A circuit element is formed on a substrate made of a compound semiconductor. A bonding pad is disposed on the circuit element so as to at least partially overlap the circuit element. The bonding pad includes a first metal film and a second metal film formed on the first metal film. A metal material of the second metal film has a higher Young's modulus than a metal material of the first metal film.

A semiconductor package including a semiconductor die having multiple bond pads is provided. The package further includes an electrically conducting clip including, at a first side thereof, at least one pin for mounting the package to an external board and includes, at a second side opposite to the first side, a connecting portion connecting the clip to at least two bond pads of the multiple bond pads. The connection portion includes at least two elongated connecting strips spaced apart from each other at a distance in such a manner that each strip extends over at least one of the at least two bond pads and is connected thereto.

A transistor device includes a metal submount; a transistor die arranged on said metal submount; a first integrated passive device (IPD) component that includes a first substrate arranged on said metal submount; and a second integrated passive device (IPD) component that includes a second substrate arranged on the metal submount. Additionally, the first substrate is a different material from the second substrate.

A packaged RF transistor device includes an RF transistor die including a plurality of RF transistor cells, an RF input lead coupled to the plurality of RF transistor cells, an RF output lead, and an output matching network coupled between the plurality of RF transistor cells and the RF output lead. The output matching network includes a plurality of capacitors having respective upper capacitor plates, wherein the upper capacitor plates of the capacitors are coupled to output terminals of respective ones of the RF transistor cells. The plurality of capacitors may be provided as a capacitor block that includes a common reference capacitor plate and a dielectric layer on the reference capacitor plate. The upper capacitor plates may be on the dielectric layer.

A semiconductor device according to an embodiment comprises a substrate, an epitaxial layer on the substrate, and a cluster including a plurality of particles disposed on the epitaxial layer, the particles being disposed to be apart from each other, and contacting the epitaxial layer.

The present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention preferred for some applications are flexible, in addition to being stretchable, and thus are capable of significant elongation, flexing, bending or other deformation along one or more axes. Further, stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention may be adapted to a wide range of device configurations to provide fully flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Provided herein are electronic devices including arrays of printable light emitting diodes (LEDs) having device geometries and dimensions providing enhanced thermal management and control relative to conventional LED-based lighting systems. The systems and methods described provide large area, transparent, and/or flexible LED arrays useful for a range of applications in microelectronics, including display and lightning technology. Methods are also provided for assembling and using electronic devices including thermally managed arrays of printable light emitting diodes (LEDs).

Provided herein are electronic devices including arrays of printable light emitting diodes (LEDs) having device geometries and dimensions providing enhanced thermal management and control relative to conventional LED-based lighting systems. The systems and methods described provide large area, transparent, and/or flexible LED arrays useful for a range of applications in microelectronics, including display and lightning technology. Methods are also provided for assembling and using electronic devices including thermally managed arrays of printable light emitting diodes (LEDs).

The invention provides methods and devices for fabricating printable semiconductor elements and assembling printable semiconductor elements onto substrate surfaces. Methods, devices and device components of the present invention are capable of generating a wide range of flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices and arrays of devices on substrates comprising polymeric materials. The present invention also provides stretchable semiconductor structures and stretchable electronic devices capable of good performance in stretched configurations.

The invention provides methods and devices for fabricating printable semiconductor elements and assembling printable semiconductor elements onto substrate surfaces. Methods, devices and device components of the present invention are capable of generating a wide range of flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices and arrays of devices on substrates comprising polymeric materials. The present invention also provides stretchable semiconductor structures and stretchable electronic devices capable of good performance in stretched configurations.