A semiconductor package including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, a first insulating encapsulation, a dielectric layer structure, a conductor structure and a second insulating encapsulation is provided. The first semiconductor die includes a first semiconductor substrate and a through silicon via (TSV) extending from a first side to a second side of the semiconductor substrate. The second semiconductor die is disposed on the first side of the semiconductor substrate. The first insulating encapsulation on the second semiconductor die encapsulates the first semiconductor die. A terminal of the TSV is coplanar with a surface of the first insulating encapsulation. The dielectric layer structure covers the first semiconductor die and the first insulating encapsulation. The conductor structure extends through the dielectric layer structure and contacts with the through silicon via. The second insulating encapsulation contacts with the second semiconductor die, the first insulting encapsulation, and the dielectric layer structure.

A chip structure is provided. The chip structure includes a substrate. The chip structure includes an interconnect layer over the substrate. The chip structure includes a conductive pad over the interconnect layer. The chip structure includes a conductive bump over the conductive pad. The conductive bump has a first portion, a second portion, and a neck portion between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion is between the neck portion and the conductive pad. The neck portion is narrower than the first portion and narrower than the second portion.

In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to an electronic device including: a substrate; a metallization layer, the metallization layer having: a first surface disposed on the substrate; a second surface opposite the first surface; and a corrosion-prevention implant layer disposed in the metallization layer, the corrosion-prevention implant layer extending from the second surface to a depth from the second surface in the metallization layer, the depth being less than a thickness of the metallization layer; and an electrical connector coupled with the second surface.

A semiconductor device having a semiconductor substrate with first and second main surfaces that face one another in a thickness direction, and a circuit layer disposed on the first main surface. The circuit layer has a first electrode layer on the semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer on the first electrode layer, a second electrode layer on the dielectric layer, and first and second outer electrodes electrically connected to the first and second electrode layers, respectively. The semiconductor substrate has a first end-portion region in which the circuit layer is not provided on the semiconductor substrate and on the side of the first end surface. In the first end-portion region, a first exposed portion is provided that is exposed between the first main surface and the first end surface.

The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element, a first lead, and a second lead. The semiconductor element has an element obverse surface and an element reverse surface spaced apart from each other in a thickness direction. The semiconductor element includes an electron transit layer disposed between the element obverse surface and the element reverse surface and formed of a nitride semiconductor, a first electrode disposed on the element obverse surface, and a second electrode disposed on the element reverse surface and electrically connected to the first electrode. The semiconductor element is mounted on the first lead, and the second electrode is joined to the first lead. The second lead is electrically connected to the first electrode. The semiconductor element is a transistor. The second lead is spaced apart from the first lead and is configured such that a main current to be subjected to switching flows therethrough.

A fan-out semiconductor package includes a first interconnection member having a through-hole; a semiconductor chip disposed in the through-hole of the first interconnection member and having an active surface having connection pads disposed thereon and an inactive surface opposite the active surface; an encapsulant encapsulating at least some portions of the first interconnection member and the semiconductor chip; and a second interconnection member disposed on the first interconnection member and the semiconductor chip. The first interconnection member and the second interconnection member respectively include a plurality of redistribution layers electrically connected to the connection pads of the semiconductor chip, and the semiconductor chip has a groove defined in the active surface and between a peripheral edge of the semiconductor chip and the connection pads of the semiconductor chip.

A fan-out semiconductor package includes: a first interconnection member having a through-hole; a semiconductor chip disposed in the through-hole of the first interconnection member 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 semiconductor chip; a second interconnection member disposed on the first interconnection member and the semiconductor chip; and connection terminals disposed on the second interconnection member. The first interconnection member and the second interconnection member respectively include redistribution layers electrically connected to the connection pads of the semiconductor chip, and a connection pad and a connection terminal are electrically connected to each other by a pathway passing through the redistribution layer of the first interconnection member.

A method for forming a semiconductor device includes forming a plurality of non-semiconductor material portions at a first side of a semiconductor substrate; forming semiconductor material on the plurality of non-semiconductor material portions to bury the plurality of non-semiconductor material portions within semiconductor material; removing at least a portion of the semiconductor substrate from a second side of the semiconductor substrate to uncover the plurality of non-semiconductor material portions at a backside of the semiconductor device; and forming a rough surface at the backside of the semiconductor device by removing at least a subset of the plurality of non-semiconductor material portions while at least a part of a semiconductor material located laterally between the plurality of non-semiconductor material portions remains or by removing at least a part of a semiconductor material located laterally between the plurality of non-semiconductor material portions while the plurality of non-semiconductor material portions remain.

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 includes first conductive films that are provided, above a semiconductor substrate, at least on both sides of a non-formation region in which the first conductive films are not provided; an interlayer dielectric film including a first portion that is provided on the non-formation region, second portions provided above the first conductive film on both sides of the non-formation region, and a step portion that connects the first portion and the second portions; a second conductive film provided above the interlayer dielectric film; through terminal portions that penetrate the second portions of the interlayer dielectric film; and a wire bonded with the second conductive film above the first portion, where the through terminal portions include one or more first through terminal portions and one or more second through terminal portions being provided at positions opposite to each other with a bonded portion of the wire being interposed therebetween.