A solder alloy, includes: about 3 wt % to about 15 wt % of Sb; about 0.01 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of Te; and about 0.005 wt % to about 1 wt % of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zn, Co, and Cr; and a balance of Sn.

A method of attaching a semiconductor chip to a lead frame, including A) providing a semiconductor chip, B) applying a solder metal layer sequence on the semiconductor chip, C) providing a lead frame, D) applying a metallization layer sequence on the lead frame, E) applying the semiconductor chip on the lead frame via the solder metal layer sequence and the metallization layer sequence, and F) heating the arrangement produced under E) to attach the semiconductor chip to the lead frame, wherein the solder metal layer sequence includes a first metallic layer including an indium-tin alloy, a barrier layer arranged above the first metallic layer, and a second metallic layer including gold arranged between the barrier layer and the semiconductor chip.

An electronic package structure is provided. The electronic packaging structure includes a substrate, a conductive layer disposed on the substrate, an intermetallic compound disposed on the conductive layer, a stress buffering material disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the conductive layer, and an electronic device disposed on the conductive layer and the stress buffering material. The intermetallic compound is disposed between the electronic device and the conductive layer, between the electronic device and the stress buffering material, between the substrate and the stress buffering material, and between the conductive layer and the stress buffering material. A maximum thickness of the intermetallic compound disposed between the electronic device and the stress buffering material, between the substrate and the stress buffering material, and between the conductive layer and the stress buffering material is greater than the thickness of the intermetallic compound disposed between the electronic device and the conductive layer.

A display panel and method of manufacture are described. In an embodiment, a display substrate includes a pixel area and a non-pixel area. An array of subpixels and corresponding array of bottom electrodes are in the pixel area. An array of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. One or more top electrode layers are formed in electrical contact with the array of micro LED devices. In one embodiment a redundant pair of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. In one embodiment, the array of micro LED devices are imaged to detect irregularities.

A display panel and method of manufacture are described. In an embodiment, a display substrate includes a pixel area and a non-pixel area. An array of subpixels and corresponding array of bottom electrodes are in the pixel area. An array of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. One or more top electrode layers are formed in electrical contact with the array of micro LED devices. In one embodiment a redundant pair of micro LED devices are bonded to the array of bottom electrodes. In one embodiment, the array of micro LED devices are imaged to detect irregularities.

A semiconductor device according to the embodiment may include a light emitting structure including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first bonding pad disposed on the light emitting structure and electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a second bonding pad disposed on the light emitting structure and spaced apart from the first bonding pad, and electrically connected to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; and a reflective layer disposed on the light emitting structure and disposed between the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad. According to the semiconductor device of the embodiment, each of the first bonding pad and the second bonding pad includes a porous metal layer having a plurality of pores and a bonding alloy layer disposed on the porous metal layer.

A method of attaching a semiconductor chip on a lead frame includes A) providing a semiconductor chip, B) applying a solder metal layer sequence to the semiconductor chip, wherein the solder metal layer sequence includes a first metallic layer including indium or an indium-tin alloy, C) providing a lead frame, D) applying a metallization layer sequence to the lead frame, wherein the metallization layer sequence includes a fourth layer including indium and/or tin arranged above the lead frame and a third layer including gold arranged above the fourth layer, E) forming an intermetallic intermediate layer including gold and indium, gold and tin or gold, tin and indium, G) applying the semiconductor chip to the lead frame via the solder metal layer sequence and the intermetallic intermediate layer, and H) heating the arrangement produced in G) to attach the semiconductor chip to the lead frame.

A SiC power semiconductor device includes: a power semiconductor die including SiC and a metallization layer, wherein the metallization layer includes a first metal; a die carrier, wherein the power semiconductor die is arranged over the die carrier such that the metallization layer faces the die carrier, the die carrier being at least partially covered by a plating that includes Ni; and a first intermetallic compound arranged between the power semiconductor die and the plating and including Ni.sub.3Sn.sub.4.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip made of a SiC substrate and having main electrodes on one surface and a rear surface, first and second heat sinks, respectively, disposed adjacent to the one surface and the rear surface, a terminal member interposed between the second heat sink and the semiconductor chip, and a plurality of bonding members disposed between the main electrodes, the first and second heat sinks, and the terminal member. The terminal member includes plural types of metal layers symmetrically layered in the plate thickness direction. The terminal member as a whole has a coefficient of linear expansion at least in a direction orthogonal to the plate thickness direction in a range larger than that of the semiconductor chip and smaller than that of the second heat sink.

An electronic device with a multi-layer contact and a system is disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first electrode terminal located on a first surface and a second surface electrode terminal located on a second surface, the first surface being opposite to the second surface, an electrical contact layer disposed directly on the first electrode terminal, a functional layer directly disposed on the electrical contact layer, an adhesion layer directly disposed on the functional layer, a solder layer directly disposed on the adhesion layer; and a protection layer directly disposed on the solder layer, wherein the semiconductor device is a power semiconductor device configured to provide a vertical current flow.