In a described example, an apparatus includes: a metal leadframe including a dielectric die support formed in a central portion of the leadframe, and having metal leads extending from the central portion, portions of the metal leads extending into the central portion contacted by the dielectric die support; die attach material over the dielectric die support; a semiconductor die mounted to the dielectric die support by the die attach material, the semiconductor die having bond pads on a device side surface facing away from the dielectric die support; electrical connections extending from the bond pads to metal leads of the leadframe; and mold compound covering the semiconductor die, the electrical connections, the dielectric die support, and portions of the metal leads, the mold compound forming a package body.

A semiconductor device includes first, second and third stacked chips with a first, second and third substrate, respectively, at least three first, second and third logical circuits, respectively, and at least two first, second and third vias, respectively, and a fourth chip stacked on the third chip having a fourth substrate, and at least three fourth logical circuits. First and second ones of the first to third logical circuits of the first to fourth chips are each configured to perform a first and second logical operation, respectively, on a first and second address input signal, respectively, received at the respective chip to thereby output a first and second address output signal, respectively. Third ones are each configured to activate the respective chip based on at least the second address output signal transmitted within the respective chip.

The package-on-package (POP) structure includes a first package unit of three-dimensional fan-out memory chips and a SiP package unit of the two-dimensional fan-out peripheral circuit chip. The first package unit includes: memory chips laminated in a stepped configuration; a molded substrate; wire bonding structures; a first rewiring layer; a first encapsulating layer; and first metal bumps, formed on the first rewiring layer. The SiP package unit includes: a second rewiring layer; a peripheral circuit chip; a third rewiring layer, bonded to the circuit chip; first metal connection pillars; a second encapsulating layer for the circuit chip and the first metal connection pillars; and second metal bumps on the second rewiring layer. The first metal bumps are bonded to the third rewiring layer. Integrating the two package units into the POP is enabled by three rewiring layers and the molded substrate which supports the first package unit during wire bonding process.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a TiW layer arranged on the semiconductor substrate a Ti layer arranged on the TiW layer, a Ni alloy layer arranged on the Ti layer, and an Ag layer arranged on the Ni alloy layer, wherein the Ag layer and the Ni alloy layer comprise side faces fabricated by at least one wet etching process, and wherein the Ti layer and the TiW layer comprise side faces fabricated by a dry etching process.

Disclosed embodiments provide light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and interconnect structures that employ particularly shaped electrodes and a conductive metal-based adhesive that are selected to provide a flexible, robust interconnect that is capable of resisting lateral shear forces, while maintaining a low bond process temperature that is process compatible with other LED component materials. In a non-limiting aspect, disclosed embodiments employ a barrier coating on the interconnect or bonding materials comprising a conductive metal-based adhesive to inhibit moisture and air contact with the conductive metal-based adhesive, thereby preventing or mitigating migration of metal ions in the conductive metal-based adhesive in operation.

A chip includes a semiconductor substrate, integrated circuits with at least portions in the semiconductor substrate, and a surface dielectric layer over the integrated circuits. A plurality of metal pads is distributed substantially uniformly throughout substantially an entirety of a surface of the chip. The plurality of metal pads has top surfaces level with a top surface of the surface dielectric layer. The plurality of metal pads includes active metal pads and dummy metal pads. The active metal pads are electrically coupled to the integrated circuits. The dummy metal pads are electrically decoupled from the integrated circuits.

A semiconductor device, including: a semiconductor chip having an element forming surface; an insulating layer formed on the element forming surface of the semiconductor chip; a barrier conductive layer formed on the insulating layer; a pad wiring layer including a plurality of conductive layers, one of the plurality of conductive layers including an eaves portion protruding to an outward direction; a bonding member that is bonded to the pad wiring layer and supplies electric power to an element of the element forming surface; and a coating insulating film that is selectively formed on the insulating layer below the eaves portion, exposes an upper surface of the insulating layer to a peripheral region of the pad wiring layer, and coats both an upper surface and a side surface of an end portion of the barrier conductive layer.

A method of forming a semiconductor package includes providing a semiconductor die that includes a bond pad disposed at an upper side of the semiconductor die, providing a carrier that includes a die attach pad and a landing pad, mounting the semiconductor die on the die attach pad with the bond pad facing away from the carrier, and attaching an electrical interconnect element between the bond pad and the landing pad, wherein the bond pad is formed from nanowires.

A semiconductor device includes a plurality of bonding pads which are constituted by an uppermost layer of a wiring layers, first and third bonding pads connected to an external power supply of the semiconductor chip, second and fourth bonding pads connected to the ground, a fifth bonding pad connected to the third bonding pad via the first inner wiring, and a sixth bonding pad connected to the fourth bonding pad via the second inner wiring, wherein there is no wiring constituting a circuit in one layer just below the uppermost layer at the first and second bonding pads, and there is a wiring constituting the circuit in the one layer just below the uppermost layer at the third to sixth bonding pads.

A power chip packaging structure includes: a ceramic substrate; a first and a second top metal layers are formed on the ceramic substrate; a bottom metal layer formed on the ceramic substrate; a power chip having an active surface and a chip back surface. The active surface has a contact pad, and the chip back surface is connected to the first top metal layer. One or more first copper layers are formed on the contact pad, a top surface of the first copper layer has a peripheral region and an arrangement region surrounded by the peripheral region. Multiple second copper layers are formed in the arrangement region and separated from each other. Each of multiple wires is respectively connected to the second copper layer with one end and connected to the second top metal layer with the other end.