Various embodiments disclosed relate to semiconductor device and method of making the same using functional silanes. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a semiconductor device including a silicon die component having a first silica surface. The semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer having a second surface generally facing the first silica surface. The semiconductor device includes an interface defined between the first surface and the second surface. The semiconductor device also includes a silane based adhesion promoter layer disposed within the junction and bonded to at least one of the first silica surface and the dielectric layer second surface.