A semiconductor component includes a semiconductor substrate, conductive vias in the substrate having terminal portions, a polymer layer on the substrate and back side conductors formed by the terminal portions of the conductive vias embedded in the polymer layer. A stacked semiconductor component includes a plurality of components having aligned conductive vias in electrical communication with one another.

A dual bond pad structure for a wafer with laser die attachment and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a bonding layer on a surface of a substrate. The method further includes forming solder bumps on the bonding layer. The method further includes patterning the bonding layer to form bonding pads some of which comprise the solder bumps thereon. The method further includes attaching a laser diode to selected bonding pads using solder connections formed on the laser diode. The method further includes attaching an interposer substrate to the solder bumps formed on the bonding pads.

A dual bond pad structure for a wafer with laser die attachment and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a bonding layer on a surface of a substrate. The method further includes forming solder bumps on the bonding layer. The method further includes patterning the bonding layer to form bonding pads some of which comprise the solder bumps thereon. The method further includes attaching a laser diode to selected bonding pads using solder connections formed on the laser diode. The method further includes attaching an interposer substrate to the solder bumps formed on the bonding pads.

An electronic device, an electronic module comprising the electronic device and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. In one example, the electronic device includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the metal stack comprises a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises NiSi.

An electronic device, an electronic module comprising the electronic device and methods for fabricating the same are disclosed. In one example, the electronic device includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal stack disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the metal stack comprises a first layer, wherein the first layer comprises NiSi.

In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a semiconductor chip has first and second pads, a passivation film formed such that respective parts of the first and second pads are exposed, a first surface-metal-layer provided on the part of the first pad and a part of the passivation film, and a second surface-metal-layer provided on the part of the second pad and another part of the passivation film. Respective wires are electrically connected to the first and second surface-metal-layers. The semiconductor chip and the respective wires are then sealed with a resin.

A semiconductor device has a semiconductor die. A first insulating layer is disposed over the semiconductor die. A first via is formed in the first insulating layer over a contact pad of the semiconductor die. A first conductive layer is disposed over the first insulating layer and in the first via. A second insulating layer is disposed over a portion of the first insulating layer and first conductive layer. An island of the second insulating layer is formed over the first conductive layer and within the first via. The first conductive layer adjacent to the island is devoid of the second insulating layer. A second conductive layer is disposed over the first conductive layer, second insulating layer, and island. The second conductive layer has a corrugated structure. A width of the island is greater than a width of the first via.

Semiconductor devices comprising a getter material are described. The getter material can be located in or over the active region of the device and/or in or over a termination region of the device. The getter material can be a conductive or an insulating material. The getter material can be present as a continuous or discontinuous film. The device can be a SiC semiconductor device such as a SiC vertical MOSFET. Methods of making the devices are also described. Semiconductor devices and methods of making the same comprising source ohmic contacts formed using a self-aligned process are also described. The source ohmic contacts can comprise titanium silicide and/or titanium silicide carbide and can act as a getter material.

One aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a connection structure, including disposing an adhesive layer between a first electronic member including a first substrate and a first electrode formed on the first substrate and a second electronic member including a second substrate and a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and pressure-bonding the first electronic member and the second electronic member via the adhesive layer such that the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to each other, wherein the first electronic member further including an insulating layer formed on a side of the first electrode opposite to the first substrate, and the adhesive layer including: a first conductive particle being a dendritic conductive particle; and a second conductive particle being a conductive particle other than the first conductive particle and having a non-conductive core and a conductive layer provided on the core.

One aspect of the invention is a method of manufacturing a connection structure, including disposing an adhesive layer between a first electronic member including a first substrate and a first electrode formed on the first substrate and a second electronic member including a second substrate and a second electrode formed on the second substrate, and pressure-bonding the first electronic member and the second electronic member via the adhesive layer such that the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically connected to each other, wherein the first electronic member further including an insulating layer formed on a side of the first electrode opposite to the first substrate, and the adhesive layer including: a first conductive particle being a dendritic conductive particle; and a second conductive particle being a conductive particle other than the first conductive particle and having a non-conductive core and a conductive layer provided on the core.