A printed circuit board includes: a first insulating layer; a first wiring layer disposed on one surface of the first insulating layer; and a bump at least partially disposed in the first insulating layer and connected to the first wiring layer. The bump at least partially protrudes from the other surface of the first insulating layer, opposite to the one surface of the first insulating layer.

A chip-on-film package may include a film substrate including a chip region and an edge region, a semiconductor chip provided on the chip region and mounted on a top surface of the film substrate, the semiconductor chip including a chip pad adjacent to a bottom surface thereof, an input line and an output line provided on the edge region and disposed on the top surface of the film substrate, a connection terminal interposed between the film substrate and the semiconductor chip, and a redistribution pattern disposed between the semiconductor chip and the connection terminal.

A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a semiconductor chip, connection pins and a molding member. The package substrate includes wiring patterns provided respectively in insulation layers, and has insertion holes extending from an upper surface of the package substrate in a thickness direction that expose portions of the wiring patterns in different insulation layers. The semiconductor chip is disposed on the package substrate, and has a first surface on which chip pads are formed. The connection pins are provided on the chip pads, respectively, and extend through corresponding ones of the insertion holes and electrically connect to the portions of the wiring patterns, respectively, that are exposed by the insertion holes. The molding member is provided on the package substrate to cover the semiconductor chip.

A foil-based package and a method for manufacturing a foil-based package includes, among other things, a first and a second foil substrate. An electronic component is arranged between the two foil substrates in a sandwich-like manner. Due to the component thickness, there is a distance difference between the two foil substrates between the mounting area of the component and ears outside of the mounting area. The foil-based package and the method provides means for reducing and/or compensating a distance difference between the first foil substrate and the second foil substrate caused by the component thickness.

According to various examples, a device is described. The device may include a stiffener member including a first step section and a second step section. The device may also include a plurality of vias extending from or through the stiffener member. The device may be coupled to a printed circuit board.

A packaging substrate can include a first surface and a second opposing surface, the first surface having a mounting region configured to receive electronic components, and electrical contacts formed on the second opposing surface. A saw street region can surround the mounting region and the electrical contacts, a metal layer and a solder mask layer being formed within the saw street region on the second opposing surface, and the solder mask layer being formed over the metal layer. An electronic module can include a packaging substrate including a first surface and a second opposing surface, the first surface including a mounting region. A plurality of electronic components can be mounted on the mounting region. A ground pad can be formed on the second opposing surface of the packaging substrate, the ground pad including a solder mask layer formed thereon, the solder mask layer having a plurality of openings.

A first package is bonded to a first substrate with first external connections and second external connections. The second external connections are formed using materials that are different than the first external connections in order to provide a thermal pathway from the first package. In a particular embodiment the first external connections are solder balls and the second external connections are copper blocks.

According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes at least a package substrate, an external electrode, a mounting substrate, and a mounting electrode. A signal connection point of the external electrode is provided at an end portion in a longitudinal direction of the external electrode. A signal connection point of the mounting electrode is provided at an end portion of the mounting electrode. The end portion of the mounting electrode is opposite to the signal connection point of the external electrode facing to the mounting electrode in the longitudinal direction.

A method to produce a semiconductor package or system-on-flex package comprising bonding structures for connecting IC/chips to fine pitch circuitry using a solid state diffusion bonding is disclosed. A plurality of traces is formed on a substrate, each respective trace comprising five different conductive materials having different melting points and plastic deformation properties, which are optimized for both diffusion bonding of chips and soldering of passives components.

A circuit assembly may include a substrate and a pattern of contact points formed from deformable conductive material supported by the substrate. The assembly may further include an electric component supported by the substrate and having terminals arranged in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of contacts points. The one or more of the terminals of the electric component may contact one or more of the corresponding contact points to form one or more electrical connections between the electric component and the contact points.