An integrated circuit device may include a multi-material toothed bond pad including (a) an array of vertically-extending teeth formed from a first material, e.g., aluminum, and (b) a fill material, e.g., silver, at least partially filling voids between the array of teeth. The teeth may be formed by depositing and etching aluminum or other suitable material, and the fill material may be deposited over the array of teeth and extending down into the voids between the teeth, and etched to expose top surfaces of the teeth. The array of teeth may collectively define an abrasive structure. The multi-material toothed bond pad may be bonded to another bond pad, e.g., using an ultrasonic or thermosonic bonding process, during which the abrasive teeth may abrade, break, or remove unwanted native oxide layers formed on the respective bond pad surfaces, to thereby create a direct and/or eutectic bonding between the bond pads.

Inter-substrate coupling and alignment using liquid droplets can include electrical and plasmon modalities. For example, a set of droplets can be placed on a bottom substrate. A top substrate can be placed upon the droplets, which uses the droplets to align the substrates. Using the droplets in a capacitive or plasmon coupling modality, information or power can be transferred between the substrates using the droplets.

Semiconductor devices, methods of manufacture thereof, and semiconductor device packages are disclosed. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an insulating material layer having openings on a surface of a substrate. One or more insertion bumps are disposed over the insulating material layer. The semiconductor device includes signal bumps having portions that are not disposed over the insulating material layer.

An electronic element for an electronic apparatus includes a substrate; a bump, disposed on the substrate for electrically connecting the electronic apparatus; and at least one under bump metal layer, disposed between the bump and the substrate for the bump to be attached to the substrate; wherein the UBM layer forms a breach structure.

A device includes a work piece including a metal bump; and a dielectric layer having a portion directly over the metal bump. The metal bump and a surface of the portion of the dielectric layer form an interface. A metal finish is formed over and contacting the metal bump. The metal finish extends from over the dielectric layer to below the interface.

A stacked semiconductor device encompasses a mother-plate having a mounting-main surface and a bottom-main surface, an onboard-element having a connection face facing to the mounting-main surface, a parent bump provided on the mother-plate, having a mother-site wall made of a layer of conductor, mother-site wall is perpendicular to the mounting-main surface, and a repair bump provided on the onboard-element at a side of the connection face, having a repair-site wall made of a layer of conductor having different hardness from the mother-site wall, the repair-site wall is perpendicular to the connection face, configure to bite each other with the parent bump at an intersection between the mother-site wall and the repair-site wall conductor.

Disclosed herein are microelectronic structures including bridges, as well as related assemblies and methods. In some embodiments, a microelectronic structure may include a substrate and a bridge.

Disclosed herein are microelectronic structures including bridges, as well as related assemblies and methods. In some embodiments, a microelectronic structure may include a substrate and a bridge.

Disclosed herein are microelectronic structures including bridges, as well as related assemblies and methods. In some embodiments, a microelectronic structure may include a substrate and a bridge.

A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a first interconnect structure formed over a first substrate. The package structure also includes a second interconnect structure formed below a second substrate. The package structure further includes a bonding structure between the first interconnect structure and the second interconnect structure. In addition, the bonding structure includes a first intermetallic compound (IMC) and a second intermetallic compound (IMC). The bonding structure also includes an underfill layer surrounding the bonding structure. A width of the first IMC is greater than a width of the second IMC, and the underfill layer covers a sidewall of the first IMC and a sidewall of the second IMC.