A reverse conducting power semiconductor device includes a plurality of thyristor cells and a freewheeling diode are integrated in a semiconductor wafer. The freewheeling diode includes a diode anode layer, a diode anode electrode, a diode cathode layer, and a diode cathode electrode. The diode cathode layer includes diode cathode layer segments, each of which is stripe-shaped and arranged within a corresponding stripe-shaped first diode anode layer segment such that a longitudinal main axis of each diode cathode layer segment extends along the longitudinal main axis of the corresponding one of the first diode anode layer segments.

We disclose a III-nitride semiconductor based heterojunction power device comprising: a first heterojunction transistor formed on a substrate, the first heterojunction transistor comprising: a first III-nitride semiconductor region formed over the substrate, wherein the first III-nitride semiconductor region comprises a first heterojunction comprising at least one two dimensional carrier gas; a first terminal operatively connected to the first III-nitride semiconductor region; a second terminal laterally spaced from the first terminal and operatively connected to the first III-nitride semiconductor region; a first plurality of highly doped semiconductor regions of a first polarity formed over the first III-nitride semiconductor region, the first plurality of highly doped semiconductor regions being formed between the first terminal and the second terminal; a first gate region operatively connected to the first plurality of highly doped semiconductor regions; and a second heterojunction transistor formed on the substrate. The second heterojunction transistor comprises: a second III-nitride semiconductor region formed over the substrate, wherein the second III-nitride semiconductor region comprises a second heterojunction comprising at least one two dimensional carrier gas; a third terminal operatively connected to the second III-nitride semiconductor region; a fourth terminal laterally spaced from the third terminal in the first dimension and operatively connected to the second III-nitride semiconductor region; a second gate region being formed over the second III-nitride semiconductor region, and between the third terminal and the fourth terminal. One of the first and second heterojunction transistors is an enhancement mode field effect transistor and the other of the first and second heterojunction transistors is a depletion mode field effect transistor.

A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a lower structure including an upper insulating layer and an upper pad; and a semiconductor chip provided on the lower structure and comprising a lower insulating layer and a lower pad. The lower insulating layer is in contact with and coupled to the upper insulating layer and the lower pad is in contact with and coupled to the upper pad, and a lateral side of the semiconductor chip extends between an upper side and a lower side of the semiconductor chip and comprises a recessed portion.

Integrated circuit devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include sequentially forming an underlying mask layer and a preliminary first mask layer on a substrate, forming a first mask structure by removing a portion of the preliminary first mask layer, and then forming a preliminary second mask layer. The preliminary second mask layer may enclose the first mask structure in a plan view. The methods may also include forming a second mask structure by removing a portion of the preliminary second mask layer and forming a vertical channel region including a portion of the substrate by sequentially etching the underlying mask layer and the substrate. The second mask structure may be connected to the first mask structure, and etching the underlying mask layer may be performed using the first and the second mask structures as an etch mask.

The present invention provides semiconductor devices with super junction drift regions that are capable of blocking voltage. A super junction drift region is an epitaxial semiconductor layer located between a top electrode and a bottom electrode of the semiconductor device. The super junction drift region includes a plurality of pillars having P type conductivity, formed in the super junction drift region, which are surrounded by an N type material of the super junction drift region.

Methods of manufacturing device assemblies, as well as associated semiconductor assemblies, devices, systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device assembly includes forming a semiconductor device assembly that includes a handle substrate, a semiconductor structure having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and an intermediary material between the semiconductor structure and the handle substrate. The method also includes removing material from the semiconductor structure to form an opening extending from the first side of the semiconductor structure to at least the intermediary material at the second side of the semiconductor structure. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the intermediary material through the opening in the semiconductor structure to undercut the second side of the semiconductor structure.

Embodiments may relate to a multi-chip microelectronic package that includes a first die and a second die coupled to a package substrate. The first and second dies may have respective radiative elements that are communicatively coupled with one another such that they may communicate via an electromagnetic signal with a frequency at or above approximately 20 gigahertz (GHz). Other embodiments may be described or claimed.

A multi-chip package including a first integrated circuit and a second integrated circuit. The first integrated circuit includes a first side having a first conductive layer, a second side having a second conductive layer, and an edge, the first conductive layer coupled to the second conductive layer at a location adjacent to the edge. The second integrated circuit is coupled to the second conductive layer of the first integrated circuit.

Provided is an electronic device using an interface between BaSnO.sub.3 and LaInO.sub.3, the electronic device including: a substrate formed of a metal oxide of non-SrTiO.sub.3 material a first buffer layer disposed on the substrate and formed of a BaSnO.sub.3 material; a BLSO layer disposed on at least a portion of the first buffer layer and formed of a (Ba.sub.1-x, La.sub.x)SnO.sub.3 material, wherein x has a value equal to or greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1; an LIO layer at least partially disposed on at least a portion of the BLSO layer so as to form an interface between the LIO layer and the BLSO layer, and formed of an LaInO.sub.3 material; and a first electrode layer at least partially in contact with the interface between the BLSO layer and the LIO layer, and formed of at least two or more separated portions.

A trench-type MESFET includes an n-type semiconductor layer including a Ga.sub.2O.sub.3-based single crystal and including plural trenches opening on one surface, first insulators respectively buried in bottom portions of the plural trenches, gate electrodes respectively buried in the plural trenches so as to be placed on the first insulators and so that side surfaces thereof are in contact with the n-type semiconductor layer, a source electrode connected to a mesa-shaped portion between the adjacent trenches of the n-type semiconductor layer, second insulators respectively buried in the plural trenches so as to be placed on the gate electrodes to insulate the gate electrodes and the source electrode, and a drain electrode directly or indirectly connected to the n-type semiconductor layer on a side opposite to the source electrode.