Systems including voltage regulator circuits are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a voltage regulator controller integrated circuit (IC) die including one or more portions of a voltage regulator circuit. The apparatus further includes a capacitor die, an inductor die, and an interconnect layer arranged over the voltage regulator controller IC die, the capacitor die and the inductor die. The interconnect provides electrical connections between the voltage regulator controller IC die, the capacitor die and the inductor die to form the voltage regulator circuit. In a further embodiment, the voltage regulator controller IC die, the capacitor die and the inductor die are arranged in a planar fashion within a voltage regulator module. In still another embodiment, a system IC is coupled to the voltage regulator module and includes one or more functional circuit blocks coupled to receive a regulated supply voltage generated by the voltage regulator circuit.

Techniques for signal routing between a host and dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) are provided. In an example, a routing layer for a dynamic random-access memory die (DRAM can include multiple through silicon via (TSV) terminations configured to electrically couple with TSVs of the DRAM, an intermediate interface area, and multiple routing traces. the multiple TSV terminations can be arranged in multiple TSV areas. The multiple TSV areas can be arranged in two columns. The intermediate interface area can include multiple micro-pillar bump terminations configured to couple, via a micro-pillar bump, with corresponding micro-pillar bump terminations of a semiconductor interposer. The multiple routing traces can couple control TSV terminations of the multiple TSV areas with a corresponding micro-pillar bump termination of the intermediate interface.

A stacked transistor arrangement and process of manufacture thereof are provided. Switched electrodes of first and second transistor chips are accessible on opposite sides of the first and second transistor chips. The first and second transistor chips are stacked one on top of the other. Switched electrodes of adjacent sides of the transistor chips are coupled together by a conductive layer positioned between the first and second transistor chips. Switched electrodes on sides of the first transistor chip and the second transistor chip that are opposite the adjacent sides are coupled to a lead frame by bond wires or solder bumps.

In examples, a semiconductor package includes a solder joint pillar within a solder joint. The solder joint couples various structures of the semiconductor package.

An electrically non-conducting film (109) comprising an oligomer comprising an arylene or heteroarylene repeating unit is disposed between a chip (105), e.g. a flip-chip, and a functional layer (101), e.g. a printed circuit board, electrically connected to the chip by electrically conducting interconnects (107). The oligomer may be crosslinked.

A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes an interconnection structure over a semiconductor substrate and a conductive pillar over the interconnection structure. The conductive pillar has a protruding portion extending towards the semiconductor substrate from a lower surface of the conductive pillar. The semiconductor device structure also includes an upper conductive via between the conductive pillar and the interconnection structure and a lower conductive via between the upper conductive via and the interconnection structure. The lower conductive via is electrically connected to the conductive pillar through the upper conductive via. The conductive pillar extends across opposite sidewalls of the upper conductive via and opposite sidewalls of the lower conductive via. A top view of an entirety of the second conductive via is separated from a top view of an entirety of the protruding portion.

A package comprising a first substrate, a first integrated device coupled to the first substrate, a second substrate coupled to the first substrate through a first plurality of solder interconnects such that the first integrated device is located between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the second substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, an electrical device coupled to a second surface of the second substrate such that the electrical device is located between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an encapsulation layer coupled to the first substrate and the second substrate. The encapsulation layer is located between the first substrate and the second substrate. The encapsulation layer encapsulates the first integrated device and the electrical device.

A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a processing module, a storage module, and a power regulating module. The processing module includes a processing element having a first side configured to receive power. The power regulating module is disposed adjacent to the processing module. The power regulating module includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to decouple a first noise from a first power signal and transmit the first power signal to the first side of the processing element. The second portion is configured to transmit a second power signal to the storage module.

Conductive vias for 3D integration may be formed during or after assembly to couple dies or die stacks. In one example, such conductive vias may extend through the dies or die stacks and through an interface with conductive bumps, without terminating on the bumps. Bypassing conductive bumps with a conductive via may enable improved performance, power delivery, and thermal management. In one example, an assembly includes a first IC structure (such as a substrate, interposer, or other IC structure) and a second IC structure (such as a die or die stack) over the first IC structure. The assembly includes an interface layer between the first IC structure and the second IC structure, where the interface layer includes a plurality of conductive bumps. A conductive via extends through the interface layer with the bumps and is coupled with a conductive element of the first IC structure.

Disclosed are semiconductor packages and their fabrication methods. The semiconductor package comprises a first substrate having first pads on a first surface of the first substrate, a second substrate on the first substrate and having a plurality of second pads on a second surface of the second substrate, and connection terminals between the first substrate and the second substrate and correspondingly coupling the first pad to the second pads. Each of the connection terminals has a first major axis and a first minor axis that are parallel to the first surface of the first substrate and are orthogonal to each other. When viewed in a plan view, the first minor axis of each of the connection terminals is directed toward a center of the first substrate.