Abstract:
An integrated circuit device includes a metal contact and a passivation layer extending on a sidewall of the metal contact and on first and second surface portions of a top surface of the metal contact. The passivation layer is format by a stack of layers including: a tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) layer; a Phosphorus doped TEOS (PTEOS) layer on top of the TEOS layer; and a Silicon-rich Nitride layer on top of the PTEOS layer. The TEOS and PTEOS layers extend over the first surface portion, but not the second surface portion, of the top surface of the metal contact. The Silicon-rich Nitride layer extends over both the first and second surface portions, and is in contact with the second surface portion.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a digital image sensor package including an image sensor substrate and a glass covering. The image sensor substrate carries photodiodes. The glass covering has a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and a sidewall delimiting a perimeter edge of the glass covering. The glass covering overlies the photodiodes. A surface area of the top surface of the glass covering is greater than a surface area of the bottom surface of the glass covering such that the sidewall is anti-perpendicular to the top and bottom surfaces of the glass.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit includes a polysilicon region that is doped with a dopant. A portion of the polysilicon region is converted to a polyoxide region which includes un-oxidized dopant ions. A stack of layers overlies over the polyoxide region. The stack of layers includes: a first ozone-assisted sub-atmospheric pressure thermal chemical vapor deposition (O 3 SACVD) TEOS layer; and a second O 3 SACVD TEOS layer; wherein the first and second O 3 SACVD TEOS layers are separated from each other by a dielectric region. A thermally annealing is performed at a temperature which induces outgassing of passivation atoms from the first and second O 3 SACVD TEOS layers to migrate to passivate interface charges due to the presence of un-oxidized dopant ions in the polyoxide region.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a wafer level chip scale package (WLCSP) (100, 200, 300) with bumps with various combinations of conductive structures such as solder (118, 120, 214, 216, 314, 316) and under bump metallizations (UBMs) (112, 117, 311, 312) having different structures and different amounts of solder (118, 120, 214, 216, 314, 316) coupled to the UBMs (112, 117, 311, 312). Although the bumps have different structures and the volume (height) of solder (118, 120, 214, 216, 314, 316) differs, the total standoff height along the WLCSP (100, 200, 300) remains substantially the same. Each portion of solder (118, 120, 214, 216, 314, 316) includes a point furthest away from an active surface (103, 203, 303) of a die (102, 202, 302) of the WLCSP (100, 200, 300). Each point of each respective portion of solder (118, 120, 214, 216, 314, 316) is co-planar with each other respective point of the other respective portions of solder (118, 120, 214, 216, 314, 316). Additionally, the bumps with different structures are positioned accordingly on the active surface of the die (102, 202, 302) of the WLCSP (100, 200, 300) to reduce failures that may result from the WLCSP (100, 200, 300) being exposed to thermal cycling or the WLCSP (100, 200, 300) being dropped, or because of electromigration, in that less solder (118, 120, 214, 216, 314, 316) is used for bumps at corners of the WLCSP (100, 200, 300). The bumps with less solder comprise an additional contact structure (116, 212, 310) on which the solder (120, 214, 314) is formed. The bumps may be placed on a conductive redistribution layer (108, 208) or on contact pads (304) on the active surface (303) of the die (302) without a redistribution layer. During the manufacturing process, the conductive material (428) of the conductive structures (the solder) is filled in openings (424, 426) of a stencil (422), followed by removing excess portions of the conductive material (428) on the stencil (422) by a squeegee (430).
Abstract:
An integrated circuit is formed having an array of memory cells located in the dielectric stack above a semiconductor substrate. Each memory cell has an adjustable resistor and a heating element. A dielectric material separates the heating element from the adjustable resistor. The heating element alters the resistance of the resistor by applying heat thereto. The magnitude of the resistance of the adjustable resistor represents the value of data stored in the memory cell.
Abstract:
A semiconductor package is disclosed. The package includes a substrate; a semiconductor die attached to the substrate; a housing part attached to the substrate and arranged to surround the semiconductor die; and solidified moulding material arranged around the housing and adhering to the substrate to secure the housing in position on the substrate. A method of manufacturing the package is also disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention relates to area efficient realization of coefficient block [A] or architecture [A] with hardware sharing techniques and optimizations applied to this block. The block [A] is connected to coefficient lines CLin_0, CLin_1...CLin_n and BLin_0, BLin_1,... BLin_n coming from block [E] and/or [F], to be connected to perform filtering operation or a mathematical computing operation with optimization in hardware and provides a zero latency output. The invention also gives the area minimal realization of digital filters based on coefficient block [A], when operated in bit serial fashion. The optimization techniques and structure of the present invention are good for linear digital filters typically a finite impulse response (FIR) filter, infinite impulse response filter (IIR) and for other filters and applications based on combinational logic consisting of delay element (T), multiplier (M), adder (SA) and subtractor (SS).
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to at least one semiconductor package including a die (204) within an encapsulant (202) having a first sidewall, an adhesive layer (222) on the encapsulant and having a second sidewall coplanar with the first sidewall of the encapsulant, and an insulating layer (226) on the adhesive layer having a third sidewall coplanar with the first sidewall and the second sidewall. A method of manufacturing the at least one semiconductor package includes forming an insulating layer on a temporary adhesion layer of a carrier, forming an adhesive layer on the insulating layer, and forming a plurality of openings through the adhesive layer and the insulating layer. The plurality of openings through the adhesive layer and the insulating layer may be formed by exposing the adhesive layer and the insulating layer to a laser.