A semiconductor structure includes a first passivation layer disposed over a metal line, a copper-containing RDL disposed over the first passivation layer, where the copper-containing RDL is electrically coupled to the metal line and where a portion of the copper-containing RDL in contact with a top surface of the first passivation layer forms an acute angle, and a second passivation layer disposed over the copper-containing RDL, where an interface between the second passivation layer and a top surface of the copper-containing RDL is curved. The semiconductor structure may further include a polymeric layer disposed over the second passivation layer, where a portion of the polymeric layer extends to contact the copper-containing RDL, a bump electrically coupled to the copper-containing RDL, and a solder layer disposed over the bump.

A semiconductor device having a channel between active sections or portions of the device is disclosed. An elastic material, such as dielectric or a polymer, is deposited into the channel and cured to increase flexibility and thermal expansion properties of the semiconductor device. The elastic material reduces the thermal and mechanical mismatch between the semiconductor device and the substrate to which the semiconductor device is coupled in downstream processing to improve reliability. The semiconductor device may also include a plurality of channels formed transverse with respect to each other. Some of the channels extend all the way through the semiconductor device, while other channels extend only partially through the semiconductor device.

An FPA includes a substrate; a plurality of spaced-apart implant regions deposited in the substrate; a plurality of supplemental metal contacts, one supplemental metal contact of the plurality of supplemental metal contacts electrically connected to one implant region of the plurality of implant regions; a plurality of metal conductors electrically connecting the plurality of supplemental metal contacts; and a primary metal contact, electrically connected to the plurality of supplemental metal contacts by at least one of the metal conductors of the plurality of metal conductors. The pixel can include an Indium bump electrically connected to the primary metal contact.

A semiconductor package includes a first connection structure, a first semiconductor chip on an upper surface of the first connection structure, a first molding layer on the upper surface of the first connection structure and surrounding the first semiconductor chip, a first bond pad on the first semiconductor chip, a first bond insulation layer on the first semiconductor chip and the first molding layer and surrounding the first bond pad, a second bond pad directly contacting the first bond pad, a second bond insulation layer surrounding the second bond pad; and a second semiconductor chip on the second bond pad and the second bond insulation layer.

A semiconductor package including a core substrate, a semiconductor chip in the core substrate and having chip pads, a redistribution wiring layer covering a lower surface of the core substrate and including redistribution wirings electrically connected to the chip pads and a pair of capacitor pads exposed from an outer surface of the redistribution wiring layer, conductive pastes on the capacitor pads, respectively, and a capacitor via the conductive pastes and having first and second outer electrodes on the capacitor pads, respectively, may be provided. Each of the capacitor pads includes a pad pattern exposed from the outer surface of the redistribution wiring layer, and at least one via pattern at a lower portion of the pad pattern and electrically connected to at least one of the redistribution wirings. The via pattern is eccentric by a distance from a center line of the pad pattern.

A semiconductor package includes an insulating layer including a first face and a second face opposite each other, a redistribution pattern including a wiring region and a via region in the insulating layer, the wiring region being on the via region, and a first semiconductor chip connected to the redistribution pattern. The first semiconductor chip may be on the redistribution pattern. An upper face of the wiring region may be coplanar with the first face of the insulating layer.

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.

A method for bonding two superconducting integrated circuits (“chips”), such that the bonds electrically interconnect the chips. A plurality of indium-coated metallic posts may be deposited on each chip. The indium bumps are aligned and compressed with moderate pressure at a temperature at which the indium is deformable but not molten, forming fully superconducting connections between the two chips when the indium is cooled down to the superconducting state. An anti-diffusion layer may be applied below the indium bumps to block reaction with underlying layers. The method is scalable to a large number of small contacts on the wafer scale, and may be used to manufacture a multi-chip module comprising a plurality of chips on a common carrier. Superconducting classical and quantum computers and superconducting sensor arrays may be packaged.

The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) device that includes a mold device die and a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the mold device die. The mold device die includes a device region with a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion, and a first mold compound. The FEOL portion includes an active layer formed from a strained silicon epitaxial layer, in which a lattice constant is greater than 5.461 at a temperature of 300K. The first mold compound resides over the active layer. Herein, silicon crystal does not exist between the first mold compound and the active layer. The multilayer redistribution structure includes a number of bump structures, which are at a bottom of the multilayer redistribution structure and electrically coupled to the FEOL portion of the mold device die.

The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency device that includes a transfer device die and a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the transfer device die. The transfer device die includes a device region with a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion and a transfer substrate. The FEOL portion includes isolation sections and an active layer surrounded by the isolation sections. A top surface of the device region is planarized. The transfer substrate resides over the top surface of the device region. Herein, silicon crystal does not exist within the transfer substrate or between the transfer substrate and the active layer. The multilayer redistribution structure includes a number of bump structures, which are at a bottom of the multilayer redistribution structure and electrically coupled to the FEOL portion of the transfer device die.