An anisotropic conductive film (ACF) is formed with an ordered array of discrete regions that include a conductive carbon-based material. The discrete regions, which may be formed at small pitch, are embedded in at least one adhesive dielectric material. The ACF may be used to mechanically and electrically interconnect conductive elements of initially-separate semiconductor dice in semiconductor device assemblies. Methods of forming the ACF include forming a precursor structure with the conductive carbon-based material and then joining the precursor structure to a separately-formed structure that includes adhesive dielectric material to be included in the ACF. Sacrificial materials of the precursor structure may be removed and additional adhesive dielectric material formed to embed the discrete regions with the conductive carbon-based material in the adhesive dielectric material of the ACF.

Provided is a joint structure interposed between a semiconductor element and a substrate, the joint structure including: a Sn phase; Cu alloy particles containing P in an amount of 1 mass % or more and less than 7 mass %; and Ag particles, wherein the Cu alloy particles are each coated with a Cu.sub.6Sn.sub.5 layer, wherein the Ag particles are each coated with a Ag.sub.3Sn layer, wherein the Cu alloy particles and the Ag particles are at least partially bonded to each other through a Cu.sub.10Sn.sub.3 phase, wherein a total of addition amounts of the Cu alloy particles and the Ag particles is 25 mass % or more and less than 65 mass % with respect to the joint structure, and wherein a mass ratio of the addition amount of the Ag particles to the addition amount of the Cu alloy particles is 0.2 or more and less than 1.2.

A chip package comprises an interposer; an FPGA IC chip over the interposer, wherein the FPGA IC chip comprises a programmable logic block configured to perform a logic operation on its inputs, wherein the programmable logic block comprises a look-up table configured to be provided with multiple resulting values of the logic operation on multiple combinations of the inputs of the programmable logic block respectively, wherein the programmable logic block is configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values into its output, and multiple non-volatile memory cells configured to save the resulting values respectively; multiple first metal bumps between the interposer and the FPGA IC chip; and an underfill between the interposer and the FPGA IC chip, wherein the underfill encloses the first metal bumps.

A chip package comprises an interposer; an FPGA IC chip over the interposer, wherein the FPGA IC chip comprises a programmable logic block configured to perform a logic operation on its inputs, wherein the programmable logic block comprises a look-up table configured to be provided with multiple resulting values of the logic operation on multiple combinations of the inputs of the programmable logic block respectively, wherein the programmable logic block is configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values into its output, and multiple non-volatile memory cells configured to save the resulting values respectively; multiple first metal bumps between the interposer and the FPGA IC chip; and an underfill between the interposer and the FPGA IC chip, wherein the underfill encloses the first metal bumps.

An electronic device characterized by including a substrate, a bonding layer provided on the substrate, the bonding layer containing copper in an amount of greater than 0 mass % but 60 mass % or less, the copper having its crystal grain size of 50 nm or less, an electronic component provided on the bonding layer, and a coating film covering a side of the bonding layer, the coating film containing at least one compound selected from copper (I) oxide (Cu.sub.2O) and copper (II) oxide (CuO).

Methods for bonding substrates used, for example, in substrate-level packaging, are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for bonding substrates includes: performing electrochemical deposition (ECD) to deposit at least one material on each of a first substrate and a second substrate, performing chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) on the first substrate and the second substrate to form a bonding interface on each of the first substrate and the second substrate, positioning the first substrate on the second substrate so that the bonding interface on the first substrate aligns with the bonding interface on the second substrate, and bonding the first substrate to the second substrate using the bonding interface on the first substrate and the bonding interface on the second substrate.

The present disclosure relates to a fabrication process of a semiconductor chip, which starts with providing a precursor wafer mounted on a carrier. The precursor wafer includes a precursor substrate and component portions between the carrier and the precursor substrate. The precursor substrate is then thinned down to provide a thinned substrate, which includes a substrate base adjacent to the component portions and an etchable region over the substrate base. Next, the etchable region is selectively etched to generate a number of protrusions over the substrate base. Herein, the substrate base is retained, and portions of the substrate base are exposed through the protrusions. Each protrusion protrudes from the substrate base and has a same height. A metal layer is then applied to provide a semiconductor wafer. The metal layer selectively covers the exposed portions of the substrate base and covers at least a portion of each protrusion.

The present disclosure relates to a fabrication process of a semiconductor chip, which starts with providing a precursor wafer mounted on a carrier. The precursor wafer includes a precursor substrate and component portions between the carrier and the precursor substrate. The precursor substrate is then thinned down to provide a thinned substrate, which includes a substrate base adjacent to the component portions and an etchable region over the substrate base. Next, the etchable region is selectively etched to generate a number of protrusions over the substrate base. Herein, the substrate base is retained, and portions of the substrate base are exposed through the protrusions. Each protrusion protrudes from the substrate base and has a same height. A metal layer is then applied to provide a semiconductor wafer. The metal layer selectively covers the exposed portions of the substrate base and covers at least a portion of each protrusion.

An anisotropic conductive film (ACF) is formed with an ordered array of discrete regions that include a conductive carbon-based material. The discrete regions, which may be formed at small pitch, are embedded in at least one adhesive dielectric material. The ACF may be used to mechanically and electrically interconnect conductive elements of initially-separate semiconductor dice in semiconductor device assemblies. Methods of forming the ACF include forming a precursor structure with the conductive carbon-based material and then joining the precursor structure to a separately-formed structure that includes adhesive dielectric material to be included in the ACF. Sacrificial materials of the precursor structure may be removed and additional adhesive dielectric material formed to embed the discrete regions with the conductive carbon-based material in the adhesive dielectric material of the ACF.

An anisotropic conductive film (ACF) is formed with an ordered array of discrete regions that include a conductive carbon-based material. The discrete regions, which may be formed at small pitch, are embedded in at least one adhesive dielectric material. The ACF may be used to mechanically and electrically interconnect conductive elements of initially-separate semiconductor dice in semiconductor device assemblies. Methods of forming the ACF include forming a precursor structure with the conductive carbon-based material and then joining the precursor structure to a separately-formed structure that includes adhesive dielectric material to be included in the ACF. Sacrificial materials of the precursor structure may be removed and additional adhesive dielectric material formed to embed the discrete regions with the conductive carbon-based material in the adhesive dielectric material of the ACF.