In a described example, an apparatus includes: a package substrate having a die mount portion and lead portions spaced from the die mount portion; a semiconductor die over the die mount portion having bond pads on an active surface facing away from the package substrate; non-gold bond wires forming electrical connections between at least one of the bond pads and one of the lead portions of the package substrate; a bond stitch on bump connection formed between one of the non-gold bond wires and a bond pad of the semiconductor die, comprising a stitch bond formed on a flex stud bump; and dielectric material covering a portion of the package substrate, the semiconductor die, the non-gold bond wires, the stitch bond and the flex stud bump, forming a packaged semiconductor device.

A radiofrequency transmission/reception device includes a first and a second conductive wire element, a first far-field transmission/reception chip and a second near-field transmission/reception chip. The first and the second wire element combine with the characteristic impedance of the second transmission/reception chip in order to form a coupling device associated with the first transmission/reception chip at the operating frequency of the first chip. The first and the second wire element combine with the characteristic impedance of the first transmission/reception chip in order to form a coupling device associated with the second transmission/reception chip at the operating frequency of the second chip.

A resin enclosure includes: an inner wall portion from a wall surface defining the space to a side surface of the lead terminal close to the space; and a covering portion that covers at least a part of a top surface of a first portion of the lead terminal.

A radio frequency (RF) chip package includes: an RF die; a first peripheral circuit chip; a second peripheral circuit chip; a substrate having a -shaped step formed on a portion thereof so that the RF die is mounted on top of the step of the substrate and the first peripheral circuit chip and the second peripheral circuit chip are mounted on top of the substrate where no step is formed; a first mutual inductance controller for controlling the dimension of the mutual inductance between the first peripheral circuit chip and the RF die; and a second mutual inductance controller for controlling the dimension of the mutual inductance between the second peripheral circuit chip and the RF die.

An integrated circuit (IC) package includes a molding having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface opposing the second surface. An interconnect is encased in the molding. The interconnect includes pads situated at a periphery of a side of the IC package. A portion of the pads are exposed at the first surface of the molding. A die pad is situated proximal to the second surface of the molding. The die pad has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface opposing the second surface, and the second surface is circumscribed by the second surface of the molding. A die is mounted on the first surface of the die pad. A heat spreader is mounted on the second surface of the molding and the second surface of the die pad. The heat spreader extends between edges of the second surface of the molding.

A package structure includes a substrate, a sensor, a base, a lead frame, conductive vias and patterned circuit layer. The substrate includes a component-disposing region and electrode contacts. The sensor is disposed at the component-disposing region and electrically connected to the electrode contacts. The base covers the substrate with its bonding surface and includes a receiving cavity, a slanted surface extended between a bottom surface of the receiving cavity and the bonding surface, and electrodes disposed on the bonding surface and electrically connected to the electrode contacts respectively. The sensor is located in the receiving cavity. The lead frame is disposed at the base. The conductive vias penetrates the base and electrically connected to the lead frame. The patterned circuit layer is disposed on the slanted surface and electrically connected to the conductive vias and the electrodes.

A method for inserting a wire into a longitudinal groove of a semiconductor chip for the assembly thereof, the groove containing a pad made of a bonding material having a set melting point, comprises: in a positioning step, placing a longitudinal section of the wire along the groove, in forced abutment against the pad; and, in an insertion step, exposing a zone containing at least one portion of the pad to a processing temperature higher than the melting point of the bonding material and for a sufficient time to make the pad at least partially melt, and causing the wire to be inserted into the groove. The present disclosure also relates to a piece of equipment allowing the insertion method to be implemented.

A semiconductor package includes a first chip and a second chip arranged side by side on a carrier substrate. The first chip is provided with a high-speed signal pads along a first side in proximity to the second chip. The second chip includes a redistribution layer, and the redistribution layer is provided with data (DQ) pads along the second side in proximity to the first chip. A plurality of first bonding wires is provided to directly connect the high-speed signal pads to the DQ pads. The redistribution layer of the second chip is provided with first command/address (CA) pads along the third side opposite to the second side, and a plurality of dummy pads corresponding to the first CA pads. The plurality of dummy pads are connected to second CA pads disposed along a fourth side of the second chip via interconnects of the redistribution layer.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor structure including a bond pad disposed within a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a back-side surface and a front-side surface opposite the back-side surface. An upper surface of the semiconductor substrate is vertically below the back-side surface. The bond pad extends through the semiconductor substrate. The bond pad includes a conductive body over the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and conductive protrusions extending from above the upper surface to below the front-side surface of the semiconductor substrate. A vertical distance between a top surface of the bond pad and the back-side surface of the semiconductor substrate is less than a height of the conductive protrusions. A first bond pad isolation structure extends through the semiconductor substrate and laterally surrounds the conductive protrusions.

The present disclosure generally relates to a capacitor on an integrated circuit (IC) die. In an example, a package includes first and second IC dice. The first IC die includes a first circuit, a capacitor, and a polyimide layer. The first circuit is on a substrate. The capacitor includes a bottom plate over the substrate and a top plate over the bottom plate. The polyimide layer is at least partially over the top plate. A distance from a top surface of the top plate to a bottom surface of the polyimide layer is at least 30 % of a distance from a top surface of the bottom plate to a bottom surface of the top plate. A signal path, including the capacitor, is electrically coupled between the first circuit and a second circuit in the second IC die, which does not include a galvanic isolation capacitor in the signal path.