A semiconductor package includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface, and a first substrate pad on the second surface, a first semiconductor chip on the second surface and including a third surface and a fourth surface, a first hotspot within the first semiconductor chip, and a first chip pad on the fourth surface, a first dummy pad on the fourth surface, a first layer connecting the first hotspot and the first dummy pad, a first pillar on the first dummy pad, a mold film on the substrate and including a fifth surface and a sixth surface, a thermal interface material layer on the mold film, and a heat slug on the thermal interface material layer; the mold film includes a first recess recessed inwardly from the sixth surface of the mold film, and at least part of the thermal interface material layer is in the recess.

An IC structure includes a memory stack including a plurality of semiconductor die. The semiconductor memory dies horizontally separate with each other, wherein each semiconductor die includes a top surface, a bottom surface, four sidewalls with a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall, and a plurality of edge pads located on the first sidewall and arranged in multiple rows or two dimensions. The area of the bottom surface or the top surface is larger than that of any sidewall. A first part of the plurality of edge pads is located within an upper portion of the first sidewall of the semiconductor die, a second part of the plurality of edge pads is located within a lower portion of the first sidewall of the semiconductor die. One the semiconductor die includes at least one thermal edge portion exposed from the second sidewall.

Representative techniques and devices including process steps may be employed to mitigate the potential for delamination of bonded microelectronic substrates due to metal expansion at a bonding interface. For example, a metal pad having a larger diameter or surface area (e.g., oversized for the application) may be used when a contact pad is positioned over a TSV in one or both substrates.

Semiconductor devices including one or more interfacing segments patterned within an outer protective layer and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. The one or more interfacing segments may provide attachment interfaces/surfaces for connection pads. The one or more interfacing segments or a portion thereof may remain uncovered or exposed and provide warpage control for the corresponding semiconductor device.

A semiconductor package includes: a first semiconductor chip including a first semiconductor substrate including a first active surface and a first inactive surface opposite to each other and a plurality of first chip pads on the first active surface; a second semiconductor chip including a second semiconductor substrate including a second active surface and a second inactive surface opposite to each other and a plurality of second chip pads on the second active surface, the second active surface being stacked on the first semiconductor chip to face the first inactive surface; a bonding insulation material layer interposed between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip; and a plurality of bonding pads surrounded by the bonding insulation material layer to electrically connect the first semiconductor chip to the second semi conductor chip.

A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first chip having a first semiconductor element layer including a pixel region of a plurality of pixel circuits, and a second chip having a second semiconductor element layer. The first and second chips are bonded by a plurality of metal bonding portions between the first and second semiconductor element layers. The plurality of metal bonding portions includes first and second metal bonding portions disposed in a region overlapping with the pixel region in a plan view. The first metal bonding portion connects at least either one of the plurality of pixel circuits and the second semiconductor element layer. The second metal bonding portion is connected to at least either one of the plurality of pixel circuits and is not connected to the second semiconductor element layer in the region overlapping with the pixel region.

A semiconductor package according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a semiconductor chip on the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate; at least one heat dissipation wire connected to the semiconductor chip; and an encapsulant on at least a portion of each of the semiconductor chip and the heat dissipation wire. The heat dissipation wire is exposed to one side surface of side surfaces of the encapsulant.