A semiconductor device includes a first electronic component, a second electronic component, a third electronic component, a plurality of first interconnection structures, and a plurality of second interconnection structures. The second electronic component is between the first electronic component and the third electronic component. The first interconnection structures are between and electrically connected to the first electronic component and the second electronic component. Each of the first interconnection structures has a length along a first direction substantially parallel to a surface of the first electronic component and a width along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface and substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The length is larger than the width. The second interconnection structures are between and electrically connected to the second electronic component and the third electronic component.

Apparatuses relating generally to a microelectronic package having protection from interference are disclosed. In an apparatus thereof, a substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface and has a ground plane. A first microelectronic device is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. Wire bond wires are coupled to the ground plane for conducting the interference thereto and extending away from the upper surface of the substrate. A first portion of the wire bond wires is positioned to provide a shielding region for the first microelectronic device with respect to the interference. A second portion of the wire bond wires is not positioned to provide the shielding region. A second microelectronic device is coupled to the substrate and located outside of the shielding region. A conductive surface is over the first portion of the wire bond wires for covering the shielding region.

Apparatuses relating generally to a microelectronic package having protection from interference are disclosed. In an apparatus thereof, a substrate has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface and has a ground plane. A first microelectronic device is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. Wire bond wires are coupled to the ground plane for conducting the interference thereto and extending away from the upper surface of the substrate. A first portion of the wire bond wires is positioned to provide a shielding region for the first microelectronic device with respect to the interference. A second portion of the wire bond wires is not positioned to provide the shielding region. A second microelectronic device is coupled to the substrate and located outside of the shielding region. A conductive surface is over the first portion of the wire bond wires for covering the shielding region.

A direct bonded heterogeneous integration (DBHi) device includes a substrate including a trench formed in a top surface of the substrate. The DBHi device further includes a first chip coupled to the substrate on a first side of the trench by a plurality of first interconnects. The DBHi device further includes a second chip coupled to the substrate on a second side of the trench by a plurality of second interconnects. The second side of the trench is arranged opposite the first side of the trench. The DBHi device further includes a bridge coupled to the first chip and to the second chip by a plurality of third interconnects such that the bridge is suspended in the trench. The DBHi device further includes a non-conductive paste material surrounding the plurality of third interconnects to further couple the bridge to the first chip and to the second chip.

An optical module includes an optical semiconductor chip including a first electrode pad, a second electrode pad, and a third electrode pad arranged between the first electrode pad and the second electrode pad, a wiring substrate on which the optical semiconductor chip is flip-chip mounted, including a fourth electrode pad, a fifth electrode pad, and a sixth electrode pad arranged between the fourth electrode pad and the fifth electrode pad, a first conductive material connecting the first electrode pad with the fourth electrode pad, a second conductive material connecting the second electrode pad with the fifth electrode pad, a third conductive material arranged between the first conductive material and the second conductive material, connecting the third electrode pad with the sixth electrode pad, and a resin provided in an area on the second conductive material side of the third conductive material between the optical semiconductor chip and the wiring substrate.

Methods and apparatus to reduce defects in interconnects between semiconductor dies and package substrates are disclosed. An apparatus includes a substrate and a semiconductor die mounted to the substrate. The apparatus further includes bumps to electrically couple the die to the substrate. Ones of the bumps have corresponding bases. The bases have a shape that is non-circular.

An electronic component includes a device die and a substrate. The device die includes conductive contacts with conductive pillars conductively affixed to conductive contact. The conductive pillars include a cavity formed in an end of the conductive pillar opposite the conductive contact. The substrate includes of conductive pads that are each associated with one of the conductive contacts. The conductive pads include a conductive pad conductively affixed to the substrate, and a conductive ring situated within a cavity in the end conductive rings have a capillary formed along an axis of the conductive ring. A solder material fills the capillary of each of the conductive rings and the cavity formed in the end of the associated conductive pillars to form a conductive joint between the pillars and the conductive pads.

A chip transfer method including: disposing a target substrate in a closed cavity, the target substrate including a first alignment bonding structure and a second alignment bonding structure; applying a charge of a first polarity to the first alignment bonding structure of the target substrate; applying a charge of a second polarity to a first chip bonding structure of a chip; injecting an insulating fluid into the closed cavity to suspend the chip in the insulating fluid within the closed cavity; and applying a bonding force to the chip.

A semiconductor device may include a first plate-like element having a first substantially planar connection surface with a first connection pad and a second plate-like element having a second substantially planar connection surface with a second connection pad corresponding to the first connection pad. The device may also include a connection electrically and physically coupling the first and second plate-like elements and arranged between the first and second connection pads. The connection may include a deformed elongate element arranged on the first connection pad and extending toward the second connection pad and solder in contact with the second connection pad and the elongate element.

A semiconductor device includes a first electronic component, a second electronic component, a third electronic component, a plurality of first interconnection structures, and a plurality of second interconnection structures. The first electronic component is between the second and the third electronic components. The first interconnection structures are between the first and the second electronic components. Each first interconnection structures has a length along a first direction substantially parallel to a surface of the first electronic component, and a width along a second direction substantially parallel to the surface and substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The length is larger than the width. The second interconnection structures are between the second and the third electronic components, and electrically connected to the second and the third electronic components. A height of each second interconnection structure is different from a height of each first interconnection structure.