Micron Technology Incorporated

Bang-Ning Hsu

Kyle K Kirby

Owen R Fay

Brandon P Wirz

Andrew M Bayless

Byung Hoon Moon

A semiconductor device assembly can include an assembly semiconductor die having a top surface with a first and a second assembly communication element thereat. The semiconductor device assembly can further include a semiconductor die stack coupled to the top surface. The die stack can include a first and a second semiconductor die, each having a top surface perpendicular to the top surface of the assembly semiconductor die. Further, the first semiconductor die can have a first die communication element aligned with and configured to directly communicate with the first assembly communication element, and the second semiconductor die can have a second die communication element aligned with and configured to directly communicate with the second assembly communication element.

Perpendicular semiconductor device assemblies and associated methods

A method for bonding semiconductor dies, resulting semiconductor devices, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes depositing a first material on the first semiconductor die. The first material has a first outer surface and a first chemical composition at the first outer surface. The method also includes depositing a second material on the second semiconductor die. The second material has a second outer surface and a second chemical composition at the second outer surface that is different from the first chemical composition. The method also includes stacking the dies. The second outer surface of the second semiconductor die is in contact with the first outer surface of the first semiconductor die in the stack. The method also includes reacting the first outer surface with the second outer surface. The reaction causes the first outer surface to bond to the second outer surface.

Systems and methods for direct bonding in semiconductor die manufacturing

A semiconductor die is provided, comprising a semiconductor substrate, a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, a bond pad in the dielectric layer, the bond pad including an exposed top surface that is recessed with respect to a surface of the dielectric layer opposite to the semiconductor substrate, and a region including a plurality of embedded nanoparticles in the dielectric layer, wherein the region is located proximate to the bond pad to supply thermal energy to the bond pad in response to exposing the plurality of embedded nanoparticles to an externally-applied field.

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Taichung, Taiwan

Bang-Ning Hsu