Abstract: An electronic device such as a semiconductor module comprises a printed circuit board and a socket attached to the printed circuit board and in electrical communication therewith. The socket comprises a plurality of electrically-conductive surfaces. The device further comprises a plurality of die and a plurality of supports each attached to the socket. At least one die is mechanically connected with each support, and each die has a plurality of electrically-conductive pads thereon. The plurality of electrically-conductive pads contact the electrically-conductive surfaces of the socket. A method for forming the electronic device is also described.

Abstract: A method for packaging a semiconductor device includes connecting a plurality of wire leads to a corresponding plurality of electrical connection pads on the semiconductor device, covering at least a portion of the semiconductor device and at least a portion of each of the wire leads with an encapsulating material, and removing a portion of the encapsulating material and a portion of each of the wire leads to form a packaged semiconductor device wherein each of the wire leads has an exposed portion only at an end. The invention also includes a packaged semiconductor device having an integrated circuit device with a plurality of electrical connection pads, a plurality of wire leads coupled to the plurality of electrical connection pads, and a covering of encapsulating material covering at least a portion of the integrated circuit device and covering each of the wire leads, wherein each of the wire leads has an exposed end.

Abstract: A method for packaging a semiconductor device includes connecting a plurality of wire leads to a corresponding plurality of electrical connection pads on the semiconductor device, covering at least a portion of the semiconductor device and at least a portion of each of the wire leads with an encapsulating material, and removing a portion of the encapsulating material and a portion of each of the wire leads to form a packaged semiconductor device wherein each of the wire leads has an exposed portion only at an end. The invention also includes a packaged semiconductor device having an integrated circuit device with a plurality of electrical connection pads, a plurality of wire leads coupled to the plurality of electrical connection pads, and a covering of encapsulating material covering at least a portion of the integrated circuit device and covering each of the wire leads, wherein each of the wire leads has an exposed end.

Abstract: The present invention relates to enhanced thermal management of a microelectronic device package on a printed circuit board (PCB) having a solder ring or dam that encompasses a ball array. The ring or dam bears stress from disparate coefficients of mechanical expansion between the PCB and the ball array.

Abstract: An embodiment of an inventive semiconductor device comprises an unpackaged semiconductor wafer section having a major surface with a plurality of bond pads thereon. A plurality of conductors each comprise a lead member and at least a portion formed within a matrix. The conductors are attached to the major surface of the wafer section. An electrical connection electrically couples each of the bond pads with at least one of the lead members. Sealing material is then formed to contact at least the bond pads and the lead members.

Abstract: A ceramic or plastic body has a shelf comprising conductive traces. A semiconductor die is attached to the underside of the shelf, or to a base of the body. A void or voids in said shelf allows the passage of bond wires to couple the bond pads of the inferiorly positioned semiconductor die with said conductive traces. Manufacturable from ceramic, plastic, or any workable material, various described embodiments of the invention alleviate the need for a lead frame while being usable with a die having bond pads located either centrally or laterally. The invention can receive die of various dimensions without a change of design while allowing short bond wire lengths for each die size.