A metal base plate is rectangular in plan view, has a joining region set on a front surface, and has a center line, which is parallel to a pair of short sides that face each other, set in a middle interposed between the pair of short sides. A ceramic circuit board includes a ceramic board that is rectangular in plan view, a circuit pattern that is formed on a front surface of the ceramic board and has a semiconductor chip joined thereto, and a metal plate that is formed on a rear surface of the ceramic board and is joined to the joining region by solder. Here, the solder contains voids and is provided with a stress relieving region at one edge portion that is away from the center line. A density of voids included in the stress relieving region is higher than other regions of the solder.

A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of conductive balls is placed over a circuit substrate, where each of the conductive balls is placed over a contact area of one of a plurality of contact pads that is accessibly revealed by a patterned mask layer. The conductive balls are reflowed to form a plurality of external terminals with varying heights connected to the contact pads of the circuit substrate, where a first external terminal of the external terminals formed in a first region of the circuit substrate and a second external terminal of the external terminals formed in a second region of the circuit substrate are non-coplanar.

A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a semiconductor die and a thermoelectric structure disposed on the semiconductor die. The thermoelectric structure includes P-type semiconductor blocks, N-type semiconductor blocks and metal pads. The P-type semiconductor blocks and the N-type semiconductor blocks are arranged in alternation with the metal pads connecting the P-type semiconductor blocks and the N-type semiconductor blocks. When a current flowing through one of the N-type semiconductor block, one of the metal pad, and one of the P-type semiconductor block in order, the metal pad between the N-type semiconductor block and the P-type semiconductor block forms a cold junction which absorbs heat generated by the semiconductor die.

A semiconductor package includes: a first wiring structure including a first wiring layer, and a second wiring layer disposed on the first wiring layer, and connected to a first connecting structure placed disposed on the first wiring layer; a first semiconductor chip disposed on the first wiring structure and connected to the first wiring structure through a first connecting pad disposed on a first side of the first semiconductor chip; a second wiring structure disposed on the first semiconductor chip; and an insulating member disposed between the first and second wiring structures, wherein the first wiring structure further includes a first signal pattern that is electrically connected to the first connecting pad, and the first signal pattern redistributes the first connecting pad to the first connecting structure via the insulating member.

An electronic carrier and a method of manufacturing an electronic carrier are provided. The electronic carrier includes a first interconnection structure and a second interconnection structure. The first interconnection structure includes a first patterned conductive layer having a first pattern density. The second interconnection structure is laminated to the first interconnection structure and includes a second patterned conductive layer having a second pattern density higher than the first pattern density. The first interconnection structure is electrically coupled to the second interconnection structure through a first non-soldering joint between and outside of the first interconnection structure and the second interconnection structure.

A semiconductor device package includes a first circuit layer and an emitting device. The first circuit layer has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a lateral surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The emitting device is disposed on the second surface of the first circuit layer. The emitting device has a first surface facing the second surface of the first circuit layer, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a lateral surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The emitting device has a conductive pattern disposed on the second surface of the emitting device. The lateral surface of the emitting device and the lateral surface of the first circuit layer are discontinuous.

Microelectronic assemblies, related devices, and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a die having a first surface and an opposing second surface; a capacitor having a surface, wherein the surface of the capacitor is coupled to the first surface of the die; and a conductive pillar coupled to the first surface of the die. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a capacitor in a first dielectric layer; a conductive pillar in the first dielectric layer; a first die having a surface in the first dielectric layer; and a second die having a surface in a second dielectric layer, wherein the second dielectric layer is on the first dielectric layer, and wherein the surface of the second die is coupled to the capacitor, to the surface of the first die, and to the conductive pillar.

A semiconductor structure comprises a semiconductor substrate, a first trench capacitor, and a second trench capacitor. The substrate has first trenches arranged in a first arrangement direction with each first trench extending in a first extension direction and second trenches arranged in a second arrangement direction with each second trench extending in a second extension direction. The first trench capacitor includes first capacitor segments disposed inside the first trenches. The second trench capacitor includes second capacitor segments disposed inside the second trenches. One first capacitor segment of the first capacitor segments has an extending length different from that of another first capacitor segment of the first capacitor segments, and one second capacitor segment of the second capacitor segments has an extending length different from that of another second capacitor segment of the second capacitor segments.

A foil-based package and a method for manufacturing a foil-based package includes, among other things, a first and a second foil substrate. An electronic component is arranged between the two foil substrates in a sandwich-like manner. Due to the component thickness, there is a distance difference between the two foil substrates between the mounting area of the component and ears outside of the mounting area. The foil-based package and the method provides means for reducing and/or compensating a distance difference between the first foil substrate and the second foil substrate caused by the component thickness.

According to various examples, a device is described. The device may include a stiffener member including a first step section and a second step section. The device may also include a plurality of vias extending from or through the stiffener member. The device may be coupled to a printed circuit board.