Embodiments of a method for fabricating System-in-Packages (SiPs) are provided, as are embodiments of a SiP. In one embodiment, the method includes producing a first package including a first molded package body having a sidewall. A first leadframe is embedded within the first molded package body and having a first leadframe lead exposed through the sidewall. In certain implementations, a semiconductor die may also be encapsulated within the first molded package body. A Surface Mount Device (SMD) is mounted to the sidewall of the first molded package body such that a first terminal of the SMD is in ohmic contact with the first leadframe lead exposed through the sidewall.

Methods of forming a semiconductor device comprising a lead-frame having a die pad having at least one electrically conductive die pad area and an insulating layer applied onto the electrically conductive die pad area. An electrically conductive layer is applied onto the insulating layer with one or more semiconductor dice coupled, for instance adhesively, to the electrically conductive layer. The electrically conductive die pad area, the electrically conductive layer and the insulating layer sandwiched therebetween form at least one capacitor integrated in the device. The electrically conductive die pad area comprises a sculptured structure with valleys and peaks therein; the electrically conductive layer comprises electrically conductive filling material extending into the valleys in the sculptured structure of the electrically conductive die pad area.

A semiconductor device, including a capacitor, a semiconductor module having a first power terminal formed on a front surface of a first insulating member, and a connecting member electrically connecting and mechanically coupling the semiconductor module and the capacitor to each other, the connecting member having a front surface and a rear surface opposite to each other, the rear surface being on a front surface of the first power terminal. The connecting member is bonded to the semiconductor module via a first welded portion, which penetrates the front and rear surfaces of the connecting member, and penetrates the front surface of the first power terminal, in a thickness direction of the semiconductor device, a distance in the thickness direction between a bottommost portion of first welded portion and the front surface of the first insulating member being 0.3 mm or more.

An electronic device having a package structure with conductive leads, first and second dies in the package structure, as well as first and second conductive plates electrically coupled to the respective first and second dies and having respective first and second sides spaced apart from and directly facing one another with a portion of the package structure extending between the first side of the first conductive plate and the second side of the second conductive plate to form a capacitor. No other side of the first conductive plate directly faces a side of the second conductive plate, and no other side of the second conductive plate directly faces a side of the first conductive plate.

A microelectronic device has a die with a first electrically conductive pillar, and a second electrically conductive pillar, mechanically coupled to the die. The microelectronic device includes a first electrically conductive extended head electrically coupled to the first pillar, and a second electrically conductive extended head electrically coupled to the second pillar. The first pillar and the second pillar have equal compositions of electrically conductive material, as a result of being formed concurrently. Similarly, the first extended head and the second extended head have equal compositions of electrically conductive material, as a result of being formed concurrently. The first extended head provides a bump pad, and the second extended head provides at least a portion of a first plate of an integrated capacitor. A second plate may be located in the die, between the first plate and the die, or on an opposite of the first plate from the die.

A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor integrated circuit including at least a first terminal and a second terminal; a first lead frame connected to the first terminal; a second lead frame connected to the second terminal; and a mold resin covering the first semiconductor integrated circuit. The mold resin further covers the first lead frame with a portion of the first lead frame being exposed. The mold resin further covers the second lead frame with a tip of the second lead frame opposite to the second terminal being exposed. The mold resin includes a recess, and the recess is opened to expose only the portion and the mold resin.

In a described example, an apparatus includes: a package substrate having a die mount portion and lead portions; at least one semiconductor device die over the die mount portion of the package substrate, the semiconductor device die having bond pads on an active surface facing away from the package substrate; electrical connections between at least one of the bond pads and one of the lead portions; a post interconnect over at least one of the bond pads, the post interconnect extending away from the active surface of the semiconductor device die; and a dielectric material covering a portion of the package substrate, the semiconductor device die, a portion of the post interconnect, and the electrical connections, forming a packaged semiconductor device, wherein the post interconnect extends through the dielectric material and had an end facing away from the semiconductor device die that is exposed from the dielectric material.

An embodiment related to a package is disclosed. The package includes a component mounted to a die attach region on a package substrate. A passive component with first and second passive component terminals is vertically attached to the package substrate. An encapsulant is disposed over the package substrate to encapsulate the package. In one embodiment, an external component is stacked above the encapsulant and is electrically coupled to the encapsulated package.

Example embodiments relate to power amplifier devices and semiconductor dies. One example power amplifier device includes a semiconductor die having a first input terminal and a first output terminal. The power amplifier device also includes a power transistor integrated on the semiconductor die and including a second input terminal and a second output terminal arranged at an input side and output side of the power transistor, respectively. The power transistor has an output capacitance. Further, the power amplifier device includes a shunt network that includes a plurality of first bondwires arranged in series with a first capacitor. The first capacitor is arranged near the input side of the power transistor. At one end of the shunt network one end of the plurality of first bondwires is coupled to the second output terminal. Additionally, the power amplifier includes a pair of coupled lines formed on the semiconductor die.

The present disclosure is directed to a method for forming metal insulator metal decoupling capacitors with scalable capacitance. The method can include forming a first redistribution layer with metal lines on a portion of a polymer layer, depositing a photoresist layer on the first redistribution layer, and etching the photoresist layer to form spaced apart first and second TIV openings in the photoresist layer, where the first TIV opening is wider than the second TIV opening. The method can further include depositing a metal in the first and second TIV openings to form respective first and second TIV structures in contact with the metal line, removing the photoresist layer, forming a high-k dielectric on a top surface of the first and second TIV structures, and depositing a metal layer on the high-k dielectric layer to form respective first and second capacitors.