A microelectronic assembly can include first and second microelectronic elements each embodying active semiconductor devices adjacent a front surface thereof, and having an electrically conductive pad exposed at the respective front surface. An interposer of material having a CTE less than 10 ppm/°
A microelectronic assembly can include first and second microelectronic elements each embodying active semiconductor devices adjacent a front surface thereof, and having an electrically conductive pad exposed at the respective front surface. An interposer of material having a CTE less than 10 ppm/° C. has first and second surfaces attached to the front surfaces of the respective first and second microelectronic elements, the interposer having a second conductive element extending within an opening in the interposer. First and second conductive elements extend within openings extending from the rear surface of a respective microelectronic element of the first and second microelectronic elements towards the front surface of the respective microelectronic element. In one example, one or more of the first or second conductive elements extends through the respective first or second pad, and the conductive elements contact the exposed portions of the second conductive element to provide electrical connection therewith.
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1. A microelectronic assembly, comprising: a first microelectronic element and a second microelectronic element, each of the microelectronic elements embodying active semiconductor devices adjacent a front surface thereof, each microelectronic element having a rear surface remote from the respective
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A microelectronic assembly, comprising: a first microelectronic element and a second microelectronic element, each of the microelectronic elements embodying active semiconductor devices adjacent a front surface thereof, each microelectronic element having a rear surface remote from the respective front surface, and each having an electrically conductive pad exposed at the respective front surface;an interposer of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (“CTE”) less than 10 parts per million/° C., the interposer having oppositely facing first and second surfaces and a second conductive element extending within an opening in the interposer and being exposed at the first and second surfaces, the first surface facing the front surface of the first microelectronic element, and the second surface facing the front surface of the second microelectronic element;each of the first and second microelectronic elements further including a first conductive element extending within an opening extending from the rear surface of the respective microelectronic element towards the front surface of the respective microelectronic element, wherein the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element extends through the electrically conductive pad of the first microelectronic element, and the first conductive elements are electrically coupled with the second conductive element,wherein the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element and the second conductive element form a continuous monolithic metal region extending between the rear surface of the first microelectronic element and the second surface of the interposer, and wherein a portion of the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element has a first width in a direction parallel to the first surface, the first width being greater than a second width of an opening in the pad of the first microelectronic element. 2. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening through which the second conductive element extends intersects with the opening extending through the first microelectronic element. 3. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening through which the second conductive element extends intersects with each of the openings extending through the first and second microelectronic elements. 4. A microelectronic assembly, comprising: a first microelectronic element and a second microelectronic element, each of the microelectronic elements embodying active semiconductor devices adjacent a front surface thereof, each microelectronic element having a rear surface remote from the respective front surface, and each having an electrically conductive pad exposed at the respective front surface;an interposer of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (“CTE”) less than 10 parts per million/° C., the interposer having oppositely facing first and second surfaces and a second conductive element extending within an opening in the interposer and being exposed at the first and second surfaces, the first surface facing the front surface of the first microelectronic element, and the second surface facing the front surface of the second microelectronic element;each of the first and second microelectronic elements further including a first conductive element extending within an opening extending from the rear surface of the respective microelectronic element towards the front surface of the respective microelectronic element, wherein the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element extends through the electrically conductive pad of the first microelectronic element, and the first conductive elements are electrically coupled with the second conductive element,wherein the second conductive element includes second electrically conductive pads exposed at the first and second surfaces of the interposer, the pads of the first and second microelectronic elements being first pads, the first pad of the first microelectronic element being juxtaposed with the second pad exposed at the first surface, and the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element contacting juxtaposed surfaces of the first pad of the first microelectronic element and the second pad exposed at the first surface, the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element being a first continuous monolithic metal region extending between the rear surface of the first microelectronic element and the second pad exposed at the first surface, andwherein a portion of the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element disposed between the juxtaposed surfaces of the first pad of the first microelectronic element and the second pad exposed at the first surface has a first width in a direction parallel to the first surface, the first width being greater than a second width of an opening in the first pad of the first microelectronic element through which the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element extends. 5. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interposer consists essentially of dielectric material. 6. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interposer consists essentially of metal or semiconductor material, wherein the opening in the interposer is lined with an insulator. 7. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening through the second microelectronic element through which the first conductive element of the second microelectronic element extends has an interior wall extending at a normal angle relative to the first and second surfaces of the interposer. 8. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein the opening in the first microelectronic element tapers in a direction from the rear surface of the first microelectronic element towards the front surface thereof. 9. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein an interior surface of the opening in the first microelectronic element extends at a normal angle to the front surface of the first microelectronic element. 10. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening in the interposer through which the second conductive element extends tapers in a direction between the first and second surfaces of the interposer. 11. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the opening in the first microelectronic element tapers in a direction from the rear surface of the first microelectronic element towards the front surface thereof. 12. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein an interior surface of the opening in the first microelectronic element extends at a normal angle to the front surface of the first microelectronic element. 13. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second conductive element conforms to a contour of an interior surface of the opening in the interposer. 14. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second conductive element does not conform to a contour of an interior surface of the opening in the interposer. 15. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening in the interposer and the opening in at least one of the first or second microelectronic elements are tapered, becoming smaller in opposite directions from one another. 16. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the interposer further includes at least one passive component electrically connected with at least one of the first or second microelectronic elements. 17. A system comprising a structure according to claim 1 and one or more other electronic components electrically connected to the structure. 18. A system as claimed in claim 17 further comprising a housing, said structure and said other electronic components being mounted to said housing. 19. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the continuous monolithic metal region of the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element and the second conductive element extends from the rear surface of the first microelectronic element to the electrically conductive pad of the second microelectronic element. 20. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the continuous monolithic metal region of the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element and the second conductive element includes the first conductive element of the second microelectronic element, and the continuous monolithic metal region extends from the rear surface of the first microelectronic element to the rear surface of the second microelectronic element. 21. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the opening through which the second conductive element extends does not intersect with either of the openings extending through the first and second microelectronic elements. 22. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first pads of the second microelectronic element are juxtaposed with the second pad exposed at the second surface of the interposer, and the first conductive element of the second microelectronic element contacts juxtaposed surfaces of the first pad of the second microelectronic element and the second pad exposed at the first surface, the first conductive element of the second microelectronic element being a second continuous monolithic metal region extending between the rear surface of the second microelectronic element and the second pad exposed at the second surface. 23. The microelectronic assembly as claimed in claim 22, wherein a first portion of the first conductive element of the second microelectronic element disposed between the juxtaposed surfaces of the first pad of the first microelectronic element and the second pad exposed at the second surface has a third width in a direction parallel to the second surface, the third width being greater than a fourth width of an opening in the first pad of the second microelectronic element through which the first conductive element of the second microelectronic element extends. 24. A method of fabricating a microelectronic assembly, comprising: assembling a first microelectronic element and a second microelectronic element with an interposer therebetween, each of the microelectronic elements embodying active semiconductor devices adjacent a front surface thereof, having a rear surface remote from the respective front surface, and having an electrically conductive pad exposed at the front surface,the interposer consisting essentially of at least one of semiconductor or an inorganic dielectric material having oppositely facing first and second surfaces and a second conductive element extending through the substrate and being exposed at the first and second surfaces, such that the first surface faces the front surface of the first microelectronic element, and the second surface faces the front surface of the second microelectronic element;then forming first conductive elements extending within openings extending from rear faces of the microelectronic elements towards the respective front face, at least one of the first conductive elements extending through the respective conductive pad of at least one of the microelectronic elements, the first conductive elements contacting exposed portions of the second conductive element to provide electrical connection therewith, wherein interior surfaces of the openings in the microelectronic elements extend in first and second directions relative to the respective first surface of each microelectronic element to define a substantial angle, wherein a portion of the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element has a first width in a direction parallel to the first surface, the first width being greater than a second width of an opening in the pad of the first microelectronic element. 25. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the first conductive element of each of the microelectronic elements extends from the respective rear surface through the respective conductive pad. 26. The method as claimed in claim 25, wherein an opening through the second microelectronic element through which the second conductive element extends has an interior wall extending at a normal angle relative to the first and second surfaces of the interposer. 27. The method as claimed in claim 24, wherein the second conductive element includes second electrically conductive pads exposed at the first and second surfaces, the first conductive pad of each microelectronic element is juxtaposed with one of the second pads, and the first conductive elements contact juxtaposed surfaces of the first and second pads. 28. The method as claimed in claim 27, wherein an opening in the interposer through which the second conductive element extends tapers in a direction between the first and second surfaces of the interposer. 29. The method as claimed in claim 28, wherein the second conductive element conforms to a contour of an interior surface of the opening in the interposer. 30. The method as claimed in claim 28, wherein the second conductive element does not conform to a contour of an interior surface of the opening in the interposer. 31. The method as claimed in claim 30, wherein the opening in the interposer and the second conductive element are tapered in opposite directions. 32. The method as claimed in claim 27, wherein a first portion of the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element disposed between the juxtaposed surfaces of the first pad of the first microelectronic element and the second pad exposed at the first surface has a first width in a direction parallel to the first surface, the first width being greater than a second width of an opening in the first pad of the first microelectronic element through which the first conductive element of the first microelectronic element extends. 33. The method as claimed in claim 32, wherein a first portion of the first conductive element of the second microelectronic element disposed between the juxtaposed surfaces of the first pad of the first microelectronic element and the second pad exposed at the second surface has a third width in a direction parallel to the second surface, the third width being greater than a fourth width of an opening in the first pad of the second microelectronic element through which the first conductive element of the second microelectronic element extends.
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