion are arranged in a second direction angled with the first direction.