A chip package structure is provided. The chip package structure includes a substrate. The chip package structure includes a chip over the substrate. The chip package structure includes a bump and a first dummy bump between the chip and the substrate. The bump is electrically connected between the chip and the substrate, the first dummy bump is electrically insulated from the substrate, and the first dummy bump is wider than the bump. The chip package structure includes a first dummy solder layer under the first dummy bump and having a curved bottom surface facing and spaced apart from the substrate.

A chip includes a semiconductor substrate, integrated circuits with at least portions in the semiconductor substrate, and a surface dielectric layer over the integrated circuits. A plurality of metal pads is distributed substantially uniformly throughout substantially an entirety of a surface of the chip. The plurality of metal pads has top surfaces level with a top surface of the surface dielectric layer. The plurality of metal pads includes active metal pads and dummy metal pads. The active metal pads are electrically coupled to the integrated circuits. The dummy metal pads are electrically decoupled from the integrated circuits.

A stacked memory chip includes a chip input-output pad unit, a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die. The chip input-output pad unit includes a chip command-address pad unit, a lower chip data pad unit and an upper chip data pad unit that are to be connected to an external device. The first semiconductor die electrically is connected to the chip command-address pad unit and the lower chip data pad unit and electrically disconnected from the upper chip data pad unit. The second semiconductor die electrically is connected to the chip command-address pad unit and the upper chip data pad unit and electrically disconnected from the lower chip data pad unit. The input-output load may be reduced by selectively connecting each of the stacked semiconductor dies to one of the lower chip data pad unit and the upper chip data pad unit.

An image sensor includes a sensor chip and a logic chip. The sensor chip includes a first substrate, an upper bonding layer, a first wiring layer, and the logic chip includes a second substrate, a lower bonding layer, a second wiring layer. The upper and lower bonding layers contact each other, with the upper bonding layer including an upper dielectric layer, an upper conductive pad, an upper shield structure, and an upper wiring line, and the lower bonding layer including a lower dielectric layer, a lower conductive pad, a lower shield structure, and a lower wiring line. The upper wiring line, upper conductive pad, and upper shield structure being one body, and the lower wiring line, lower conductive pad, and lower shield structure being one body, the upper and lower conductive pads overlap and contact each other, and the upper and lower wiring lines overlap and contact each other.

In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first insulator. The device further includes a first pad provided in the first insulator, and including first and second layers provided on lateral and lower faces of the first insulator in order. The device further includes a second insulator provided on the first insulator. The device further includes a second pad provided on the first pad in the second insulator, and including third and fourth layers provided on lateral and upper faces of the second insulator in order. The device further includes a first portion provided between an upper face of the first pad and a lower face of the second insulator or between a lower face of the second pad and an upper face of the first insulator, and including a metal element same as a metal element included in the first layer or the third layer.

A semiconductor package including: a base layer; a first chip stack and a second chip stack sequentially stacked over the base layer, each of the first and second chip stacks including a plurality of semiconductor chips which are offset stacked to expose chip pads at one side edge thereof, and the chip pads including stack identification pads for identifying the first chip stack and the second chip stack and chip identification pads for identifying the plurality of semiconductor chips in each of the first and second chip stacks; a first inter-chip wire and a second inter-chip wire connecting power-applied ones of the chip identification pads of the plurality of semiconductor chips of the first and second chip stacks; a first stack wire and second stack wire connecting the chip identification pad of a lowermost semiconductor chip of the first and second chip stacks to the base layer.

A chip includes a semiconductor substrate, integrated circuits with at least portions in the semiconductor substrate, and a surface dielectric layer over the integrated circuits. A plurality of metal pads is distributed substantially uniformly throughout substantially an entirety of a surface of the chip. The plurality of metal pads has top surfaces level with a top surface of the surface dielectric layer. The plurality of metal pads includes active metal pads and dummy metal pads. The active metal pads are electrically coupled to the integrated circuits. The dummy metal pads are electrically decoupled from the integrated circuits.

A semiconductor chip includes a chip body including a signal input/output circuit unit, a chip pad unit disposed on one surface of the chip body and including first and second chip pads having different surface areas from each other, and a chip pad selection circuit unit disposed in the chip body and electrically connected to the signal input/output circuit unit and the chip pad unit. The chip pad selection circuit unit is configured to select one chip pad of the first and second chip pads and electrically connect the selected one chip pad to the signal input/output circuit unit.

A semiconductor device includes an application processor (AP) die and a memory die directly bonded to the AP die. The memory die includes a substrate, a non-volatile memory structure on the substrate, and at least one trench capacitor in the substrate.

The semiconductor module includes: a heat dissipation board including first to third wiring patterns; a first metal plate on the first wiring pattern, a second metal plate on the second wiring pattern, a first semiconductor chip and a first intermediate board which are on the first metal plate, a second semiconductor chip and a second intermediate board which are on the second metal plate. A first metal film on the first intermediate board is electrically connected to the first semiconductor chip and the second metal plate, and a second metal film on the second intermediate board is electrically connected to the second semiconductor chip and the third wiring pattern.