Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a conductive pattern on a substrate, a passivation layer on the substrate and including an opening that partially exposes the conductive pattern, and a pad structure in the opening of the passivation layer and connected to the conductive pattern. The pad structure includes a first metal layer that fills the opening of the passivation layer and has a width greater than that of the opening, and a second metal layer on the first metal layer. The first metal layer has a first thickness at an outer wall of the first metal layer, a second thickness on a top surface of the passivation layer, and a third thickness on a top surface of the conductive pattern. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness, and the third thickness is greater than the second thickness.

Disclosed is a flip-chip device. The flip-chip device includes a die having a plurality of under bump metallizations (UBMs); and a package substrate having a plurality of bond pads. The plurality of UBMs include a first set of UBMs having a first size and a first minimum pitch and a second set of UBMs having a second size and a second minimum pitch. The first set of UBMs and the second set of UBMs are each electrically coupled to the package substrate by a bond-on-pad connection.

A semiconductor packaging structure includes a die including a bond pad and a first metal layer structure disposed on the die, the first metal layer structure having a first width, the first metal layer structure including a first metal layer, the first metal layer electrically coupled to the bond pad. The semiconductor packaging structure also includes a first photosensitive material around sides of the first metal layer structure and a second metal layer structure disposed over the first metal layer structure and over a portion of the first photosensitive material, the second metal layer structure electrically coupled to the first metal layer structure, the second metal layer structure having a second width, where the second width is greater than the first width. Additionally, the semiconductor packaging structure includes a second photosensitive material around sides of the second metal layer structure.

An electronic device package includes an encapsulated electronic component, a redistribution layer (RDL) and a conductive via. The RDL is disposed above the encapsulated electronic component. The RDL includes a circuit layer comprising a conductive pad including a pad portion having a curved edge and a center of curvature, and an extension portion protruding from the pad portion and having a curved edge and a center of curvature. The circuit layer further includes a dielectric layer above the RDL. The conductive via is disposed in the dielectric layer and connected to the conductive pad of the RDL. A center of the conductive via is closer to the center of curvature of the edge of the extension portion than to the center of curvature of the edge of the pad portion.

A chip bonding method includes the following operations. A first chip is provided, which includes a first contact pad including a first portion lower than a first surface of a first substrate and a second portion higher than the first surface of the first substrate to form the stepped first contact pad. A second chip is provided, which includes a second contact pad including a third portion lower than a third surface of a second substrate and a fourth portion higher than the third surface of the second substrate to form the stepped second contact pad. The first chip and the second chip are bonded. The first portion of the first chip contacts with the fourth portion of the second chip, and the second portion of the first chip contacts with the third portion of the second chip.

A semiconductor structure includes: a first substrate, with a first opening being provided on a surface of first substrate; and a first bonding structure positioned in the first opening. The first bonding structure includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer with a melting point lower than that of the first metal layer. The first metal layer includes a first surface in contact with a bottom surface of the first opening and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second surface is provided with a first groove, an area, not occupied by the first metal layer and the first groove, of the first opening constitutes a second groove, the second metal layer is formed in the first groove and the second groove, and a surface, exposed from the second groove, of the second metal layer constitutes a bonding surface of the first bonding structure.

An integrated electronic device including: a main body delimited by a front surface; a top conductive region extending within the main body, starting from the front surface; a first dielectric region extending on the front surface; and a barrier structure, arranged on the first dielectric region. A first aperture extends through the barrier structure and the first dielectric region; the first aperture is delimited at bottom by the top conductive region. The integrated electronic device further includes a contact structure including at least a first conductive region extending within the first aperture, in direct contact with the top conductive region and the barrier structure.

An integrated electronic device including: a main body delimited by a front surface; a top conductive region extending within the main body, starting from the front surface; a first dielectric region extending on the front surface; and a barrier structure, arranged on the first dielectric region. A first aperture extends through the barrier structure and the first dielectric region; the first aperture is delimited at bottom by the top conductive region. The integrated electronic device further includes a contact structure including at least a first conductive region extending within the first aperture, in direct contact with the top conductive region and the barrier structure.

A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip having an element forming surface; an insulating layer formed on the element forming surface; a pad wiring layer including a first conductive layer formed on the insulating layer and containing a first conductive material and a second conductive layer formed on the first conductive layer and containing a second conductive material different from the first conductive material, wherein the second conductive layer includes an eaves portion protruding outward with respect to an end surface of the first conductive layer; a bonding member bonded to the pad wiring layer and supplying electric power to an element of the element forming surface; and a coating insulating film selectively formed on the insulating layer below the eaves portion, exposing an upper surface of the insulating layer to a peripheral region of the pad wiring layer, and covering the end surface of the first conductive layer.

A device and method of manufacture is provided that utilize a dummy pad feature adjacent contact pads. The contact pads may be contact pads in an integrated fan-out package in which a molding compound is placed along sidewalls of a die and the contact pads extend over the die and the molding compound. The contact pads are electrically coupled to the die using one or more redistribution layers. The dummy pad features are electrically isolated from the contact pads. In some embodiments, the dummy pad features partially encircle the contact pads and are located in a corner region of the molding compound, a corner region of the die, and/or an interface region between an edge of the die and the molding compound.