An electronic package structure and a chip thereof are provided. The electronic package structure includes a substrate, a chip, a plurality of signal wires, and a core ground wire. The chip disposed on and electrically connected to the substrate has a core wiring region and an input and output pad region located at a top surface thereof. The input and output pad region is located between the core wiring region and an edge of the chip. The chip includes a plurality of signal pads in the input and output region and a core ground pad adjacent to one of the signal pads. The core ground pad located in the core wiring region. The signal wires are respectively connected to the signal pads. The core ground wire connected to the core ground pad is adjacent to and shields one of the signal wires.

A method includes attaching semiconductor dies to die attach pads of first and second columns of the lead frame; enclosing the semiconductor dies of the respective columns in respective first and second package structures; trimming the lead frame to separate respective first and second lead portions of adjacent ones of the first and second columns of the lead frame; moving the first columns along a column direction relative to the second columns; and separating individual packaged electronic devices of the respective first and second columns from one another.

An integrated circuit device for protecting circuits from transient electrical events is disclosed. An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor substrate having formed therein a bidirectional semiconductor rectifier (SCR) having a cathode/anode electrically connected to a first terminal and an anode/cathode electrically connected to a second terminal. The integrated circuit device additionally includes a plurality of metallization levels formed above the semiconductor substrate. The integrated circuit device further includes a triggering device formed in the semiconductor substrate on a first side and adjacent to the bidirectional SCR. The triggering device includes one or more of a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) or an avalanche PN diode, where a first device terminal of the triggering device is commonly connected to the T1 with the K/A, and where a second device terminal of the triggering device is electrically connected to a central region of the bidirectional SCR through one or more of the metallization levels.

A method of forming a semiconductor device includes the following operations: (i) receiving a precursor package including a precursor substrate and a plurality of semiconductor packages on the precursor substrate, in which a gap is presented between the precursor substrate and each of the semiconductor packages; (ii) forming underfill material filling the gaps; (iii) cutting the precursor substrate along a region between adjacent ones of the semiconductor packages to form a plurality of discrete package-on-package devices; and (iv) applying supplemental underfill material to one of the package-on-package devices.

A method includes forming a first plurality of redistribution lines, forming a first metal post over and electrically connected to the first plurality of redistribution lines, and bonding a first device die to the first plurality of redistribution lines. The first metal post and the first device die are encapsulated in a first encapsulating material. The first encapsulating material is then planarized. The method further includes forming a second metal post over and electrically connected to the first metal post, attaching a second device die to the first encapsulating material through an adhesive film, encapsulating the second metal post and the second device die in a second encapsulating material, planarizing the second encapsulating material, and forming a second plurality of redistributions over and electrically coupling to the second metal post and the second device die.

A semiconductor package includes a first substrate, a first conductive layer, a first surface mount device (SMD) and a first bonding wire. The first substrate has a first top surface. The first conductive layer is formed on the first top surface and has a first conductive element and a second conductive element separated from each other. The first SMD is mounted on the first top surface, overlapping with but electrically isolated from the first conductive element. The first bonding wire electrically connects the first SMD with the first conductive layer.

A printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulating layer with an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface; a first conductive pattern on the upper surface of the insulating layer; a second conductive pattern on the lower surface of the insulating layer; an aluminum pattern that covers at least a portion of an upper surface of the first conductive pattern; and a first passivation layer that covers at least a portion of sides of the first conductive pattern and that prevents diffusion into the first conductive pattern.

A packaged module for use in a wireless communication device has a substrate supporting an integrated circuit die that includes at least a microprocessor and radio frequency receiver circuitry and a stacked filter assembly configured as a filter circuit that is in communication with the radio frequency receiver circuitry. The stacked filter assembly includes a plurality of passive components, where each passive component is packaged as a surface mount device. At least one passive component is in direct communication with the substrate and at least another passive component is supported above the substrate by the at least one passive component that is in the direct communication with the substrate.

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a terminal thereon, a lead frame for connection to an external device, a bonding wire connecting the terminal of the semiconductor chip and the lead frame. A mold resin layer encloses the semiconductor chip and the bonding wire, such that a portion of the lead frame extends out of the mold resin layer. A molecular bonding layer has a portion on a surface of the bonding wire and includes a first molecular portion covalently bonded to a material of the bonding wire and a material of the mold resin layer.

An apparatus includes a wafer portion and a plurality of die fabricated in the wafer portion in a defined pattern such that the die are separated from each other by a dicing area or a street. The apparatus includes a conductive connection between given adjacent die. The conductive connection is electrically coupled to circuitry disposed on the given adjacent die.