An embodiment semiconductor device may include a semiconductor die; one or more redistribution layers formed on a surface of the semiconductor die and electrically coupled to the semiconductor die; and an active or passive electrical device electrically coupled to the one or more redistribution layers. The active or passive electrical device may include a silicon substrate and a through-silicon-via formed in the silicon substrate. The active or passive electrical device may be configured as an integrated passive device including a deep trench capacitor or as a local silicon interconnect. The semiconductor device may further include a molding material matrix formed on a surface of the one or more redistribution layers such that the molding material matrix partially or completely surrounds the active or passive electrical device.

A method of making an assembly can include juxtaposing a top surface of a first electrically conductive element at a first surface of a first substrate with a top surface of a second electrically conductive element at a major surface of a second substrate. One of: the top surface of the first conductive element can be recessed below the first surface, or the top surface of the second conductive element can be recessed below the major surface. Electrically conductive nanoparticles can be disposed between the top surfaces of the first and second conductive elements. The conductive nanoparticles can have long dimensions smaller than 100 nanometers. The method can also include elevating a temperature at least at interfaces of the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements to a joining temperature at which the conductive nanoparticles can cause metallurgical joints to form between the juxtaposed first and second conductive elements.

A method of electroplating a metal into features, having substantially different depths, of a partially fabricated electronic device on a substrate is provided. The method includes adsorbing accelerator into the bottom of recessed features; partially filling the features by a bottom up fill mechanism in an electroplating solution; diffusing leveler into shallow features to decrease the plating rate in shallow features as compared to deep features; and electroplating more metal into the features such that the height of metal in deep features is similar to the height of metal in shallow features.

Methods for forming semiconductor structures are provided. The method for forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a metal pad over a first substrate and forming a polymer layer over the metal pad. The method for forming a semiconductor structure further includes forming a seed layer over the metal pad and extending over the polymer layer and forming a conductive pillar over the seed layer. The method for forming a semiconductor structure further includes wet etching the seed layer using an etchant comprising H2O2. In addition, the step of wet etching the seed layer is configured to form an extending portion having a slope sidewall.

A semiconductor package including: a semiconductor package comprising a first semiconductor chip which includes a first face and a second face opposite to each other in a first direction, a first insulating layer which is disposed on the first face, and includes vias connected to each connecting pad of the first semiconductor chip, redistribution patterns which are disposed on the first insulating layer, under bump metal layers (UBM) which are respectively disposed on the redistribution patterns, a second insulating layer which covers a part of each of the redistribution patterns, and solder bumps which are respectively disposed on the UBMs, wherein the first insulating layer includes a third face and a fourth face opposite to the third face in the first direction, wherein the third face is adjacent to the first face, and a part of the fourth face does not overlap the second insulating layer in the first direction.

The present application describes a display panel and a display device. The display panel according to the present application includes: an array substrate; and a plurality of pixels, the pixels including light-emitting elements; wherein the light-emitting element is located at a side of the array substrate and includes a light-emitting region and a non-light-emitting region; and wherein at least two of the light-emitting elements are arranged in different manners.

A wafer-on-wafer bonded memory and logic device can enable high bandwidth transmission of data directly between a memory die and a logic die. A memory device formed on a memory die can include many global input/output lines and many arrays of memory cells. Each array of memory cells can include respective local input/output (LIO) lines coupled to a global input/output line. A logic device can be formed on a logic die. A bond, formed between the memory die and the logic die via a wafer-on-wafer bonding process, can couple the many global input/output lines to the logic device.

The present disclosure provides a memory system packaging structure and fabrication methods. The memory system packaging structure includes memory modules, a memory controller, a redistribution layer electrically connected to the memory controller, a plastic encapsulation layer encapsulating the memory modules and the memory controller, and one or more connecting pillars extending in the vertical direction and configured for providing electric power to the memory modules. Each memory module includes memory dies stacked in a vertical direction. Each connecting pillar includes a first portion being in physical contact with one of the memory dies and a second portion being in physical contact with the redistribution layer.

A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor chip, a substrate and a plurality of bump segments. The bump segments include a first group of bump segments and a second group of bump segments collectively extended from an active surface of the semiconductor chip toward the substrate. Each bump segment of the second group of bump segments has a cross-sectional area greater than a cross-sectional area of each bump segment of the first group of bump segments. The first group of bump segments includes a first bump segment and a second bump segment. Each of the first bump segment and the second bump segment includes a tapered side surface exposed to an environment outside the bump segments. A portion of a bottom surface of the second bump segment is stacked on the first bump segment, and another portion of the bottom surface of the second bump segment is exposed to the environment.

A packaging device including bumps and a method of manufacturing the packaging device are presented. In the method of manufacturing a packaging device, a dielectric layer that covers a packaging base is formed and a lower layer is formed over a packaging base including first and second connecting pads. A plurality of dummy bumps that overlaps with the dielectric layer is formed. A sealing pattern that covers the dummy bumps, filling areas between the dummy bumps, is formed. A lower layer pattern in which the plurality of dummy bumps have been disposed is formed by removing portions of the lower layer that are exposed and do not overlap with the sealing pattern.