A semiconductor package including a semiconductor chip, an interposer on the semiconductor chip, and a molding layer covering at least a portion of the semiconductor chip and at least a portion of the interposer may be provided. The interposer includes a interposer substrate and a heat dissipation pattern penetrating the interposer substrate and electrically insulated from the semiconductor chip. The heat dissipation pattern includes a through electrode disposed in the interposer substrate and an upper pad disposed on an upper surface of the interposer substrate and connected to the through electrode. The molding layer covers at least a portion of a sidewall of the upper pad and the upper surface of the interposer substrate. At least a portion of an upper surface of the upper pad is not covered by the molding layer.

A semiconductor package including a semiconductor chip, an interposer on the semiconductor chip, and a molding layer covering at least a portion of the semiconductor chip and at least a portion of the interposer may be provided. The interposer includes a interposer substrate and a heat dissipation pattern penetrating the interposer substrate and electrically insulated from the semiconductor chip. The heat dissipation pattern includes a through electrode disposed in the interposer substrate and an upper pad disposed on an upper surface of the interposer substrate and connected to the through electrode. The molding layer covers at least a portion of a sidewall of the upper pad and the upper surface of the interposer substrate. At least a portion of an upper surface of the upper pad is not covered by the molding layer.

An object is to provide a technique capable of suppressing generation of a crack in a molding resin and suppressing entry of moisture from the outside. A semiconductor device includes a heat spreader, a semiconductor element provided on an upper surface of the heat spreader, an insulating sheet provided on a lower surface of the heat spreader, a lead frame joined to an upper surface of the semiconductor element via solder, and a molding resin that seals one end side of the lead frame, the semiconductor element, the heat spreader, and the insulating sheet. A hole is formed from an upper surface of the molding resin to a joining surface of the lead frame with the semiconductor element, and the hole is filled with a low Young's modulus resin having a Young's modulus lower than that of the molding resin.

A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first interconnect structure over a carrier; forming a thermal dissipation block over the carrier; forming metal posts over the first interconnect structure; attaching a first integrated circuit die over the first interconnect structure and the thermal dissipation block; removing the carrier; attaching a semiconductor package to the first interconnect structure and the thermal dissipation block using first electrical connectors and thermal dissipation connectors; and forming external electrical connectors, the external electrical connectors being configured to transmit each external electrical connection into the semiconductor device, the thermal dissipation block being electrically isolated from each external electrical connection.

A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a first interconnect structure over a carrier; forming a thermal dissipation block over the carrier; forming metal posts over the first interconnect structure; attaching a first integrated circuit die over the first interconnect structure and the thermal dissipation block; removing the carrier; attaching a semiconductor package to the first interconnect structure and the thermal dissipation block using first electrical connectors and thermal dissipation connectors; and forming external electrical connectors, the external electrical connectors being configured to transmit each external electrical connection into the semiconductor device, the thermal dissipation block being electrically isolated from each external electrical connection.

A semiconductor device having a substrate, a semiconductor chip, and a plurality of electrode terminals is provided. The substrate has first and second principal surfaces. The semiconductor chip is disposed on the first principal surface. The electrode terminals are disposed on the second principal surface. The substrate has a via interconnection near a position at which an outer edge line of the semiconductor chip intersects an outer outline of the electrode terminal farthest from a center of the substrate, the electrode terminal farthest from the center of the substrate being among the plurality of electrode terminals overlapping the outer edge line in a predetermined condition as seen through the substrate of the semiconductor device from a direction perpendicular to the first principal surface, the via interconnection connecting a first interconnection layer on a first principal surface-side to a second interconnection layer on a second principal surface-side.

A semiconductor device having a substrate, a semiconductor chip, and a plurality of electrode terminals is provided. The substrate has first and second principal surfaces. The semiconductor chip is disposed on the first principal surface. The electrode terminals are disposed on the second principal surface. The substrate has a via interconnection near a position at which an outer edge line of the semiconductor chip intersects an outer outline of the electrode terminal farthest from a center of the substrate, the electrode terminal farthest from the center of the substrate being among the plurality of electrode terminals overlapping the outer edge line in a predetermined condition as seen through the substrate of the semiconductor device from a direction perpendicular to the first principal surface, the via interconnection connecting a first interconnection layer on a first principal surface-side to a second interconnection layer on a second principal surface-side.

A semiconductor device includes: a thick copper member in which a semiconductor chip is mounted; a printed circuit board that is disposed on a front surface of the thick copper member and provided with an opening exposing a part of the front surface of the thick copper member, a wiring pattern, and conductive vias connecting the pattern and the thick copper member; a semiconductor chip mounted on the front surface of the thick copper member exposed through the opening and connected to the pattern by a metal wire; an electronic component mounted on a front surface of the printed circuit board opposite to a side facing the thick copper member and connected to the pattern; and a cap or an epoxy resin sealing the front surface of the printed circuit board opposite to a side facing the thick copper member, the chip, the component, and the metal wire.

A semiconductor device includes: a thick copper member in which a semiconductor chip is mounted; a printed circuit board that is disposed on a front surface of the thick copper member and provided with an opening exposing a part of the front surface of the thick copper member, a wiring pattern, and conductive vias connecting the pattern and the thick copper member; a semiconductor chip mounted on the front surface of the thick copper member exposed through the opening and connected to the pattern by a metal wire; an electronic component mounted on a front surface of the printed circuit board opposite to a side facing the thick copper member and connected to the pattern; and a cap or an epoxy resin sealing the front surface of the printed circuit board opposite to a side facing the thick copper member, the chip, the component, and the metal wire.

A semiconductor device including a substrate; a chip on which a surface electrode is formed; and a lead. The lead includes a first electrode connecting portion disposed on the surface electrode and electrically connected to the surface electrode of the chip via a conductive bonding material; a second electrode connecting portion electrically connected to an electrode portion of a wiring pattern. A lead connected to the first electrode connecting portion and the second electrode connecting portion. The lead further has a thermal shrinking stress equalizing structure on a portion of an outer periphery of the first electrode connecting portion. The lead is configured to make a thermal shrinking stress applied to a conductive bonding material between the first electrode connecting portion and the surface electrode equal.