A light-emitting device includes a substrate and an epitaxial unit. The substrate has a first and a second surface. The substrate is formed on the first surface with a plurality of protrusions. The epitaxial unit includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer that are sequentially disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The first surface of the substrate has a first area that is not covered by the epitaxial unit, and a second area this is covered by the epitaxial unit. A height difference (h2) between the first area and the second area is no greater than 1 μm. A display apparatus and a lighting apparatus are also disclosed.

A multi-chip package including a first integrated circuit and a second integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit includes a first side having a first conductive layer, a second side having a second conductive layer, and an edge, the first conductive layer coupled to the second conductive layer at a location adjacent to the edge. The second integrated circuit is coupled to the second conductive layer of the first integrated circuit.

A package includes a chip formed in a first area of the package and a molding compound formed in a second area of the package adjacent to the first area. A first polymer layer is formed on the chip and the molding compound, a second polymer layer is formed on the first polymer layer, and a plurality of interconnect structures is formed between the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer. A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor is formed on the second polymer layer and electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of interconnect structures. A metal bump is formed over and electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of interconnect structures.

A package includes a chip formed in a first area of the package and a molding compound formed in a second area of the package adjacent to the first area. A first polymer layer is formed on the chip and the molding compound, a second polymer layer is formed on the first polymer layer, and a plurality of interconnect structures is formed between the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer. A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor is formed on the second polymer layer and electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of interconnect structures. A metal bump is formed over and electrically coupled to at least one of the plurality of interconnect structures.

A bonded assembly includes a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die that are bonded to each other by dielectric-to-dielectric bonding. First conductive via structures vertically extend through the second semiconductor die and a respective subset of the first dielectric material layers in the first semiconductor die, and contact a respective first metal interconnect structure in the first semiconductor die. Second conductive via structures vertically extend through a second substrate and a respective subset of the second dielectric material layers in the second semiconductor die, and contacting a respective second metal interconnect structure in the second semiconductor die. Redistribution metal interconnect structures located over a backside surface of the second substrate electrically connect the first conductive via structures and the second conductive via structures, and provide electrical interconnection between the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die.

In one example, a semiconductor device can comprise (a) an electronic device comprising a device top side, a device bottom side opposite the device top side, and a device sidewall between the device top side and the device bottom side, (b) a first conductor comprising, a first conductor side section on the device sidewall, a first conductor top section on the device top side and coupled to the first conductor side section, and a first conductor bottom section coupled to the first conductor side section, and (c) a protective material covering the first conductor and the electronic device. A lower surface of the first conductor top section can be higher than the device top side, and an upper surface of the first conductor bottom section can be lower than the device top side. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

This disclosure is related to arranging to a system comprising of backplane and micro-devices. The backplane components layers may comprise of multiple conductive layers and multiple dielectric or semiconductor layers. The system is a stacked structure The stacking structure can be used with different types of transistors and backplane including but not limited to staggered, inverted staggered, and other types In addition, touch sensing structure can be integrated into the system.

A method includes forming a seed layer over a first conductive feature of a wafer, forming a patterned plating mask on the seed layer, and plating a second conductive feature in an opening in the patterned plating mask. The plating includes performing a plurality of plating cycles, with each of the plurality of plating cycles including a first plating process performed using a first plating current density, and a second plating process performed using a second plating current density lower than the first plating current density. The patterned plating mask is then removed, and the seed layer is etched.

A semiconductor device has a first semiconductor die and second semiconductor die with a conductive layer formed over the first semiconductor die and second semiconductor die. The second semiconductor die is disposed adjacent to the first semiconductor die with a side surface and the conductive layer of the first semiconductor die contacting a side surface and the conductive layer of the second semiconductor die. An interconnect, such as a conductive material, is formed across a junction between the conductive layers of the first and second semiconductor die. The conductive layer may extend down the side surface of the first semiconductor die and further down the side surface of the second semiconductor die. An extension of the side surface of the first semiconductor die can interlock with a recess of the side surface of the second semiconductor die. The conductive layer extends over the extension and into the recess.

A multi-chip package includes a field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip configured to perform a logic function based on a truth table, wherein the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip comprises multiple non-volatile memory cells therein configured to store multiple resulting values of the truth table, and a programmable logic block therein configured to select, in accordance with one of the combinations of its inputs, one from the resulting values into its output; and a memory chip coupling to the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip, wherein a data bit width between the field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) integrated-circuit (IC) chip and the memory chip is greater than or equal to 64.