A highly reliable bonded structure having excellent thermal fatigue resistance characteristics and thermal stress relaxation characteristics is provided. The bonded structure of the present invention comprises a first member, a second member capable of being bonded to the first member, and a bonding part interposed between a first bond surface at the first member side and a second bond surface at the second member side to bond the first member and the second member. The bonding part has at least a bonding layer, a reinforcing layer, and an intermediate layer. The bonding layer is composed of an intermetallic compound and bonded to the first bond surface.

A method of forming a semiconductor package. Implementations include forming on a die backside an intermediate metal layer having multiple sublayers, each including a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, nickel, copper, silver, and combinations thereof. A tin layer is deposited onto the intermediate metal layer and is then reflowed with a silver layer of a substrate to form an intermetallic layer having a melting temperature above 260 degrees Celsius and including an intermetallic consisting of silver and tin and/or an intermetallic consisting of copper and tin. Another method of forming a semiconductor package includes forming a bump on each of a plurality of exposed pads of a top side of a die, each exposed pad surrounded by a passivation layer, each bump including an intermediate metal layer as described above and a tin layer coupled to the intermediate metal layer is reflowed to form an intermetallic layer.

A laser bonding method includes forming a bonding part including an adhesive layer and a conductive particle disposed within the adhesive layer on a substrate; aligning a bonding target by disposing the bonding target on a surface of the bonding part opposite the substrate; disposing a pressing part on a surface of the bonding target that is opposite to the bonding part and pressing the bonding target onto the bonding part through the pressing part; heating the bonding target by irradiating at least the pressing part with a laser and conducting heat from the pressing part to the bonding target and from the bonding target to the bonding part; and bonding together the bonding part and the bonding target by the heat conducted from the bonding target to the bonding part so that the conductive particle electrically connects the substrate and the bonding target. The pressing part may be removed.

The present disclosure provides a method of creating a bond between a first object and a second object. For example, at least one insert may be provided at a location in a space formed between the first object and the second object. In additional, a filler material may be provided proximal to the location. An inter-diffusion layer may be formed, wherein a first portion of the inter-diffusion layer is formed by diffusion between the filler material and the at least one insert, wherein a second portion of the inter-diffusion layer is formed between the filler material and the first object, wherein a third portion of the inter-diffusion layer is formed between the filler material and the second object, wherein the first portion is coadunate with each of the second portion and third portion.

A spacer structure, which connects an insulating substrate and a semiconductor chip of a double-sided-cooled power module, includes: a conductive material layer which is composed of a composite material; an underlying plating layer disposed on the conductive material layer; and a copper plating layer disposed on the underlying plating layer, in which the copper plating layer is in contact with a joining material that joins the spacer to the semiconductor chip and the insulating substrate.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor die with a metallization layer including a first metal with a comparatively high melting point, a die carrier including a second metal with a comparatively high melting point, a first intermetallic compound arranged between the semiconductor die and the die carrier and including the first metal and a third metal with a comparatively low melting point, a second intermetallic compound arranged between the first intermetallic compound and the die carrier and including the second metal and the third metal, and precipitates of a third intermetallic compound arranged between the first intermetallic compound and the second intermetallic compound and including the third metal and a fourth metal with a comparatively high melting point.

A semiconductor package includes a power semiconductor chip comprising SiC, a leadframe part comprising Cu, wherein the power semiconductor chip is arranged on the leadframe part, and a solder joint electrically and mechanically coupling the power semiconductor chip to the leadframe part, wherein the solder joint comprises at least one intermetallic phase.

A method of forming an interconnection includes: providing an electronic component having a first main face and a first metallic layer disposed on the first main face; providing an electric component having a second main face and a second metallic layer disposed on the second main face, at least one of the first or second metallic layers including an oxide layer provided on a main face thereof; disposing a reducing agent on one or both of the electronic component and the electric component such that the reducing agent is enabled to remove the oxide layer; and connecting the electronic component to the electric component by directly connecting the first metallic layer of the electronic component with the second metallic layer of the electric component by applying pressure and heat.

A solder joint in which an electronic component with a back metal is bonded to a substrate by a solder alloy. The solder alloy includes: a solder alloy layer having an alloy composition consisting of, in mass %: Ag: 2 to 4%, Cu: 0.6 to 2%, Sb: 9.0 to 12%, Ni: 0.005 to 1%, optionally Co: 0.2% or less and Fe: 0.1% or less, with the balance being Sn; an Sn—Sb intermetallic compound phase; a back metal-side intermetallic compound layer formed at an interface between the back metal and the solder alloy; and a substrate-side intermetallic compound layer formed at an interface between the substrate and the solder alloy. The solder alloy layer exists at least one of between the Sn—Sb intermetallic compound phase and the back metal-side intermetallic compound layer, and between the Sn—Sb intermetallic compound phase and the substrate-side intermetallic compound layer.

The present invention provides a highly reliable solder joint, the solder joint including a solder joint layer having a melted solder material containing Sn as a main component and further containing Ag and/or Sb and/or Cu; and a joined body including a Ni—P—Cu plating layer on a surface in contact with the solder joint layer, wherein the Ni—P—Cu plating layer contains Ni as a main component and contains 0.5% by mass or greater and 8% by mass or less of Cu and 3% by mass or greater and 10% by mass or less of P, the Ni—P—Cu plating layer has a microcrystalline layer at an interface with the solder joint layer, and the microcrystalline layer includes a phase containing microcrystals of a NiCuP ternary alloy, a phase containing microcrystals of (Ni,Cu).sub.3P, and a phase containing microcrystals of Ni.sub.3P.