A semiconductor device has a first substrate and a first electrical component disposed over the first substrate. A first support frame is disposed over the first substrate. The first support frame has a horizontal support channel extending across the first substrate and a vertical support brace extending from the horizontal support channel to the first substrate. The first support frame can have a vertical shielding partition extending from the horizontal support channel to the first substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the first electrical component and first substrate and around the first support frame. A second electrical component is disposed over the first electrical component. A second substrate is disposed over the first support frame. A second electrical component is disposed over the second substrate. A third substrate is disposed over the second substrate. A second support frame is disposed over the second substrate.

A discrete three-dimensional (3-D) processor comprises first and second dice. The first die comprises 3-D random-access memory (3D-RAM) arrays, whereas the second die comprises logic circuits and at least an off-die peripheral-circuit component of the 3D-RAM arrays. The first die does not comprise the off-die peripheral-circuit component of the 3D-RAM arrays.

A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor package includes first, second, third and fourth semiconductor chips sequentially stacked on one another. Each of the first, second, third and fourth semiconductor chips includes a first group of bonding pads and a second group of bonding pads alternately arranged in a first direction and input/output (I/O) circuitry selectively connected to the first group of bonding pads respectively. Each of the first, second and third semiconductor chips includes a first group of through electrodes electrically connected to the first group of bonding pads and a second group of through electrodes electrically connected to the second group of bonding pads.

A package structure includes first/second/third package components, a thermal interface material (TIM) structure overlying the first package component opposite to the second package component, and a heat dissipating component disposed on the third package component and thermally coupled to the first package component through the TIM structure. The first package component includes semiconductor dies and an insulating encapsulation encapsulating the semiconductor dies, the second package component is interposed between the first and third package components, and the semiconductor dies are electrically coupled to the third package component via the second package component. The TIM structure includes a dielectric dam and thermally conductive members including a conductive material, disposed within areas confined by the dielectric dam, and overlying the semiconductor dies. A manufacturing method of a package structure is also provided.

Disclosed are semiconductor packages and their fabrication methods. The semiconductor package comprises a substrate that includes a plurality of vias, a first chip stack on the substrate and including a plurality of first semiconductor chips that are sequentially stacked on the substrate, and a plurality of first non-conductive layers between the substrate and the first chip stack and between neighboring first semiconductor chips. Each of the first non-conductive layers includes first extensions that protrude outwardly from first lateral surfaces of the first semiconductor chips. The more remote the first non-conductive layers are from the substrate, the first extensions protrude a shorter length from the first lateral surfaces of the first semiconductor chips.

Methods, systems, and devices for dynamic power distribution for stacked memory are described. A stacked memory device may include switching components that support dynamic coupling between a shared power source of the memory device and circuitry associated with operating memory arrays of respective memory dies. In some examples, such techniques include coupling a power source with array circuitry based on an access activity or a degree of access activity for the array circuitry. In some examples, such techniques include isolating a power source from array circuitry based on a lack of access activity or a degree of access activity for the array circuitry. The dynamic coupling or isolation may be supported by various signaling of the memory device, such as signaling between memory dies, signaling between a memory die and a central controller, or signaling between the memory device and a host device.

A 3D integrated circuit device can include a substrate, a thermal interface layer and at least one die, at least one device layer bonded between the thermal interface layer and the at least one die, wherein the thermal interface layer enhances conductive heat transfer between the at least one device layer and the at least one die, and a heat sink located adjacent to a heat spreader, wherein the thermal interface layer, the at least one die and the at least one device layer are located between the heat spreader and the substrate.

A semiconductor package and a method of forming the same are provided. The semiconductor package includes: a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a back side, the semiconductor substrate having a chip area and a dummy area; a front structure below the front side, and including an internal circuit, an internal connection pattern, a guard pattern, and a front insulating structure; a rear protective layer overlapping the chip area and the dummy area, and a rear protrusion pattern on the rear protective layer and overlapping the dummy area, the rear protective layer and the rear protrusion pattern being on the back side; a through-electrode structure penetrating through the chip area and the rear protective layer, and electrically connected to the internal connection pattern; and a rear pad electrically connected to the through-electrode structure. The internal circuit and the internal connection pattern are below the chip area, and the guard pattern is below the chip area adjacent to the dummy area.

Provided is a semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip provided on a package substrate, an interconnection substrate provided on the package substrate, the interconnection substrate having a side surface facing the first semiconductor chip, and a second semiconductor chip provided on the interconnection substrate and extended to a region on a top surface of the first semiconductor chip, wherein the interconnection substrate includes a lower interconnection layer facing the package substrate, an upper interconnection layer facing the first semiconductor chip, and a passive device between the lower interconnection layer and the upper interconnection layer, and wherein the passive device is electrically connected to the second semiconductor chip.

A 3D integrated circuit device can include a substrate, a thermal interface layer and at least one die, at least one device layer bonded between the thermal interface layer and the at least one die, wherein the thermal interface layer enhances conductive heat transfer between the at least one device layer and the at least one die, and a heat sink located adjacent to a heat spreader, wherein the thermal interface layer, the at least one die and the at least one device layer are located between the heat spreader and the substrate.