In very simple terms, Packaged Devices is nothing more than an encasement that surrounds the circuit device to protect it from physical impairment or corrosion. In addition, it also allows electrical contacts that are mounted on the device to connect to a printed circuit board.   

Just about everything we use in today’s world has these devices, that include smart phones, medical devices, appliances, cars, rockets. The world we live in today would not be the same without these devices. Read more by clicking below for a Short History of Packaged Devices, How to Make Sense of these to a Non-Engineer, Various Package Types, Operation with Bare Die, and the many Industries that use them.