A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of semiconductor dies, a dielectric layer, a connector, and a passivation layer. The plurality of semiconductor dies are stacked on one another and disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layer cover a top surface and a side surface of the each of the plurality of semiconductor dies. The connector is disposed over a topmost one of the plurality of semiconductor dies. The passivation layer is disposed over the dielectric layer and laterally surrounds the connector, wherein, from a cross sectional view, an acute angle is included between an outermost side surface of the passivation layer and a bottom surface of the passivation layer.

The present invention provides a chip packaging structure and a chip packaging method. Compared with an existing method of joining an encapsulation layer with a dielectric layer, adhesion between the encapsulation layer and a chip in the present invention is increased, and the encapsulation layer is less likely to fall off under stress. Furthermore, during the packaging process, a passivation layer enables chips to be mutually fixed together, which can prevent the chips from being shifted during the encapsulation process, and thereby enhance the reliability of the final product and improve the yield of the final product.

A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a protective structure on at least one die on a substrate. The protective structure exposes one or more electrical contacts on a first surface of the at least one die. Respective terminals are formed on the one or more electrical contacts exposed by the protective structure. Related packages and fabrication methods are also discussed.

A semiconductor package and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die and a redistribution structure disposed on the semiconductor die. The redistribution structure includes an alignment auxiliary layer, a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductive patterns. The alignment auxiliary layer has a light transmittance for a light with a wavelength range of about 350-550 nm lower than that of one of the plurality of dielectric layers.

A method includes bonding a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die to a substrate, where a gap is disposed between a first sidewall of the first semiconductor die and a second sidewall of the second semiconductor die, performing a plasma treatment to dope top surfaces and sidewalls of each of the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die with a first dopant, where a concentration of the first dopant in the first sidewall decreases in a vertical direction from a top surface of the first semiconductor die towards a bottom surface of the first semiconductor die, and a concentration of the first dopant in the second sidewall decreases in a vertical direction from a top surface of the second semiconductor die towards a bottom surface of the second semiconductor die, and filling the gap with a spin-on dielectric material.

Hybrid fanouts for semiconductor device assemblies, and associated methods and systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, at least one edge a first semiconductor die is attached to a molding including through mold vias (TMVs). Conductive traces may be formed on a first side of the first semiconductor die, where the first side includes integrated circuitry coupled to the conductive traces. Moreover, conductive pads may be formed on a surface of the molding, which is coplanar with the first side. The conductive pads are coupled to first ends of the TMVs, where second ends of the TMVs are coupled to bond wires connected to one or more second semiconductor dies that the first semiconductor die carries. Conductive bumps can be formed on the conductive traces and pads such that the first semiconductor die and the molding attached thereto can be directly attached to a printed circuit board.

In a described example, an apparatus includes: a semiconductor device mounted to a device side surface of a package substrate, the package substrate having a board side surface opposite the device side surface; an antenna module mounted to the package substrate and coupled to the semiconductor device; and mold compound covering the semiconductor device and a portion of the package substrate.

A semiconductor device has a substrate with a die mounting site and a plurality of leads. A first electrical component is disposed over a first surface of the die mounting site. A second electrical component is disposed over a second surface of the die mounting site opposite the first surface of the die mounting site. A first bond wire is coupled between the first electrical component and a first lead, and a second bond wire is coupled between the second electrical component and a second lead. A first encapsulant is deposited over the first electrical component, and a second encapsulant is deposited over the second electrical component with the leads exposed between the first encapsulant and second encapsulant. The leads are exposed from the first encapsulant and second encapsulant on a side of the semiconductor device.

An electronic device includes a non-conductive die attach film on a side of a conductive lead, a semiconductor die having a first side and a lateral side, the first side on the non-conductive die attach film, and the lateral side including striations, and a package structure enclosing the semiconductor die and a portion of the conductive lead. A method includes singulating portions of a non-conductive die attach film on a carrier, attaching a backside of a wafer to the singulated portions of the non-conductive die attach film, and singulating semiconductor dies of the wafer while the backside of the wafer is attached to the singulated portions of the non-conductive die attach film.

The present disclosure discloses a method of fabricating a semiconductor integrated circuits package with solder wettable plating and relates to a semiconductor package substrate with side wettable flank (SWF) features and a method of manufacturing thereof. In particular, the disclosure relates to leadless semiconductor devices and an associated method of manufacturing such devices. An object of the present disclosure is to provide a manufacturing technique allowing full plating of the side flanks by conventional electro-plating with an external conductive media.