Forming semiconductor chip connections
Various embodiments include semiconductor structures. In one embodiment, the semiconductor structure includes a chip having a body having a polyhedron shape with a pair of opposing sides; and a solder member extending along a side that extends between the pair of opposing sides of the polyhedron shape.
1. A semiconductor structure comprising:
a plurality of semiconductor chips, each of the plurality of semiconductor chips including:
a body having a polyhedron shape with a pair of opposing sides;
a first solder member extending completely along a side that extends between the opposing sides of the polyhedron shape; and
a solder ball element located on a surface of one of the pair of opposing sides,
the plurality of semiconductor chips being connected to each other by the solder ball element of each of the semiconductor chips; and
a first connector chip including:
a body having a polyhedron shape with a pair of opposing substantially planar sides;
a solder member extending a side that extends between the opposing substantially planar sides of the polyhedron shape; and
a solder ball element located on a surface of one of the pair of opposing sides,
the first connector chip being connected to each of the plurality of semiconductor chips,
wherein the first connector chip forms a substantially right angle with each of the plurality of semiconductor chips.
2. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second connector chip, the second connector chip including:
a body having a polyhedron shape with a pair of opposing sides;
a solder member extending completely along a side that extends between the opposing sides of the polyhedron shape; and
a solder ball element located on a surface of one of the pair of opposing sides,
the second connector chip being connected to each of the plurality of semiconductor chips.
3. The semiconductor structure of claim 1 , further comprising a substrate, wherein the connector chip is connected to the substrate by the solder member of the connector chip that extends completely along the side that extends between the opposing substantially planar sides of the polyhedron shape, wherein the each of the plurality of semiconductor chips is connected to the substrate by the solder ball element of the each of the plurality of semiconductor chips.
4. The semiconductor structure of claim 3 , wherein the solder member in each of the plurality of semiconductor chips further extends over a corner formed by adjacent sides of the body of each of the plurality of semiconductor chips.
5. A semiconductor structure comprising:
a plurality of semiconductor chips, each of the plurality of semiconductor chips including:
a body having a polyhedron shape with a pair of opposing sides;
a first solder member extending completely along a side that extends between the opposing sides of the polyhedron shape; and
a solder ball element located on a surface of one of the pair of opposing sides,
the plurality of semiconductor chips being connected to each other by the solder ball element of each of the semiconductor chips;
a first connector chip including:
a body having a polyhedron shape with a pair of opposing substantially planar sides;
a solder member extending completely along a side that extends between the opposing substantially planar sides of the polyhedron shape; and
a solder ball element located on a surface of one of the pair of opposing sides,
the first connector chip being connected to each of the plurality of semiconductor chips,
wherein the first connector chip forms a substantially right angle with each of the plurality of semiconductor chips;
a second connector chip, the second connector chip including:
a body having a polyhedron shape with a pair of opposing sides;
a solder member extending completely along a side that extends between the opposing sides of the polyhedron shape; and
a solder ball element located on a surface of one of the pair of opposing sides,
the second connector chip being connected to each of the plurality of semiconductor chips; and
a substrate, wherein the connector chip is connected to the substrate by the solder member of the connector chip that extends completely along the side that extends between the opposing substantially planar sides of the polyhedron shape, wherein the each of the plurality of semiconductor chips is connected to the substrate by the solder ball element of the each of the plurality of semiconductor chips,
wherein the solder member in each of the plurality of semiconductor chips further extends over a corner formed by adjacent sides of the body of each of the plurality of semiconductor chips.