The disclosure provides an electronic control apparatus including a printed circuit board with a first surface side and a second surface side and with at least one electronic component that is arranged on at least one of the surface sides of the printed circuit board. At least one heat sink is arranged on the printed circuit board on the opposite surface side from the electronic component for the purpose of heat dissipation. The printed circuit board with the electronic component and the heat sink are surrounded by a casing made from a thermosetting plastic material such that at least one outer side of the heat sink is free of thermosetting plastic material.

Embodiments may relate to a microelectronic package that includes an overmold material, a redistribution layer (RDL) in the overmold material, and a die in the overmold material electrically coupled with the RDL on an active side of the die. The RDL is configured to provide electrical interconnection within the overmold material and includes at least one mold interconnect. The microelectronic package may also include a through-mold via (TMV) disposed in the overmold material and electrically coupled to the RDL by the mold interconnect. In some embodiments, the microelectronics package further includes a surface mount device (SMD) in the overmold material. The microelectronics package may also include a substrate having a face on which the overmold is disposed.

A semiconductor package includes a substrate, a semiconductor die mounted on the substrate, and a heatsink over the semiconductor die. The heatsink includes a roof portion and at least one connecting portion extending between the roof portion and the substrate. The at least one connecting portion includes a connection lead mounted on a connection pad of the substrate. The connection pad includes a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from each other, which are configured to electrically couple to different voltage signals, respectively, for detecting heatsink floating.

This semiconductor device includes: a plate-shaped heat dissipation plate; a plurality of switching elements joined to one surface of the heat dissipation plate; a first terminal located apart from the heat dissipation plate, extending in a direction away from the heat dissipation plate, and connected via first conductors to surfaces of the switching elements on a side opposite to the heat dissipation plate side; and a sealing member sealing the switching elements, the heat dissipation plate, and the first terminal. A cutout is provided at an outer periphery of the heat dissipation plate. A part of the first terminal on the heat dissipation plate side overlaps a cut-out area at the cutout as seen in a direction perpendicular to the one surface of the heat dissipation plate. A retracted portion retracted inward is formed at an outer periphery of another surface of the heat dissipation plate.

The present invention provides a fan-out package structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The fan-out package structure includes at least one chip and at least one redistribution layer on a functional surface side of the chip, and the redistribution layer includes a dielectric layer and a metal wiring layer distributed within the dielectric layer. The fan-out package structure further includes at least one dummy wafer on the redistribution layer, and the dummy wafer is insulated from the chip and in contact with the metal wiring layer. By providing the dummy wafer on the redistribution layer and configuring the dummy wafer to connect to the metal wiring layer, the dummy wafer can not only function to support the structure and suppress the warpage, but also form a continuous heat dissipation channel, thereby improving thermal management capability of the fan-out package structure.

A lead frame includes a support portion that has one end on which a first part and a second part that has a smaller thickness than the first part are arranged, a lead, and a heat sink that is welded to the support portion in the second part. A method of manufacturing the lead frame includes forming, from a metal plate, a frame member that includes a support portion and a lead, where the support portion has one end on which a first part and a second part that has a smaller thickness than the first part are arranged, and welding a heat sink to the support portion in the second part.

In a described example, an apparatus includes: a first package substrate having a die mount surface; a semiconductor die flip chip mounted to the first package substrate on the die mount surface, the semiconductor die having post connects having proximate ends on bond pads on an active surface of the semiconductor die, and extending to distal ends away from the semiconductor die having solder bumps, wherein the solder bumps form solder joints to the package substrate; a second package substrate having a thermal pad positioned with the thermal pad over a backside surface of the semiconductor die, the thermal pad comprising a thermally conductive material; and a mold compound covering a portion of the first package substrate, a portion of the second package substrate, the semiconductor die, and the post connects, thermal pad having a surface exposed from the mold compound.

A semiconductor package includes an interposer, a first semiconductor chip attached onto the interposer, second semiconductor chips stacked on the first semiconductor chip, at least two heat sinks mounted on the interposer and spaced apart from the second semiconductor chips, and a molding layer surrounding the second semiconductor chips and the at least two heat sinks.

A semiconductor device includes a first switching element; a second switching element; a first metal member; a second metal member; a first terminal that has a potential on a high potential side; a second terminal that has a potential on a low potential side; a third terminal that has a midpoint potential; and a resin part. A first potential part has potential equal to potential of the first terminal. A second potential part has potential equal to potential of the second terminal. A third potential part has potential equal to potential of the third terminal. A first creepage distance between the first potential part and the second potential part is longer than a minimum value of a second creepage distance between the first potential part and the third potential part and a third creepage distance between the second potential part and the third potential part.

In a general aspect, an apparatus can include an inner package including a first silicon carbide die having a die gate conductor coupled to a common gate conductor, and a second silicon carbide die having a die gate conductor coupled to the common gate conductor. The apparatus can include an outer package including a substrate coupled to the common gate conductor, and a clip coupled to the inner package and coupled to the substrate.