A method of forming a semiconductor device includes providing a carrier comprising a die attach pad, providing a semiconductor die that includes a bond pad disposed on a main surface of the semiconductor die, and providing a metal interconnect element, arranging the semiconductor die on the die attach pad such that the bond pad faces away from the die attach pad, and welding the metal interconnect element to the bond pad, wherein the bond pad comprises first and second metal layers, wherein the second metal layer is disposed between the first metal layer and a semiconductor body of the semiconductor die, wherein a thickness of the first metal layer is greater than a thickness of the second metal layer, and wherein the first metal layer has a different metal composition as the second metal layer.

A device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The device structure includes a structure, a first passivation layer disposed on the structure, a buffer layer disposed on the first passivation layer, a barrier layer disposed on a first portion of the buffer layer, a redistribution layer disposed over the barrier layer, an adhesion layer disposed on the barrier layer and on side surfaces of the redistribution layer, and a second passivation layer disposed on a second portion of the buffer layer. The second passivation layer is in contact with the barrier layer, the adhesion layer, and the redistribution layer.

A semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor substrate; a through electrode that penetrates the semiconductor substrate; a first pad disposed on the through electrode; and a dielectric structure disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein a lower portion of the dielectric structure at least partially surrounds the through electrode, wherein an upper portion of the dielectric structure at least partially surrounds the first pad, wherein the dielectric structure includes: a first dielectric pattern; an etch stop pattern disposed on the first dielectric pattern; and a second dielectric pattern spaced apart from the first dielectric pattern by the etch stop pattern, wherein the first pad is in contact with the through electrode, the first dielectric pattern, the etch stop pattern, and second dielectric pattern, and wherein a top surface of the through electrode is at a level higher than a level of a top surface of the first dielectric pattern.

A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including a first semiconductor layer, a first through-electrode that penetrates through the first semiconductor layer, a first bonding pad connected to the first through-electrode, and a first insulating bonding layer, and a second semiconductor chip on the first semiconductor chip and including a second semiconductor layer, a second bonding pad bonded to the first bonding pad, and a second insulating bonding layer bonded to the first insulating bonding layer, wherein the first insulating bonding layer includes a first insulating material, the second insulating bonding layer includes a first insulating layer that forms a bonding interface with the first insulating bonding layer and a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, the first insulating layer includes a second insulating material, different from the first insulating material, and the second insulating layer includes a third insulating material, different from the second insulating material.

First conductive layer is connected to an impurity region which is a source region or an emitter region. A first conductive layer having an emitter pad and a second conductive layer having a Kelvin emitter pad and a relay pad are separated. A plane occupied area of the Kelvin emitter pad is smaller than a plane occupied area of the emitter pad.

A method of manufacturing a redistribution layer includes: forming an insulating layer on a wafer, delimited by a top surface and a bottom surface in contact with the wafer; forming a conductive body above the top surface of the insulating layer; forming a first coating region extending around and above the conductive body, in contact with the conductive body, and in contact with the top surface of the insulating layer in correspondence of a bottom surface of the first coating region; applying a thermal treatment to the wafer in order to modify a residual stress of the first coating region, forming a gap between the bottom surface of the first coating region and the top surface of the insulating layer; forming, after applying the thermal treatment, a second coating region extending around and above the first coating region, filling said gap and completely sealing the first coating region.

A fingerprint sensor package and method are provided. The fingerprint sensor package comprises a fingerprint sensor along with a fingerprint sensor surface material and electrical connections from a first side of the fingerprint sensor to a second side of the fingerprint sensor. A high voltage chip is connected to the fingerprint sensor and then the fingerprint sensor package with the high voltage chip are connected to a substrate, wherein the substrate has an opening to accommodate the presence of the high voltage chip.

The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit (IC) structure. The IC structure includes a semiconductor substrate; an interconnection structure formed on the semiconductor substrate; and a redistribution layer (RDL) metallic feature formed on the interconnection structure. The RDL metallic feature further includes a barrier layer disposed on the interconnection structure; a diffusion layer disposed on the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer includes metal and oxygen; and a metallic layer disposed on the diffusion layer.

A bonded assembly includes a first semiconductor die that includes first metallic bonding structures embedded within a first bonding-level dielectric layer, and a second semiconductor die that includes second metallic bonding structures embedded within a second bonding-level dielectric layer and bonded to the first metallic bonding structures by metal-to-metal bonding. One of the first metallic bonding structures a pad portion, and a via portion located between the pad portion and the first semiconductor device, the via portion having second tapered sidewalls.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, an internal electrode connected to the semiconductor element, a sealing resin covering the semiconductor element and a portion of the internal electrode, and an external electrode exposed from the sealing resin and connected to the internal electrode. The internal electrode includes a wiring layer and a columnar portion, where the wiring layer has a wiring layer front surface facing the back surface of the semiconductor element and a wiring layer back surface facing opposite from the wiring layer front surface in the thickness direction. The columnar portion protrudes in the thickness direction from the wiring layer front surface. The columnar portion has an exposed side surface facing in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. The external electrode includes a first cover portion covering the exposed side surface.