Packaged semiconductor devices and packaging methods

1. A packaged semiconductor device comprising:

a plurality of integrated circuit dies;

a first molding material disposed around the plurality of integrated circuit dies;

a first through-via disposed within the first molding material;

a first side of a redistribution layer (RDL) coupled to the plurality of integrated circuit dies and the first through-via;

a plurality of surface mount devices coupled to a second side of the RDL, the second side of the RDL being opposite the first side of the RDL;

a second molding material disposed over the second side of the RDL and around the plurality of surface mount devices; and

an antenna disposed over the second molding material, wherein the antenna extends from an outer edge of the second molding material to an opposite outer edge of the second molding material, wherein the first through-via comprises a ground connection for the antenna, and wherein a portion of the RDL or a second through-via in the second molding material comprises a feeding element for the antenna.

2. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a clear zone proximate the feeding element for the antenna.

3. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein interconnect routing of the RDL, the plurality of integrated circuit dies, the plurality of surface mount devices, the first through-via, or the second through-via are not disposed in the clear zone.

4. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a first side of the plurality of integrated circuit dies and the first through-via is coupled to the RDL, and wherein the packaged semiconductor device further comprises an insulating material coupled to a second side of the plurality of integrated circuit dies and the first through-via, the second side of the plurality of integrated circuit dies and the first through-via being opposite the first side of the integrated circuit dies and the first through-via.

5. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the insulating material comprises a polymer.

6. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the insulating material comprises a ground contact disposed therein or thereon, and wherein the first through-via is coupled to the ground contact.

7. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising a shielding material disposed between the antenna and the plurality of surface mount devices, and a third molding material disposed between the shielding material and the antenna.

8. A packaged semiconductor device comprising:

an integrated circuit die;

a first molding material disposed around the integrated circuit die;

a first through-via disposed within the first molding material;

a first side of a redistribution layer (RDL) coupled to the integrated circuit die, the first through-via, and the first molding material;

a second molding material over a second side of the RDL, the second side of the RDL being opposite the first side of the RDL;

one or more surface mount devices encapsulated within the second molding material;

at least one second through-via extending through the second molding material; and

an antenna disposed over the second molding material and connected to the at least one second through-via, wherein the antenna is disposed over a sidewall of the first molding material, and wherein the RDL is coupled to a portion of the antenna disposed over the sidewall of the first molding material.

9. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the first through-via comprises a ground connection for the antenna.

10. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein the antenna is disposed over a surface of the second molding material, wherein the second through-via is coupled to a portion of the antenna disposed over the surface of the second molding material, and wherein the second through-via is coupled to the first through-via by a portion of the RDL.

11. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein a portion of the RDL, the second through-via in the second molding material, or a portion of the RDL and a second through-via in the second molding material comprises a feeding element for the antenna.

12. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the antenna is patterned.

13. The packaged semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the antenna is unpatterned.

14. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first molding material around a plurality of integrated circuit dies and a through-via;

a redistribution layer (RDL) over the plurality of integrated circuit dies, the through-via, and the first molding material;

a surface mount device coupled to the RDL;

a second molding material around the surface mount device and over the RDL;

a second through-via extending through the second molding material; and

a conductive material over the second molding material and in electrical connection with the through-via, wherein the conductive material comprises an antenna, and wherein the conductive material comprises an aperture formed therein.

15. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the conductive material is in physical contact with the RDL.

16. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the conductive material has a constant thickness.

17. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the RDL comprises an interconnect structure comprising fan-out wiring.

18. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising an insulating material located adjacent to a side of one of the plurality of integrated circuit dies opposite the RDL.

19. The semiconductor device according to claim 18 , further comprising:

an opening in the insulating material; and

a contact pad within the openings over the through-via.

20. The semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the aperture is T-shaped.