Semiconductor packages are described which increase the density of electronic components within. The semiconductor package may incorporate interposers with cavities formed into the top and/or bottom. The cavities may then be used as locations for the electronic components. Alternatively, narrow spacer interposers may be used to space apart standard more laterally elongated interposers to form the indentations used to house the electronic components. The semiconductor package designs described herein may be used to reduce footprint, reduce profile and increase electronic component and transistor density for semiconductor products.

Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies including microelectronic components coupled by direct bonding, and related structures and techniques. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a first microelectronic component including a first guard ring extending through at least a portion of a thickness of and along a perimeter; a second microelectronic component including a second guard ring extending through at least a portion of a thickness of and along a perimeter, where the first and second microelectronic components are coupled by direct bonding; and a seal ring formed by coupling the first guard ring to the second guard ring. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a microelectronic component coupled to an interposer that includes a first liner material at a first surface; a second liner material at an opposing second surface; and a perimeter wall through the interposer and connected to the first and second liner materials.

A package includes a first die that includes a first metallization layer, one or more first bond pad vias on the first metallization layer, wherein a first barrier layer extends across the first metallization layer between each first bond pad via and the first metallization layer, and one or more first bond pads on the one or more first bond pad vias, wherein a second barrier layer extends across each first bond pad via between a first bond pad and the first bond pad via, and a second die including one or more second bond pads, wherein a second bond pad is bonded to a first bond pad of the first die.

The present disclosure provides a chip packaging structure and method, using a back-to-back packaging structure, and realizing electrical connection between chips through TSV holes or cooperation between TSV and TMV holes, completely penetrating two chips. Thus, the TSV hole passing through a silicon material may not need to be formed in advance on the chips before bonding the chips, thereby the requirement of alignment accuracy of the chips can be reduced, and the process difficulty can be reduced. In addition, as the back-to-back packaging process is adopted, the heat dissipation efficiency of the chips can be improved, and the problem of circuit breakage due to materials with different expansion coefficients present between the chips can be avoided.

A semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip including a first semiconductor layer having a first forward surface having a first integrated circuit thereon and a first rear surface and a plurality of first through vias electrically connected to the first integrated circuit and including at least first and second groups of first through vias, a second semiconductor chip including a second integrated circuit electrically connected to the first group of first through vias, and a third semiconductor chip including third through vias electrically connected to the second group of first through vias, wherein the first group of first through vias transfer input/output signals of the first integrated circuit, and the second group of first through vias transfer power to the first integrated circuit, may be provided.

A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including a first wiring layer including a first wiring structure and providing a first rear surface, and a first through via for first through via for power electrically connected to the first wiring structure; and a second semiconductor chip including a second wiring layer including a second wiring structure and providing a second rear surface, and a second through via for second through via for power electrically connected to the second wiring structure, wherein the first and second semiconductor chips have different widths, wherein the first semiconductor chip receives power through the first wiring structure and the first through via for first through via for power, wherein the second semiconductor chip receives power through the second wiring structure and the second through via for second through via for power.

A bonded structure is disclosed. The bonded structure can include an interconnect structure that has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The bonded structure can also include a first die that is mounted to the first side of the interconnect structure. The first die can be directly bonded to the interconnect structure without an intervening adhesive. The bonded structure can also include a second die that is mounted to the first side of the interconnect structure. The bonded structure can further include an element that is mounted to the second side of the interconnect structure. The first die and the second die are electrically connected by way of at least the interconnect structure and the element.

An apparatus including a circuit structure including a device stratum; one or more electrically conductive interconnect levels on a first side of the device stratum and coupled to ones of the transistor devices; and a substrate including an electrically conductive through silicon via coupled to the one or more electrically conductive interconnect levels so that the one or more interconnect levels are between the through silicon via and the device stratum. A method including forming a plurality of transistor devices on a substrate, the plurality of transistor devices defining a device stratum; forming one or more interconnect levels on a first side of the device stratum; removing a portion of the substrate; and coupling a through silicon via to the one or more interconnect levels such that the one or more interconnect levels is disposed between the device stratum and the through silicon via.

A method of fabricating a semiconductor package includes providing a semiconductor chip, forming a redistribution substrate, and fabricating a package including the semiconductor chip disposed on the redistribution substrate. The forming of the redistribution substrate may include forming a first insulating layer on a substrate, the first insulating layer having a first opening formed therein, forming an integrally formed first redistribution pattern in the first opening and on the first insulating layer, forming a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer to cover the first redistribution pattern, and performing a planarization process on the second insulating layer to expose the first redistribution pattern.

Techniques and mechanisms for high interconnect density communication with an interposer. In some embodiments, an interposer comprises a substrate and portions disposed thereon, wherein respective inorganic dielectrics of said portions adjoin each other at a material interface, which extends to each of the substrate and a first side of the interposer. A first hardware interface of the interposer spans the material interface at the first side, wherein a first one of said portions comprises first interconnects which couple the first hardware interface to a second hardware interface at the first side. A second one of said portions includes second interconnects which couple one of first hardware interface or the second hardware interface to a third hardware interface at another side of the interposer. In another embodiment, a metallization pitch feature of the first hardware interface is smaller than a corresponding metallization pitch feature of the second hardware interface.