A semiconductor device including an element isolation in a trench formed in an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, a trench isolation including a void in a trench directly under the element isolation, and a Cu wire with Cu ball connected to a pad on the semiconductor substrate, is formed. The semiconductor device has a circular trench isolation arrangement prohibition region that overlaps the end portion of the Cu ball in plan view, and the trench isolation is separated from the trench isolation arrangement prohibition region in plan view.

In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first insulator, a first pad provided in the first insulator, a second insulator provided on the first insulator, and a second pad provided on the first pad in the second insulator. Furthermore, the first insulator includes a first film that is in contact with the first pad and the second insulator, and a second film provided at an interval from the first pad and the second insulator, and including a portion provided at a same height as at least a portion of the first pad.

A structure and a method of forming are provided. The structure includes a first dielectric layer overlying a first substrate. A first connection pad is disposed in a top surface of the first dielectric layer and contacts a first redistribution line. A first dummy pad is disposed in the top surface of the first dielectric layer, the first dummy pad contacting the first redistribution line. A second dielectric layer overlies a second substrate. A second connection pad and a second dummy pad are disposed in the top surface of the second dielectric layer, the second connection pad bonded to the first connection pad, and the first dummy pad positioned in a manner that is offset from the second dummy pad so that the first dummy pad and the second dummy pad do not contact each other.

A hybrid bonded structure including a first integrated circuit component and a second integrated circuit component is provided. The first integrated circuit component includes a first dielectric layer, first conductors and isolation structures. The first conductors and the isolation structures are embedded in the first dielectric layer. The isolation structures are electrically insulated from the first conductors and surround the first conductors. The second integrated circuit component includes a second dielectric layer and second conductors. The second conductors are embedded in the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is bonded to the second dielectric layer and the first conductors are bonded to the second conductors.

A semiconductor package includes an interposer chip having a frontside, a backside, and a corner area on the backside defined by a first corner edge and a second corner edge of the interposer chip. A die is bonded to the frontside of the interposer chip. At least one dam structure is formed on the corner area of the backside of the interposer chip. The dam structure includes an edge aligned to at least one the first corner edge and the second corner edge of the interposer chip.

Semiconductor devices having metallization structures including crack-inhibiting structures, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a metallization structure formed over a semiconductor substrate. The metallization structure can include a bond pad electrically coupled to the semiconductor substrate via one or more layers of conductive material, and an insulating material—such as a low-κ dielectric material—at least partially around the conductive material. The metallization structure can further include a crack-inhibiting structure positioned beneath the bond pad between the bond pad and the semiconductor substrate. The crack-inhibiting structure can include a barrier member extending vertically from the bond pad toward the semiconductor substrate and configured to inhibit crack propagation through the insulating material.

The present application provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor device including providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a first stress-relieving structure including a first conductive frame above the semiconductor substrate and a plurality of first insulating pillars within the first conductive frame, forming a second stress-relieving structure comprising a plurality of second conductive pillars above the first stress-relieving structure and a second insulating frame, the plurality of second conductive pillars are disposed within the second conductive frame, wherein the plurality of second conductive pillars is disposed correspondingly above the plurality of first insulating pillars, and the second insulating frame is disposed correspondingly above the first conductive frame; and forming a conductive structure including a supporting portion above the second stress-relieving structure, a conductive portion adjacent to the supporting portion, and a plurality of spacers attached to two sides of the conductive portion.

A semiconductor die includes a semiconductor surface including circuitry electrically connected to top-level bond pads exposed on a top surface of the semiconductor die, the top-level bond pads including inner bond pads and outer bond pads positioned beyond the inner bond pads. There is solder on at least the inner bond pads. A ring structure is positioned around a location of at least the inner bond pads.

The present application discloses a method for fabricating a semiconductor device. The method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, forming a pad structure above the substrate, and forming a top groove on a top surface of the pad structure.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer that has a main surface, a main surface electrode that is arranged at the main surface, an insulating film that partially covers the main surface electrode such as to expose a portion of the main surface electrode, a mold layer that covers the insulating film such as to expose the main surface electrode, and a pad electrode that is arranged on the main surface electrode such as to be electrically connected to the main surface electrode.