A semiconductor package includes a redistribution structure including an insulating layer and a redistribution layer on the insulating layer, and having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, and an under-bump metal (UBM) structure including an UBM pad protruding from the first surface of the redistribution structure, and an UBM via penetrating through the insulating layer and connecting the redistribution layer and the UBM pad. A lower surface of the UBM via has a first area in contact with the UBM pad, and a second area having a step configuration relative to the first area and that extends outwardly of the first area.

A semiconductor package includes a base substrate; an interposer substrate including a semiconductor substrate having a first surface facing the base substrate and a second surface, opposing the first surface, and a passivation layer on at least a portion of the first surface; a plurality of connection bumps between the base substrate and the interposer substrate; an underfill resin in a space between the base substrate and the interposer substrate; and a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip on the interposer substrate. The interposer substrate has a first region, in which the plurality of connection bumps are included, and a second region and a third region adjacent a periphery of the first region, and the passivation layer is in the second region and includes a first embossed pattern in the second region.

A package structure includes a first chip, a first redistribution layer, a second chip, a second redistribution layer, a third redistribution layer, a carrier, and a first molding compound layer. The first redistribution layer is arranged on a surface of the first chip. The second redistribution layer is arranged on a surface of the second chip. The third redistribution layer interconnects the first redistribution layer and the second redistribution layer. The carrier is arranged on a side of the third redistribution layer away from the first redistribution layer and the second redistribution layer. The first molding compound layer covers the first chip, the first redistribution layer, the second chip, and the second redistribution layer. A manufacturing method is also disclosed.

A printed circuit board may include a substrate body portion, conductive patterns on a top surface of the substrate body portion, and a photosensitive insulating layer on the top surface of the substrate body portion and including an opening exposing at least one of the conductive patterns. The photosensitive insulating layer includes first to third sub-layers stacked sequentially. The first sub-layer includes an amine compound or an amide compound A refractive index of the second sub-layer is lower than a refractive index of the third sub-layer. A photosensitizer content of the second sub-layer is higher than a photosensitizer content of the third sub-layer.

A method of fabricating an integrated fan-out package is provided. The method includes the following steps. An integrated circuit component is provided on a substrate. An insulating encapsulation is formed on the substrate to encapsulate sidewalls of the integrated circuit component. A redistribution circuit structure is formed along a build-up direction on the integrated circuit component and the insulating encapsulation. The formation of the redistribution circuit structure includes the following steps. A dielectric layer and a plurality of conductive vias embedded in the dielectric layer are formed, wherein a lateral dimension of each of the conductive vias decreases along the build-up direction. A plurality of conductive wirings is formed on the plurality of conductive vias and the dielectric layer. An integrated fan-out package of the same is also provided.

A semiconductor package includes a chip level unit including a semiconductor chip; a medium level unit; and a solder ball unit. The solder ball unit is to be connected to a circuit substrate. The medium level unit includes: a wiring pad layer on a first protection layer; a second protection layer including a pad-exposing hole on the first protection layer, a post layer in the pad-exposing hole on the wiring pad layer; and a third protection layer including a post-exposing hole on the second protection layer. A width or diameter of the post-exposing hole is smaller than a width or diameter of the pad-exposing hole; and a barrier layer is disposed in the post-exposing hole on the post layer. The solder ball unit includes a solder ball on the barrier layer.

Methods of coupling inductors in an IC device using interconnecting elements with solder caps and the resulting device are disclosed. Embodiments include forming a top inductor structure, in a top inductor area on a lower surface of a top substrate, the top inductor structure having first and second top terminals at its opposite ends; forming a bottom inductor structure, in a bottom inductor area on an upper surface of a bottom substrate, the bottom inductor structure having first and second bottom terminals at its opposite ends; forming top interconnecting elements on the lower surface of the top substrate around the top inductor area; forming bottom interconnecting elements on the upper surface of the bottom substrate around the bottom inductor area; forming solder bumps on lower and upper surfaces, respectively, of the top and bottom interconnecting elements; and connecting the top and bottom interconnecting elements to each other.

Disclosed is a flip-chip device. The flip-chip device includes a die having a plurality of under bump metallizations (UBMs); and a package substrate having a plurality of bond pads. The plurality of UBMs include a first set of UBMs having a first size and a first minimum pitch and a second set of UBMs having a second size and a second minimum pitch. The first set of UBMs and the second set of UBMs are each electrically coupled to the package substrate by a bond-on-pad connection.

A package with built-in electronic components that is to be soldered to an electronic circuit board includes: an insulating layer; an electronic component provided on one surface of the insulating layer; and a pad which is electrically connected to the electronic component and in which a plurality of openings that extend from a first surface of the pad in contact with a solder bump to the insulating layer are formed, wherein an area of the plurality of openings at the first surface is larger than an area of the plurality of openings at a second surface of the pad, which is an opposite surface to the first surface and is in contact with the insulating layer.

A foil-based package and a method for manufacturing a foil-based package includes, among other things, a first and a second foil substrate. An electronic component is arranged between the two foil substrates in a sandwich-like manner. Due to the component thickness, there is a distance difference between the two foil substrates between the mounting area of the component and ears outside of the mounting area. The foil-based package and the method provides means for reducing and/or compensating a distance difference between the first foil substrate and the second foil substrate caused by the component thickness.