A method of forming a semiconductor package is provided. The method includes forming a metallization stack over a semiconductor die. Polymer particles are mounted over the metallization stack. Each of the polymer particles is coated with a first bonding layer. A heat spreader lid is bonded with the semiconductor die by reflowing the first bonding layer. A composite thermal interface material (TIM) structure is formed between the heat spreader lid and the semiconductor die during the bonding. The composite TIM structure includes the first bonding layer and the polymer particles embedded in the first bonding layer.

A semiconductor package including a first stack; a plurality of TSVs passing through the first stack; a second stack on the first stack and including a second surface facing a first surface of the first stack; a first pad on the first stack and in contact with the TSVs; a second pad on the second stack; a bump connecting the first and second pads; a first redundancy pad on the first surface of the first stack, spaced apart from the first pad, and not in contact with the TSVs; a second redundancy pad on the second surface of the second stack and spaced apart from the second pad; and a redundancy bump connecting the first redundancy pad and the second redundancy pad, wherein the first pad and first redundancy pad are electrically connected to each other, and the second pad and second redundancy pad are electrically connected to each other.

A semiconductor device package structure is provided. The semiconductor device package structure includes a substrate having a first layer over a second layer. The first layer may have greater thermal conductivity than the second layer. The semiconductor device package structure further includes one or more dies coupled to the substrate. A heat spreader may have a first section coupled to a first surface of a first die of the one or more dies, and a second section coupled to the first layer.

A bonded assembly of a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die includes first and second semiconductor dies. The first semiconductor die includes first semiconductor devices, first metal interconnect structures embedded in first dielectric material layers, and first metal bonding pads laterally surrounded by a semiconductor material layer. The second semiconductor die includes second semiconductor devices, second metal interconnect structures embedded in second dielectric material layers, and second metal bonding pads that include primary metal bonding pads and auxiliary metal bonding pads. The auxiliary metal bonding pads are bonded to the semiconductor material layer through metal-semiconductor compound portions formed by reaction of surface portions of the semiconductor material layer and an auxiliary metal bonding pad. The primary metal bonding pads are bonded to the first metal bonding pads by metal-to-metal bonding.

A semiconductor package including a first stack; a plurality of TSVs passing through the first stack; a second stack on the first stack and including a second surface facing a first surface of the first stack; a first pad on the first stack and in contact with the TSVs; a second pad on the second stack; a bump connecting the first and second pads; a first redundancy pad on the first surface of the first stack, spaced apart from the first pad, and not in contact with the TSVs; a second redundancy pad on the second surface of the second stack and spaced apart from the second pad; and a redundancy bump connecting the first redundancy pad and the second redundancy pad, wherein the first pad and first redundancy pad are electrically connected to each other, and the second pad and second redundancy pad are electrically connected to each other.

A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a die structure including a plurality of die regions and a plurality of first seal rings. Each of the plurality of first seal rings surrounds a corresponding die region of the plurality of die regions. The semiconductor device further includes a second seal ring surrounding the plurality of first seal rings and a plurality of connectors bonded to the die structure. Each of the plurality of connectors has an elongated plan-view shape. A long axis of the elongated plan-view shape of each of the plurality of connectors is oriented toward a center of the die structure.

An integrated circuit assembly may be formed having a substrate, a first integrated circuit device electrically attached to the substrate, a second integrated circuit device electrically attached to the first integrated circuit device, and a heat dissipation device defining a fluid chamber, wherein at least a portion of the first integrated circuit device and at least a portion of the second integrated circuit device are exposed to the fluid chamber. In further embodiments, at least one channel may be formed in an underfill material between the first integrated circuit device and the second integrated circuit device, between the first integrated circuit device and the substrate, and/or between the second integrated circuit device and the substrate, wherein the at least one channel is open to the fluid chamber.

A radio frequency (“RF”) transistor amplifier die includes a semiconductor layer structure having a plurality of transistor cells, and an insulating layer on a surface of the semiconductor layer structure. Conductive pillar structures protrude from the insulating layer opposite the surface of the semiconductor layer structure, and are configured to provide input signal, output signal, or ground connections to the transistor cells. The ground connections are arranged between the input and/or output signal connections to the transistor cells. Related devices and packages are also discussed.

The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip structure having a first copper pillar disposed over a metal pad of an interposer substrate. The first copper pillar has a sidewall defining a recess. A nickel layer is disposed over the first copper pillar and a solder layer is disposed over the first copper pillar and the nickel layer. The solder layer continuously extends from directly over the first copper pillar to within the recess. A second copper layer is disposed between the solder layer and a second substrate.

Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, apparatuses, and methods that relate to transceivers, receivers, and antenna structures for wireless communications are described. The various aspects include co-located millimeter wave (mmWave) and near-field communication (NFC) antennas, scalable phased array radio transceiver architecture (SPARTA), phased array distributed communication system with MIMO support and phase noise synchronization over a single coax cable, communicating RF signals over cable (RFoC) in a distributed phased array communication system, clock noise leakage reduction, IF-to-RF companion chip for backwards and forwards compatibility and modularity, on-package matching networks, 5G scalable receiver (Rx) architecture, among others.