A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer that includes a semiconductor substrate having a first thickness and has a main surface, a main surface electrode that is arranged at the main surface and has a second thickness less than the first thickness, and a pad electrode that is arranged on the main surface electrode and has a third thickness exceeding the first thickness.

An electronic device is provided. An example electronic device includes: a support structure including a substrate of dielectric material, a top conductive structure, arranged above the substrate, and a bottom conductive structure, arranged below the substrate, the top conductive structure including an annular region, the bottom conductive structure including an array of contacts; a cap coupled to the annular region such that the cap and the support structure delimit a cavity; and at least one semiconductive die in the cavity that generates one or more electric output signals. The array of contacts includes: signal contacts, which receive corresponding electric output signals or electric signals generated outside the electronic device; and reference contacts set to a reference potential. The electronic device further includes a plurality of reinforcement conductive vias, each extending through the substrate and has ends fixed respectively to the annular region and to a corresponding reference contact.

In examples, a package comprises a semiconductor die having a device side and a bond pad on the device side, a conductive terminal exposed to an exterior of the package, and an electrical fuse. The electrical fuse comprises a conductive ball coupled to the bond pad, and a bond wire coupled to the conductive terminal. The bond wire is stitch-bonded to the conductive ball.

In some examples, a semiconductor package comprises an electrically conductive surface and a bond wire coupled to the electrically conductive surface. The bond wire includes a first stitch bond coupled to the electrically conductive surface, and a second stitch bond contiguous with the first stitch bond and coupled to the electrically conductive surface. The second stitch bond is partially, but not completely, overlapping with the first stitch bond.

An electronic device includes a non-conductive die attach film on a side of a conductive lead, a semiconductor die having a first side and a lateral side, the first side on the non-conductive die attach film, and the lateral side including striations, and a package structure enclosing the semiconductor die and a portion of the conductive lead. A method includes singulating portions of a non-conductive die attach film on a carrier, attaching a backside of a wafer to the singulated portions of the non-conductive die attach film, and singulating semiconductor dies of the wafer while the backside of the wafer is attached to the singulated portions of the non-conductive die attach film.

A package and method is disclosed. In one example, the package comprises a component assembly section, at least one electronic component being assembled with the component assembly section, at least one lead section being electrically coupled with the at least one electronic component and/or with the component assembly section, an encapsulant at least partially encapsulating the at least one electronic component and partially encapsulating the component assembly section and the at least one lead section so that part of the component assembly section and part of the at least one lead section are exposed beyond the encapsulant. A thermoplastic structure covers an exposed area of the component assembly section without covering an exposed area of the at least one lead section.

A semiconductor device includes semiconductor elements. Each semiconductor element, including first, second and third electrodes, is controlled to turn on and off current flow between the first electrode and the second electrode by drive signals inputted to the third electrode. The first electrodes of the semiconductor elements are electrically connected mutually, and the second electrodes of the semiconductor elements are electrically connected mutually. The semiconductor device further includes a control terminal receiving the drive signals, a first wiring section connected to the control terminal, a second wiring section, and third wiring sections, and further a first connecting member electrically connecting the first and the second wiring sections, a second connecting member electrically connecting the second wiring section and each third wiring section, and third connecting members connecting the third wiring sections and the third electrodes of the semiconductor elements.

There is provided a bonding wire for semiconductor devices that exhibits a favorable bondability even when being applied to wedge bonding at the room temperature, and also achieves an excellent bond reliability. The bonding wire includes a core material of Cu or Cu alloy (hereinafter referred to as a Cu core material), and a coating containing a noble metal formed on a surface of the Cu core material. A concentration of Cu at a surface of the wire is 30 to 80 at %.

A described example includes: a semiconductor die having a device side surface and an opposing backside surface, the backside surface mounted to a die pad of a lead frame, the lead frame comprising conductive leads spaced from the die pad; a conductor layer overlying the device side surface; bond pads including bond pad conductors formed in the conductor layer, a nickel layer over the bond pad conductors, and a palladium or gold layer over the nickel layer; conductor traces formed in the conductor layer, the conductor traces free from the nickel layer and the palladium or gold layer; bond wires bonded to the bond pads electrically coupling the bond pads to conductive leads; and mold compound covering the semiconductor die, the bond pads, the bond wires, and portions of the lead frame, wherein portions of the conductive leads are exposed from the mold compound to form terminals.

In a described example, an apparatus includes: a package substrate with conductive leads; a semiconductor die mounted to the package substrate, the semiconductor die having a first thickness; electrical connections coupling bond pads on the semiconductor die to conductive leads on the package substrate; brackets attached to the package substrate spaced from the semiconductor die and extending away from the package substrate to a distance from the package substrate that is greater than the first thickness of the semiconductor die; and mold compound covering the package substrate, the semiconductor die, the brackets, and the semiconductor die to form a semiconductor device package having a board side surface and a top surface opposite the board side surface, and having portions of the brackets exposed from the mold compound on the top surface of the semiconductor device package to form mounts for a passive component.