In an embodiment A package includes a casing having an opening and enclosing a cavity, a die accommodated in the cavity and a membrane attached to the casing, the membrane being air-permeable, covering and sealing the opening, wherein the membrane is configured to allow only a lateral gas flow, and wherein a blocking member is configured to block a vertical gas flow through the membrane into the cavity, the blocking member tightly covering a surface of the membrane at least in an area comprising the opening.

The method of bonding an interposer and an integrated circuit chip includes preparing an interposer including an insulator and conductive lines each having one end exposed to a first surface of the insulator and another end exposed to a second surface opposite to the first surface; placing a bonding mask on the interposer; forming through-holes on the bonding mask before or after the placing of the bonding mask on the interposer; filling the plurality with a conductive material; and bonding an integrated circuit chip to the bonding mask.

An IC die includes a temperature control element suitable for three-dimensional IC package with enhanced thermal control and management. The temperature control element may be formed as an integral part of an IC die that may assist temperature control of the IC die when in operation. The temperature control element may include a heat dissipation material disposed therein to assist dissipating thermal energy generated by the plurality of devices in the IC die during operation.

An integrated circuit device having separate dies for programmable logic fabric and circuitry to operate the programmable logic fabric are provided. A first integrated circuit die may include field programmable gate array fabric. A second integrated circuit die may be coupled to the first integrated circuit die. The second integrated circuit die may include fabric support circuitry that operates the field programmable gate array fabric of the first integrated circuit die.

A method includes placing an electronic die and a photonic die over a carrier, with a back surface of the electronic die and a front surface of the photonic die facing the carrier. The method further includes encapsulating the electronic die and the photonic die in an encapsulant, planarizing the encapsulant until an electrical connector of the electronic die and a conductive feature of the photonic die are revealed, and forming redistribution lines over the encapsulant. The redistribution lines electrically connect the electronic die to the photonic die. An optical coupler is attached to the photonic die. An optical fiber attached to the optical coupler is configured to optically couple to the photonic die.

A peripheral nerve stimulator configured as a flexible circuit to stimulate or block the operation of a nerve or nerve bundle, including electrode array, cable and bond pad portions connected to an electronics package. The electrode array is configured for peripheral nerve modulation and may be curved cylindrically to encompass a nerve. A cylindrical curve can be imparted through thermoforming or by applying a stretchable polymer. The stretchable polymer places the electrode array portion into a cylinder when the electrode array portion is in a relaxed position. The electronics package includes low profile, stacked thin chip electronic components that are tunable in-situ, requiring less vertical and lateral space than stacked passives. The thin chip components may be high density trench capacitors, metal-on-semiconductor capacitors positioned on an integrated circuit chip. The thin chip components may include metal-insulator-metal capacitors having a tunable capacitance value and/or may be a binary capacitor array.

A system and method. The system may include an integrated circuit (IC) die. The IC die may have two faces and sides. The system may further include mold material. The mold material may surround at least the sides of the IC die. The IC die may be mechanically interlocked with the mold material.

A semiconductor package structure and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor package structure are provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a first passivation layer, a first metal layer and a first semiconductor die. The first metal layer is embedded in the first passivation layer. The first metal layer defines a first through-hole. The first semiconductor die is disposed on the first passivation layer.

A semiconductor package includes a redistribution substrate and a semiconductor chip thereon. The redistribution substrate includes a ground under-bump pattern, signal under-bump patterns laterally spaced apart from the ground under-bump pattern, first signal line patterns disposed on the signal under-bump patterns and coupled to corresponding signal under-bump patterns, and a first ground pattern coupled to the ground under-bump pattern and laterally spaced apart from the first signal line pattern. Each of the signal and ground under-bump patterns includes a first part and a second part formed on the first part and that is wider than the first part. The second part of the ground under-bump pattern is wider than the second part of the signal under-bump pattern. The ground under-bump pattern vertically overlaps the first signal line patterns. The first ground pattern does not vertically overlap the signal under-bump patterns.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package includes preparing a core substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface, and including a cavity. A passive component is disposed in the cavity. A first insulating layer is formed on the upper surface of the core substrate and in the cavity and encapsulates the passive component. Through-vias are formed that penetrate the core substrate and the first insulating layer, and a first wiring layer is formed on the first insulating layer. The first wiring layer connects the through-vias and the passive component. A connection structure including an insulating member is formed on the first insulating layer and a redistribution layer is formed in the insulating member. The redistribution layer is connected to the first wiring layer. A semiconductor chip is disposed on an upper surface of the connection structure. The semiconductor chip has connection pads connected to the redistribution layer.