A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor device, a lower wire member, and an upper wire member. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor device body having a main surface, and a metal layer. The lower wire member includes an end surface and an end surface. In a plan view of the main surface, the end surface and the end surface are located inside a periphery of the semiconductor device. The upper wire member is stacked on the lower wire member. In the plan view of the main surface, a portion of the upper wire member is located outside the periphery of the semiconductor device. The upper wire member is joined to the metal layer with the lower wire member being interposed therebetween.

A semiconductor device includes a die pad, a bond post, a die disposed over the die pad, a wire coupled between the die and the bond post and having a first portion bonded to the die at a first bond area and a second portion bonded to the bond post at a second bond area, a first bonding cover disposed over the first portion, and a second bonding cover disposed over the second portion. A method includes bonding a first portion of a wire to a die at a first bond area, bonding a second portion of the wire to a first bond post of a lead frame at a second bond area, applying a bonding material over the first bond area to form a first bonding cover, and applying the bonding material over the second bond area to form a second bonding cover.