US Patent 9935081 Hybrid interconnect for chip stacking

Methods of packaging semiconductor devices and structures thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of packaging a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, and adhering a first semiconductor device. Chip stacks are formed by providing a plurality of semiconductor devices and bonding them to the substrate and the first semiconductor device. At least one of the provided semiconductor devices is physically connected to both the substrate and the first semiconductor device it is stack on. Other semiconductor devices may stacked by forming conductive channels in the first semiconductor device, and placing the other semiconductor devices in physical contact with the first semiconductor device and the conductive channels.