Abstract:
One or more embodiments relate to a method of making a semiconductor structure, comprising: forming a opening partially through a semiconductor substrate, the opening including an upper portion and a lower portion; forming a first dielectric layer over a sidewall surface of the upper portion, wherein the first dielectric layer does not overlie a sidewall surface of the lower portion; and forming a conductive material over a sidewall surface of the first dielectric layer, the conductive material not being in direct contact with a sidewall surface of the lower portion.
Abstract:
A method of forming a thinned encapsulated chip structure, wherein the method comprises providing a separation structure arranged within an electronic chip, encapsulating part of the electronic chip by an encapsulating structure, and thinning selectively the electronic chip partially encapsulated by the encapsulating structure so that the encapsulating structure remains with a larger thickness than the thinned electronic chip, wherein the separation structure functions as a thinning stop.
Abstract:
A method of thinning a substrate, the method comprising subjecting the substrate to a thinning process, determining information indicative of a surface topography of the thinned substrate, and selectively removing material from at least one surface portion of the thinned substrate based on the determined information to thereby at least partially balance out thickness variations.