A semiconductor device including a terminal that is formed using copper, that is electrically connected to a circuit element, and that includes a formation face formed with a silver-tin solder bump such that a nickel layer is interposed between the terminal and the solder bump, wherein the nickel layer is formed on a region corresponding to part of the formation face.

Semiconductor device packages and method are provided. A semiconductor device package according to the present disclosure includes a substrate including a first region, a passive device disposed over the first region of the substrate, a contact pad disposed over the passive device, a passivation layer disposed over the contact pad, a recess through the passivation layer, and an under-bump metallization (UBM) layer. The recess exposes the contact pad and the UBM layer includes an upper portion disposed over the passivation layer and a lower portion disposed over a sidewall of the recess. A projection of the upper portion of the UBM layer along a direction perpendicular to the substrate falls within an area of the contact pad.

Presented herein is a WLCSP intermediate structure and method forming the same, the method comprising forming a first redistribution layer (RDL) on a carrier, the first RDL having mounting pads disposed on the first RDL, and mounting interposer dies on a second side of the first RDL. A second RDL is formed over a second side of the interposer dies, the second RDL having a first side adjacent to the interposer dies, one or more lands disposed on the second RDL, at least one of the one or more lands in electrical contact with at least one of the interposer dies or at least one of the mounting pads. A molding compound is formed around the interposer dies and over a portion of the first RDL prior to the forming the second RDL and the second RDL is formed over at least a portion of the molding compound.

Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, apparatuses, and methods that relate to transceivers, receivers, and antenna structures for wireless communications are described. The various aspects include co-located millimeter wave (mmWave) and near-field communication (NFC) antennas, scalable phased array radio transceiver architecture (SPARTA), phased array distributed communication system with MIMO support and phase noise synchronization over a single coax cable, communicating RF signals over cable (RFoC) in a distributed phased array communication system, clock noise leakage reduction, IF-to-RF companion chip for backwards and forwards compatibility and modularity, on-package matching networks, 5G scalable receiver (Rx) architecture, among others.

Reduced-profile semiconductor device apparatus are achieved by thinning a semiconductive device substrate at a backside surface to expose a through-silicon via pillar, forming a recess to further expose the through-silicon via pillar, and by seating an electrical bump in the recess to contact both the through-silicon via pillar and the recess. In an embodiment, the electrical bump contacts a semiconductor package substrate to form a low-profile semiconductor device apparatus. In an embodiment, the electrical bump contacts a subsequent die to form a low-profile semiconductor device apparatus.

A fan-out semiconductor package module includes: a fan-out semiconductor package including a first interconnection member having a through-hole, a semiconductor chip disposed in the through-hole, an encapsulant encapsulating at least portions of the first interconnection member and the semiconductor chip, a second interconnection member disposed on the first interconnection member and the semiconductor chip, a third interconnection member disposed on the encapsulant, first connection terminals disposed on the second interconnection member, and second connection terminals disposed on the third interconnection member, the first to third interconnection members including, respectively, redistribution layers electrically connected to connection pads of the semiconductor chip; and a component package stacked on the fan-out semiconductor package and including a wiring substrate connected to the second interconnection member through the first connection terminals and a plurality of mounted components mounted on the wiring substrate.

A semiconductor device includes bumps and a plurality of input/output areas on a substrate. Each of the input/output areas include semiconductor elements on the substrate, lower wiring patterns connected to the semiconductor elements, and input/output pins above and connected to the lower wiring patterns. The semiconductor elements provide a logic circuit and a protection circuit. The bumps are above the lower wiring patterns and connected to the input/output pins by upper wiring patterns. The input/output areas include a first input/output area and a second input/output area. The input/output areas includes a first circuit area including the electrostatic discharge protection circuit and a second circuit area including the logic circuit. In the first input/output area, the input/output pin is in the first circuit area. In the second input/output area, the input/output pin is in the second circuit area.

An electronic component includes an electronic component main body including a first surface, a signal bump electrode arranged on the first surface to protrude from the first surface of the electronic component main body, and a protective film provided with an opening through which a part of the signal bump electrode is exposed, the protective film being arranged to cover a portion of the signal bump electrode other than a portion exposed through the opening. The protective film includes a first insulating film, a second insulating film that covers the first insulating film, and a first shield film arranged as lying between the first insulating film and the second insulating film. The first shield film is covered with at least one of the first insulating film and the second insulating film so as not to be exposed at an inner surface of the opening.

Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, apparatuses, and methods that relate to transceivers, receivers, and antenna structures for wireless communications are described. The various aspects include co-located millimeter wave (mmWave) and near-field communication (NFC) antennas, scalable phased array radio transceiver architecture (SPARTA), phased array distributed communication system with MIMO support and phase noise synchronization over a single coax cable, communicating RF signals over cable (RFoC) in a distributed phased array communication system, clock noise leakage reduction, IF-to-RF companion chip for backwards and forwards compatibility and modularity, on-package matching networks, 5G scalable receiver (Rx) architecture, among others.

A driving chip and a display device, relating to the technical field of driving chip for displays, are disclosed. A surface of the driving chip has a first edge and a second edge opposite to each other. The driving chip includes connecting bumps and supporting bumps, which are arranged along the first edge to form at least one first bump column, and at either end of the first bump column, there is at least one of the supporting bumps; the connecting bumps and the supporting bumps are arranged along the second edge to form at least one second bump column, and at either end of the second bump column, there is at least one of the supporting bumps. A surface of the driving chip according to embodiments of the invention has bump columns, a supporting bump is disposed at an end of a bump column, and acts to support the driving chip favorably. Thus, upon bonding and packaging, the driving chip can bear a force in equilibrium as a whole, and occurrence of a problem of impression defectiveness is avoided.