Abstract: An external component, typically a surface mount passive, is attached to a semiconductor die. In some embodiments the passive is placed directly over exposed pads on the semiconductor die and attached using conductive tape or conductive epoxy. In some embodiments the passive is attached to the semiconductor die using non-conductive adhesive and wire bonded to bond pads on the semiconductor die and/or to pads on a substrate to which the semiconductor die is attached.

Abstract: A pre-drilled hole, providing a passageway between an upper and a lower surface of a printed circuit board layer, receives a passive component, for example a resistor or a capacitor. In one embodiment the component is cylindrical, with an electrically conductive contact point at each end. The hole diameter is approximately the same as the diameter of the cylindrical component. The hole is similar to a via in a printed circuit board, except that the hole is not plated through (such would cause an electrical short). Electrically conductive lines are provided to the openings of the hole on the upper and the lower surfaces of the PCB. The area of the exposed end of the cylindrical component and the termination of the conducting line is less than the area of a surface mounted component equivalent to the cylindrical component.

Abstract: An external component, typically a surface mount passive, is attached to a semiconductor die. In some embodiments the passive is placed directly over exposed pads on the semiconductor die and attached using conductive tape or conductive epoxy. In some embodiments the passive is attached to the semiconductor die using non-conductive adhesive and wire bonded to bond pads on the semiconductor die and/or to pads on a substrate to which the semiconductor die is attached.