A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate having a step area; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate has a first surface facing the first substrate and an opposite second surface; a Chip On Flex (COF) disposed on the step area of the first substrate and including at least one ground pad; a conductive layer disposed on the second surface of the second substrate; and a conductive adhesive electrically connected to the conductive layer and the at least one ground pad.

Disclosed are appendage mountable electronic systems and related methods for covering and conforming to an appendage surface. A flexible or stretchable substrate has an inner surface for receiving an appendage, including an appendage having a curved surface, and an opposed outer surface that is accessible to external surfaces. A stretchable or flexible electronic device is supported by the substrate inner and/or outer surface, depending on the application of interest. The electronic device in combination with the substrate provides a net bending stiffness to facilitate conformal contact between the inner surface and a surface of the appendage provided within the enclosure. In an aspect, the system is capable of surface flipping without adversely impacting electronic device functionality, such as electronic devices comprising arrays of sensors, actuators, or both sensors and actuators.

A package structure includes a spiral coil, a redistribution layer (RDL) and a molding material. The molding material fills gaps of the spiral coil. The spiral coil is connected to the RDL. A fan-out package structure includes a spiral coil, an RDL and a die. The spiral coil has a depth-to-width ratio greater than about 2. The RDL is connected to the spiral coil. The die is coupled to the spiral coil through the RDL. A semiconductor packaging method includes: providing a carrier; adhering a spiral coil on the carrier; adhering a die on the carrier; dispensing a molding material on the carrier to fill gaps between the spiral coil and the die; and disposing a redistribution layer (RDL) over the carrier so as to connect the spiral coil with the die.

An integrated circuit chip stack includes a main integrated circuit chip and at least one auxiliary integrated circuit chip. The main integrated circuit chip contains circuit components to be protected. The auxiliary integrated circuit chip is mounted to a surface of the main integrated circuit chip and includes a metal plane connected to ground located opposite the circuit components to be protected. The auxiliary integrated circuit chip further includes at least one insulated conductive track forming a tight pattern opposite the circuit components to be protected. A detection circuit is connected to the at least one conductive track and is configured to detect interruption of the at least one insulated conductive track.

A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate having a step area; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate has a first surface facing the first substrate and an opposite second surface; a Chip On Flex (COF) disposed on the step area of the first substrate and including at least one ground pad; a conductive layer disposed on the second surface of the second substrate; and a conductive adhesive electrically connected to the conductive layer and the at least one ground pad.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a smartcard module wherein an electronic component is mounted on an upper face of a metal foil and then covered with a first layer of dielectric material. Openings are made in the first layer of hardened dielectric material and then everything is covered with a conducting layer that fills the openings. The metal foil and the conducting layer are etched so as to create patterns of conductors. The invention also relates to a smartcard module wherein an integrated circuit is placed between a first and a second metallic layer inside a layer of dielectric material. The invention also relates to the smartcard module thus obtained.

A chip card module arrangement may include a first surface and a second surface, which are opposite from one another, and a chip receptacle for one or more semiconductor chips on the surfaces. The chip card module arrangement may further include a connecting material receiving area on one of the two surfaces, the connecting material receiving area only taking up a portion of the surface.

A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprises a first substrate having a step area; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, wherein the second substrate has a first surface facing the first substrate and an opposite second surface; a Chip On Flex (COF) disposed on the step area of the first substrate and comprising at least one ground pad, wherein the COF has a first surface facing the first substrate and an opposite second surface, and the at least one ground pad is disposed on the second surface of the COF; a conductive layer disposed on the second surface of the second substrate; and a conductive adhesive electrically connected to the conductive layer and the at least one ground pad.

Disclosed are appendage mountable electronic systems and related methods for covering and conforming to an appendage surface. A flexible or stretchable substrate has an inner surface for receiving an appendage, including an appendage having a curved surface, and an opposed outer surface that is accessible to external surfaces. A stretchable or flexible electronic device is supported by the substrate inner and/or outer surface, depending on the application of interest. The electronic device in combination with the substrate provides a net bending stiffness to facilitate conformal contact between the inner surface and a surface of the appendage provided within the enclosure. In an aspect, the system is capable of surface flipping without adversely impacting electronic device functionality, such as electronic devices comprising arrays of sensors, actuators, or both sensors and actuators.

Disclosed are appendage mountable electronic systems and related methods for covering and conforming to an appendage surface. A flexible or stretchable substrate has an inner surface for receiving an appendage, including an appendage having a curved surface, and an opposed outer surface that is accessible to external surfaces. A stretchable or flexible electronic device is supported by the substrate inner and/or outer surface, depending on the application of interest. The electronic device in combination with the substrate provides a net bending stiffness to facilitate conformal contact between the inner surface and a surface of the appendage provided within the enclosure. In an aspect, the system is capable of surface flipping without adversely impacting electronic device functionality, such as electronic devices comprising arrays of sensors, actuators, or both sensors and actuators.