A method for soldering a die obtained using the semiconductor technique with a leadframe, comprising the steps of providing a leadframe, which has at least one surface made at least partially of copper; providing a die, which has at least one surface coated with a metal layer; applying to the surface a solder alloy comprising at least 40 wt % of tin or at least 50% of indium or at least 50% of gallium, without lead, and heating the alloy to a temperature of at least 380° C. to form a drop of solder alloy; providing a die, which has at least one surface coated with a metal layer; and setting the metal layer in contact with the drop of solder alloy to form the soldered connection with the leadframe. Moreover, a device obtained with said method is provided.

An example microelectronic assembly includes a substrate, a bridge die over the substrate, and a die stack between the substrate and the bridge die, the die stack including a logic die and at least one memory die, where the logic die is between the at least one memory die and the bridge die.

An example microelectronic assembly includes a substrate, a bridge die over the substrate, and a die stack between the substrate and the bridge die, the die stack including a logic die and at least one memory die, where the logic die is between the at least one memory die and the bridge die.

A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor die having a metal region; a substrate having a metal region; and a soldered joint between the metal region of the semiconductor die and the metal region of the substrate. One or more intermetallic phases are present throughout the entire soldered joint, each of the one or more intermetallic phases formed from a solder preform diffused into the metal region of the semiconductor die and the metal region of the substrate. The soldered joint has the same length-to-width aspect ratio as the semiconductor die.

A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor die having a metal region; a substrate having a metal region; and a soldered joint between the metal region of the semiconductor die and the metal region of the substrate. One or more intermetallic phases are present throughout the entire soldered joint, each of the one or more intermetallic phases formed from a solder preform diffused into the metal region of the semiconductor die and the metal region of the substrate. The soldered joint has the same length-to-width aspect ratio as the semiconductor die.

A method of soldering includes providing a substrate having a first metal joining surface, providing a semiconductor die having a second metal joining surface, providing a solder preform having a first interface surface and a second interface surface, arranging the solder preform between the substrate and the semiconductor die such that the first interface surface faces the first metal joining surface and such that the second interface surface faces the second metal joining surface, and performing a mechanical pressure-free diffusion soldering process that forms a soldered joint between the substrate and the semiconductor die by melting the solder preform and forming intermetallic phases in the solder. One or both of the first interface surface and the second interface surface has a varying surface profile that creates voids between the solder preform and one or both of the substrate and the semiconductor die before the melting of the solder preform.

A method of soldering includes providing a substrate having a first metal joining surface, providing a semiconductor die having a second metal joining surface, providing a solder preform having a first interface surface and a second interface surface, arranging the solder preform between the substrate and the semiconductor die such that the first interface surface faces the first metal joining surface and such that the second interface surface faces the second metal joining surface, and performing a mechanical pressure-free diffusion soldering process that forms a soldered joint between the substrate and the semiconductor die by melting the solder preform and forming intermetallic phases in the solder. One or both of the first interface surface and the second interface surface has a varying surface profile that creates voids between the solder preform and one or both of the substrate and the semiconductor die before the melting of the solder preform.

A semiconductor device, including a substrate having an insulating plate and a conductive plate formed on the insulating plate, a semiconductor chip formed on the conductive plate, a contact part arranged on the conductive plate with a bonding member therebetween, a rod-shaped external connection terminal having a lower end portion thereof fitted into the contact part, and a lid plate having a front surface and a back surface facing the substrate. An insertion hole pierces the lid plate, forming an entrance and exit respectively on the back and front surfaces of the lid plate. The external connection terminal is inserted in the insertion hole. The semiconductor device has at least one of a guide portion with an inclined surface, fixed to a portion of the external connection terminal located in the insertion hole, or an inclined inner wall of the insertion hole.

A semiconductor device, including a substrate having an insulating plate and a conductive plate formed on the insulating plate, a semiconductor chip formed on the conductive plate, a contact part arranged on the conductive plate with a bonding member therebetween, a rod-shaped external connection terminal having a lower end portion thereof fitted into the contact part, and a lid plate having a front surface and a back surface facing the substrate. An insertion hole pierces the lid plate, forming an entrance and exit respectively on the back and front surfaces of the lid plate. The external connection terminal is inserted in the insertion hole. The semiconductor device has at least one of a guide portion with an inclined surface, fixed to a portion of the external connection terminal located in the insertion hole, or an inclined inner wall of the insertion hole.

Embodiments include a semiconductor package with a thermoelectric cooler (TEC), a method to form such semiconductor package, and a semiconductor packaged system. The semiconductor package includes a die with a plurality of backend layers on a package substrate. The backend layers couple the die to the package substrate. The semiconductor package includes the TEC in the backend layers of the die. The TEC includes a plurality of N-type layers, a plurality of P-type layers, and first and second conductive layers. The first conductive layer is directly coupled to outer regions of bottom surfaces of the N-type and P-type layers, and the second conductive layer is directly coupled to inner regions of top surfaces of the N-type and P-type layers. The first conductive layer has a width greater than a width of the second conductive layer. The N-type and P-type layers are directly disposed between the first and second conductive layers.