An electronic device has a fuse circuit including a semiconductor die and first and second bond wires, the semiconductor die having a bond pad and a fuse, the fuse having first and second portions, the bond pad coupled to the first portion of the fuse, and the second portion of the fuse coupled to a protected circuit, the first bond wire having a first end coupled to the bond pad and a second end coupled to a conductive terminal, and the second bond wire having a first end coupled to the second end of the first bond wire and a second end coupled to the conductive terminal.

In one example, an electronic device structure includes a substrate having a conductive structure adjacent to a surface. The conductive structure can include a plurality of conductive pads. First and second electronic devices are disposed adjacent to the top surface. The first electronic device is interposed between a first conductive pad and a second conductive pad, and the second electronic device is interposed between the second conductive pad and a third conductive pad. A continuous wire structure including a first bond structure is connected to the first conductive pad, a second bond structure is connected to the second conductive pad, a third bond structure is connected to the third conductive pad, a first wire portion is interconnected between the first bond structure and the second bond structure and disposed to overlie the first electronic device, and a second wire portion is interconnected between the second bond structure and the third bond structure and disposed to overlie the second electronic device. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

A semiconductor device includes a vertical column of wire bonds on substrate contact fingers of the device. Semiconductor dies are mounted on a substrate, and electrically coupled to the substrate such that groups of semiconductor dies may have bond wires extending to the same contact finger on the substrate. By bonding those wires to the contact finger in a vertical column, as opposed to separate, side-by-side wire bonds on the contact finger, an area of the contact finger may be reduced.

A semiconductor device includes a vertical column of wire bonds on substrate contact fingers of the device. Semiconductor dies are mounted on a substrate, and electrically coupled to the substrate such that groups of semiconductor dies may have bond wires extending to the same contact finger on the substrate. By bonding those wires to the contact finger in a vertical column, as opposed to separate, side-by-side wire bonds on the contact finger, an area of the contact finger may be reduced.

In one example, an electronic device structure includes a substrate having a conductive structure adjacent to a surface. The conductive structure can include a plurality of conductive traces. First and second electronic devices are disposed adjacent to the top surface. The first electronic device is interposed between a first conductive trace and a second conductive trace, and the second electronic device is interposed between the second conductive trace and a third conductive trace. A continuous wire structure including a first bond structure is connected to the first conductive trace, a second bond structure is connected to the second conductive trace, a third bond structure is connected to the third conductive trace, a first wire portion is interconnected between the first bond structure and the second bond structure and disposed to overlie the first electronic device, and a second wire portion is interconnected between the second bond structure and the third bond structure and disposed to overlie the second electronic device. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

In one example, an electronic device structure includes a substrate having a conductive structure adjacent to a surface. The conductive structure can include a plurality of conductive pads. First and second electronic devices are disposed adjacent to the top surface. The first electronic device is interposed between a first conductive pad and a second conductive pad, and the second electronic device is interposed between the second conductive pad and a third conductive pad. A continuous wire structure including a first bond structure is connected to the first conductive pad, a second bond structure is connected to the second conductive pad, a third bond structure is connected to the third conductive pad, a first wire portion is interconnected between the first bond structure and the second bond structure and disposed to overlie the first electronic device, and a second wire portion is interconnected between the second bond structure and the third bond structure and disposed to overlie the second electronic device. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

A packaged semiconductor device includes a lead frame and a semiconductor die. The semiconductor die has first and second opposing sides, and the first side of the die is mounted to the lead frame. A first set of bond wires and/or bump bonds are configured to electrically couple the die to the lead frame. A passive circuit element is on a substrate, and the substrate is mounted to the second side of the die. A second set of bond wires and/or bump bonds are configured to electrically couple the passive circuit element to the die. A molding material is configured to encapsulate the passive circuit element, the die, and at least a portion of the lead frame.

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: a wire tail forming step of forming a wire loop 130 between a first bonding point and a second bonding point with a bonding tool 40, and then cutting a portion of a wire 42 extending from a tip of the bonding tool 40 to thereby form a wire tail 43 at the tip of the bonding tool 40; and a wire tail bending step of bending the wire tail 43 so as to direct a tip 43a of the wire tail 43 upward by descending the bonding tool 40 toward the second bonding point with the wire loop 130 formed thereat and pressing the wire tail 43 against a portion of the wire loop 130 located above the second bonding point. Thus, the wire tail can be bent easily and efficiently.

A wedge bonding method for simultaneously connecting two wires to a first component and then to a second component includes a) feeding the two wires side by side through a guide channel located at a lower end of a bonding wedge tool, b) positioning the bonding wedge tool over the first component and performing a first bond connection thereon, c) positioning the bonding wedge tool over the second component and performing a second bond connection thereon; and d) breaking tails of the two wires near the second bond connection.

An electronic device has a fuse circuit including a semiconductor die and first and second bond wires, the semiconductor die having a bond pad and a fuse, the fuse having first and second portions, the bond pad coupled to the first portion of the fuse, and the second portion of the fuse coupled to a protected circuit, the first bond wire having a first end coupled to the bond pad and a second end coupled to a conductive terminal, and the second bond wire having a first end coupled to the second end of the first bond wire and a second end coupled to the conductive terminal.