This description relates generally to semiconductor devices and processes. A method for forming a packaged semiconductor package can include attaching a front side of a metal layer to a die pad of a leadframe that includes conductive terminals, so a periphery portion of the metal layer extends beyond a periphery pad surface of the die pad, and a portion of a half-etched cavity on the front side of the metal layer is located near the periphery pad surface of the die pad. The method further includes attaching a semiconductor device to the die pad and encapsulating the semiconductor device, the front side of the metal layer, a portion of a back side of the metal layer, and a portion of the conductive terminals to form a packaged semiconductor device.

A device die including a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, an anti-arcing layer and a first insulating encapsulant is provided. The second semiconductor die is stacked over and electrically connected to the first semiconductor die. The anti-arcing layer is in contact with the second semiconductor die. The first insulating encapsulant is disposed over the first semiconductor die and laterally encapsulates the second semiconductor die. Furthermore, methods for fabricating device dies are provided.

A support substrate includes an insulating core layer, an electrically conductive layer over the insulating core layer and a solder mask layer over the electrically conductive layer. A back side of an integrated circuit chip is mounted to an upper surface of the support substrate at a die attach location. The upper surface of the support substrate includes a cavity located within the die attach location, where the cavity extends under the back side of the integrated circuit chip. The cavity is defined by an area where the solder mask layer and at least a portion of the electrically conductive layer have been removed. Bonding wires connect connection pads on a front side of the integrated circuit chip to connection pad on the upper surface of the support substrate.

Provided is a semiconductor device capable of suppressing an Al slide at a time of an operation under a high temperature in a laminated structure of an aluminum electrode layer and a copper electrode layer. Accordingly, in the semiconductor device according to the present disclosure, a first copper electrode layer includes a plurality of protruding regions as regions protruding toward the aluminum electrode layer in an interface with the aluminum electrode layer.

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 device includes a substrate, a conductive part, a controller module and a sealing resin. The substrate has a substrate obverse surface and a substrate reverse surface facing away from each other in a z direction. The conductive part is made of an electrically conductive material on the substrate obverse surface. The controller module is disposed on the substrate obverse surface and electrically connected to the conductive part. The sealing resin covers the controller module and at least a portion of the substrate. The conductive part includes an overlapping wiring trace having an overlapping portion overlapping with the electronic component as viewed in the z direction. The overlapping portion of the overlapping wiring trace is not electrically bonded to the controller module.

A display device and method for fabrication thereof includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and common electrode connection parts that are spaced from each other on a first substrate, a plurality of light emitting elements on the plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of common electrode elements on the common electrode connection parts, and a common electrode layer on the plurality of light emitting elements and the plurality of common electrode elements, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, each of the plurality of common electrode elements includes at least the second semiconductor layer, and the common electrode layer includes a same material as the second semiconductor layer to be connected to the second semiconductor layers of the plurality of light emitting elements.

A display device and method for fabrication thereof are provided. The display device includes a first substrate, pixel electrodes on the first substrate, light emitting elements respectively on the pixel electrodes, and including first semiconductor layers, second semiconductor layers, active layers respectively between the first semiconductor layers and the second semiconductor layers, a first light emitting element including a first active layer of the active layers, a second light emitting element including a second active layer of the active layers that is different from the first active layer, a third light emitting element including a third active layer of the active layers that is different from the first and second active layers, and a fourth light emitting element including a fourth active layer of the active layers that is different from the first to third active layers, and a common electrode layer on the light emitting elements.

An electronic device comprises a semiconductor die, a layer stack disposed on the semiconductor die and comprising one or more functional layers, wherein the layer stack comprises a protection layer which is an outermost functional layer of the layer stack, and a sacrificial layer disposed on the protection layer, wherein the sacrificial layer comprises a material which decomposes or becomes volatile at a temperature between 100° and 400° C.

A semiconductor module includes at least two semiconductor elements connected in parallel; a control circuit board placed between the at least two semiconductor elements; a control terminal for external connection; a first wiring member that connects the control terminal and the control circuit board; and a second wiring member that connects a control electrode of one of the at least two semiconductor elements and the control circuit board, wherein the second wiring member is wire-bonded from the control electrode towards the control circuit board, and has a first end on the control electrode and a second end on the control circuit board, the first end having a cut end face facing upward normal to a surface of the control electrode and the second end having a cut end face facing sideways parallel to a surface of the control circuit board.