A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a first pad and a second pad on a first top surface of the semiconductor substrate; a circuit board including a second top surface, a recess indented from the second top surface into the circuit board, a polymeric pad disposed on the second top surface and corresponding to the first pad, and an active pad disposed within the recess and corresponding to the second pad; a first bump disposed between and contacting the polymeric pad and the first pad; and a second bump disposed between and contacting the active pad and the second pad, wherein a height of the first bump is substantially shorter than a height of the second bump.

A semiconductor module includes a laminated substrate having an insulating plate, a circuit pattern arranged on an upper surface of the insulating plate and a heat dissipating plate arranged on a lower surface of the insulating plate. The semiconductor module also includes a semiconductor device having a collector electrode arranged on its upper surface, having an emitter electrode and a gate electrode arranged on its lower surface, and bumps respectively bonding the emitter electrode and the gate electrode to an upper surface of the circuit pattern. Each of the bumps is made of a metal sintered material such that the bump is formed to be constricted in its middle portion in a thickness direction orthogonal to a surface of the insulating plate.

A package that includes a first integrated device comprising a first plurality of interconnects; a plurality of solder interconnects coupled to the first plurality of interconnects; a second integrated device comprising a second plurality of interconnects, wherein the second integrated device is coupled to the first integrated device through the second plurality of interconnects, the plurality of solder interconnects and the first plurality of interconnects; a polymer layer located between the first integrated device and the second integrated device; and a plurality of spacer balls located between the first integrated device and the second integrated device.

An electronic apparatus including a substrate, a plurality of first bonding pads, an electronic device, and a first spacer is provided. The first bonding pads are disposed on the substrate. The electronic device is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the first bonding pads. The first spacer is disposed between the electronic device and the substrate. The electronic device is capable of effectively controlling a height and uniformity of a gap between the electronic device and the substrate, so as to prevent the electronic device from being tilted and ensure the electronic device to have a favorable structural reliability.

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for transferring solder to a substrate. A substrate belt moves one or more substrates in a belt direction. A decal has one or more through holes in a hole pattern that hold solder. Each of the solder holes can align with respective locations on one of the substrates. An ultrasonic head produces an ultrasonic vibration in the solder in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the belt direction. The ultrasonic head and substrate can be moved together in the longitudinal direction to maintain the ultrasonic head in contact with the solder while the ultrasonic head applies the ultrasonic vibration. Various methods are disclosed including methods of transferring the solder with or without external heating.

A die stack that includes a first chip die, a second chip die connected to the first chip die by one or more controlled collapse chip connection (“C4”) solder bump bonds, and a spacer die interposed between the first and second chip dies. The spacer die includes through holes for the one or more C4 solder bumps, and has a thickness such that when the first and second chip dies are compressed into contact with the spacer die, the spacer die thickness is a minimum defined spacing between the first and second chip dies, and the spacer die operates as a hard stop against compression of the die stack after the first and second chip dies are compressed into contact with the spacer die.

A hybridized image sensor includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a first surface, a first plurality of conductive bumps fabricated on the first surface, and a first alignment feature fabricated on the first surface. The second die includes a second surface, a second plurality of conductive bumps fabricated on the second surface, and second alignment features fabricated on the second surface, wherein the first alignment features interact with the second alignment features to align the first plurality of conductive bumps with the second plurality of conductive bumps.

A stacked device including a first substrate that includes a quantum information processing device, a second substrate bonded to the first substrate, and multiple bump bonds and at least one pillar between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each bump bond of the multiple bump bonds provides an electrical connection between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one pillar defines a separation distance between a first surface of the first substrate and a first surface of the second substrate. A cross-sectional area of each pillar is greater than a cross-sectional area of each bump bond of the multiple bump bonds, where the cross-sectional area of each pillar and of each bump bond is defined along a plane parallel to the first surface of the first substrate or to the first surface of the second substrate.

A semiconductor package includes an interposer chip having a frontside, a backside, and a corner area on the backside defined by a first corner edge and a second corner edge of the interposer chip. A die is bonded to the frontside of the interposer chip. At least one dam structure is formed on the corner area of the backside of the interposer chip. The dam structure includes an edge aligned to at least one the first corner edge and the second corner edge of the interposer chip.

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.