A package that includes a substrate comprising a cavity, a first integrated device coupled to the substrate through a first plurality of pillar interconnects and a first plurality of solder interconnects, a second integrated device coupled to the substrate through a second plurality of pillar interconnects and a second plurality of solder interconnects, and a plurality of wire bonds coupled to the first integrated device and the second integrated device, wherein the plurality of wire bonds is located over the cavity of the substrate.

A method includes forming a metal layer extending into openings of a dielectric layer to contact a first metal pad and a second metal pad, and bonding a bottom terminal of a component device to the metal layer. The metal layer has a first portion directly underlying and bonded to the component device. A raised via is formed on the metal layer, and the metal layer has a second portion directly underlying the raised via. The metal layer is etched to separate the first portion and the second portion of the metal layer from each other. The method further includes coating the raised via and the component device in a dielectric layer, revealing the raised via and a top terminal of the component device, and forming a redistribution line connecting the raised via to the top terminal.

A method of making a secure integrated-circuit system comprises providing a first integrated circuit in a first die having a first die size and providing a second integrated circuit in a second die. The second die size is smaller than the first die size. The second die is transfer printed onto the first die and connected to the first integrated circuit, forming a compound die. The compound die is packaged. The second integrated circuit is operable to monitor the operation of the first integrated circuit and provides a monitor signal responsive to the operation of the first integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit can be constructed in an insecure facility and the second integrated circuit can be constructed in a secure facility.

A semiconductor power device is disclosed. The semiconductor power device comprises a lead frame unit, two or more pluralities of single in-line leads, two or more semiconductor chip stacks, and a molding encapsulation. Each semiconductor chip stack includes a high-side semiconductor chip, a low-side semiconductor chip and a clip connecting a top surface of the high-side semiconductor chip to a bottom surface of the low-side semiconductor chip. This invention further discloses a method for fabricating semiconductor power devices. The method comprises the steps of providing a lead frame strip having a plurality of lead frame units; providing two or more pluralities of single in-line leads; attaching two or more high-side semiconductor chips to each lead frame unit; connecting each of the two or more high-side semiconductor chips to a respective lead by a respective clip of two or more first clips; attaching a respective low-side semiconductor chip of the two or more low-side semiconductor chips to each clip of the two or more first clips; molding an encapsulation; and singulating the lead frame strip and the encapsulation to form the semiconductor power devices.

An epoxy resin composition for encapsulating a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device encapsulated by the epoxy resin composition, the composition including a base resin; a filler; a colorant; and a thermochromic pigment, wherein a color of the thermochromic pigment is irreversibly changed when a temperature thereof exceeds a predetermined temperature.

A multi-chip package may include a package substrate including a first substrate pad and a second substrate pad, first semiconductor chips stacked on the package substrate in a steplike shape along a first direction, second semiconductor chips stacked on the first semiconductor chips in a steplike shape along a second direction opposite the first direction, first pad wires electrically connecting first bonding pads of the first semiconductor chips with each other, second pad wires electrically connecting second bonding pads of the second semiconductor chips with each other, a first substrate wire electrically connecting the first substrate pad with a first bonding pad of any one among the first semiconductor chips except for a lowermost first semiconductor chip, and a second substrate wire electrically connecting the second substrate pad with a second bonding pad of any one among the second semiconductor chips except for a lowermost second semiconductor chip.

Microelectronic devices, stacked microelectronic devices, and methods for manufacturing microelectronic devices are described herein. In one embodiment, a set of stacked microelectronic devices includes (a) a first microelectronic die having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, (b) a first substrate attached to the first side of the first microelectronic die and electrically coupled to the first microelectronic die, (c) a second substrate attached to the second side of the first microelectronic die, (d) a plurality of electrical couplers attached to the second substrate, (e) a third substrate coupled to the electrical couplers, and (f) a second microelectronic die attached to the third substrate. The electrical couplers are positioned such that at least some of the electrical couplers are inboard the first microelectronic die.

A method includes forming a metal layer extending into openings of a dielectric layer to contact a first metal pad and a second metal pad, and bonding a bottom terminal of a component device to the metal layer. The metal layer has a first portion directly underlying and bonded to the component device. A raised via is formed on the metal layer, and the metal layer has a second portion directly underlying the raised via. The metal layer is etched to separate the first portion and the second portion of the metal layer from each other. The method further includes coating the raised via and the component device in a dielectric layer, revealing the raised via and a top terminal of the component device, and forming a redistribution line connecting the raised via to the top terminal.

One aspect of the invention relates to a method for producing a chip assemblage. Two or more chip assemblies are produced in each case by cohesively and electrically conductively connecting an electrically conductive first compensation lamina to a first main electrode of a semiconductor chip. A control electrode interconnection structure is arranged in a free space between the chip assemblies. Electrically conductive connections are produced between the control electrode interconnection structure and control electrodes of the semiconductor chips of the individual chip assemblies. The chip assemblies are cohesively connected by means of a dielectric embedding compound.

A method of making a secure integrated-circuit system comprises providing a first integrated circuit in a first die having a first die size and providing a second integrated circuit in a second die. The second die size is smaller than the first die size. The second die is transfer printed onto the first die and connected to the first integrated circuit, forming a compound die. The compound die is packaged. The second integrated circuit is operable to monitor the operation of the first integrated circuit and provides a monitor signal responsive to the operation of the first integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit can be constructed in an insecure facility and the second integrated circuit can be constructed in a secure facility.