Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090057869 | CO-PACKAGED HIGH-SIDE AND LOW-SIDE NMOSFETS FOR EFFICIENT DC-DC POWER CONVERSION - A circuit package assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a conductive substrate; a high-side n-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (NMOSFET) having a source on a side facing a surface of the conductive substrate and in electrical contact therewith and a low-side standard n-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (NMOSFET) having a drain on a side facing the conductive substrate and in electrical contact therewith. Co-packaging of high-side and low-side NMOSFETs in this manner may reduce package size and parasitic inductance and capacitance compared to conventional packaging. | 03-05-2009 |
20090108456 | Solder-top Enhanced Semiconductor Device and Method for Low Parasitic Impedance Packaging - A solder-top enhanced semiconductor device is proposed for packaging. The solder-top device includes a device die with a top metal layer patterned into contact zones and contact enhancement zones. At least one contact zone is electrically connected to at least one contact enhancement zone. Atop each contact enhancement zone is a solder layer for an increased composite thickness thus lowered parasitic impedance. Where the top metal material can not form a uniform good electrical bond with the solder material, the device die further includes an intermediary layer sandwiched between and forming a uniform electrical bond with the top metal layer and the solder layer. A method for making the solder-top device includes:
| 04-30-2009 |
20090218673 | Semiconductor package having a bridge plate connection - A semiconductor package is disclosed. The package includes a leadframe having drain, source and gate leads, a semiconductor die coupled to the leadframe, the semiconductor die having a plurality of metalized source areas and a metalized gate area, a patterned source connection having a plurality of dimples formed thereon coupling the source lead to the semiconductor die metalized source areas, a patterned gate connection having a dimple formed thereon coupling the gate lead to the semiconductor die metalized gate area, a semiconductor die drain area coupled to the drain lead, and an encapsulant covering at least a portion of the semiconductor die and drain, source and gate leads. | 09-03-2009 |
20090236708 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING A BRIDGED PLATE INTERCONNECTION - A semiconductor package is disclosed. The package includes a leadframe having drain, source and gate leads, and a semiconductor die coupled to the leadframe, the semiconductor die having a plurality of metallized source contacts. A bridged source plate interconnection has a bridge portion, valley portions disposed on either side of the bridge portion, plane portions disposed on either side of the valley portions and the bridge portion, and a connection portion depending from one of the plane portions, the bridged source plate interconnection connecting the source lead with the plurality of metallized source contacts. The bridge portion is disposed in a plane above the plane of the valley portions while the plane portions are disposed in a plane intermediate the plane of the bridge portion and the plane of the valley portions. | 09-24-2009 |
20090294934 | CONDUCTIVE CLIP FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE - A clip for a semiconductor device package may include two or more separate electrically conductive fingers electrically connected to each other by one or more electrically conductive bridges. A first end of at least finger is adapted for electrical contact with a lead frame. The bridges are adapted to provide electrical connection to a top semiconductor region of a semiconductor device and may also to provide heat dissipation path when a top surface of the fingers is exposed. A semiconductor device package may include the clip along with a semiconductor device and a lead frame. The semiconductor device may have a first and semiconductor regions on top and bottom surfaces respectively. The clip may be electrically connected to the top semiconductor region at the bridges and electrically connected to the lead frame at a first end of at least one of the fingers. | 12-03-2009 |
20100032819 | Compact Co-packaged Semiconductor Dies with Elevation-adaptive Interconnection Plates - A semiconductor package is disclosed for packaging two adjacent semiconductor dies atop a circuit substrate. The dies are separated from each other along their longitudinal edges with an inter-die distance. An elevation-adaptive electrical connection connects a top metalized contact of die two to the bottom surface of die one while accommodating for elevation difference between the surfaces. The elevation-adaptive electrical connection includes:
| 02-11-2010 |
20100133670 | Top-side Cooled Semiconductor Package with Stacked Interconnection Plates and Method - A top-side cooled semiconductor package with stacked interconnection plate is disclosed. The semiconductor package includes a circuit substrate with terminal leads, a semiconductor die atop the circuit substrate, a low thermal resistance intimate interconnection plate for bonding and interconnecting a top contact area of the semiconductor die with the circuit substrate, a low thermal resistance stacked interconnection plate atop the intimate interconnection plate for top-side cooling, a molding encapsulant for encapsulating the package except for exposing a top surface of the stacked interconnection plate to maintain effective top-side cooling. The top portion of the stacked interconnection plate can include a peripheral overhang above the intimate interconnection plate. The peripheral overhang allows for a maximized exposed top surface area for heat dissipation independent of otherwise areal constraints applicable to the intimate interconnection plate. The stacked interconnection plate can be partially etched or three dimensionally formed to create the peripheral overhang. | 06-03-2010 |
20100133674 | Compact Semiconductor Package with Integrated Bypass Capacitor and Method - A top-side cooled compact semiconductor package with integrated bypass capacitor is disclosed. The top-side cooled compact semiconductor package includes a circuit substrate with terminal leads, numerous semiconductor dies bonded atop the circuit substrate, numerous elevation-adaptive interconnection plates for bonding and interconnecting top contact areas of the semiconductor dies with the circuit substrate, a first member of the elevation-adaptive interconnection plates has a first flat-top area and a second member of the elevation-adaptive interconnection plates has a second flat-top area in level with the first flat-top area, a bypass capacitor, having two capacitor terminals located at its ends, stacked atop the two interconnection plate members while being bonded thereto via the first flat-top area and the second flat-top area for a reduced interconnection parasitic impedance. | 06-03-2010 |
20100273294 | Compact Co-packaged Semiconductor Dies with Elevation-adaptive Interconnection Plates - A semiconductor package is disclosed for packaging two adjacent semiconductor dies atop a circuit substrate. The dies are separated from each other along their longitudinal edges with an inter-die distance. An elevation-adaptive electrical connection connects a top metalized contact of die two to the bottom surface of die one while accommodating for elevation difference between the surfaces. The elevation-adaptive electrical connection includes:
| 10-28-2010 |
20100308454 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE AND FABRICATION METHOD - A power semiconductor device package includes a conductive assembly including a connecting structure and a semiconductor die having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture being sized and configured to spacedly receive the connecting structure. In an alternative embodiment, a power semiconductor device package includes a conductive assembly including a connecting structure and a pair of semiconductor die disposed on either side of the connecting structure in spaced relationship thereto. | 12-09-2010 |
20110068457 | Semiconductor package with adhesive material pre-printed on the lead frame and chip, and its manufacturing method - This invention discloses a semiconductor package with adhesive material pre-printed on the lead frame and chip, and the manufacturing method. The adhesive material is applied onto the chip carrier and the pin of the lead frame and also on the front electrode of the semiconductor chip via pre-printing. The back of the semiconductor chip is adhered on the chip carrier, and the front electrode of the semiconductor chip and the pin are connected respectively with a metal connector. The size, shape and thickness of the adhesive material are applied according to different application requirements according to size and shapes of the contact zone of the semiconductor chip and the metal connector. Particularly, the adhesive zones are formed by pre-printing the adhesive material thus significantly enhance the quality and performance of semiconductor products, and improves the productivity. | 03-24-2011 |
20110221008 | Semiconductor Packaging and Fabrication Method Using Connecting Plate for Internal Connection - A semiconductor package with connecting plate for internal connection comprise: a plurality of chips each having a plurality of contact areas on a top surface; one or more connecting plates having a plurality of electrically isolated connecting plate portions each connecting a contact area of the semiconductor chips. The method of making the semiconductor package includes the steps of connecting one or more connecting plates to a plurality of semiconductor chips, applying a molding material to encapsulate the chips and the connecting plates, separating a plurality of connecting plate portions of the connecting plates by shallow cutting through or by grinding. | 09-15-2011 |
20110227205 | MULTI-LAYER LEAD FRAME PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - The present invention features a lead-frame package, having a first, second, third and fourth electrically conductive structures with a pair of semiconductor dies disposed therebetween defining a stacked structure. The first and second structures are spaced-apart from and in superimposition with the first structure. A semiconductor die is disposed between the first and second structures. The semiconductor die has contacts electrically connected to the first and second structures. A part of the third structure lies in a common plane with a portion of the second structure. The third structure is coupled to the semiconductor die. An additional semiconductor die is attached to one of the first and second structures. The fourth structure is in electrical contact with the additional semiconductor die. A molding compound is disposed to encapsulate a portion of said package with a sub-portion of the molding compound being disposed in the volume. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227207 | STACKED DUAL CHIP PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - The present invention is directed to a lead-frame having a stack of semiconductor dies with interposed metalized clip structure. Level projections extend from the clip structure to ensure that the clip structure remains level during fabrication. | 09-22-2011 |
20110233746 | Dual-leadframe Multi-chip Package and Method of Manufacture - A dual-leadframe multi-chip package comprises a first leadframe with a first die pad, and a second leadframe with a second die pad; a first chip mounted on the first die pad functioning as a high-side MOSFET and second chip mounted on the second die pad functioning as a low-side MOSFET. The package may further comprises a bypass capacity configured as a third chip mounted on the first die pad or integrated with the first chip. The package may further comprise a three-dimensional connecting plate formed as an integrated structure as the second die pad for electrically connecting a top contact area of the first chip to a bottom contact area of the second chip. A top connecting plate connects a top contact area of the second chip and a top contact area of the third chip to an outer pin of the first leadframe. | 09-29-2011 |
20120032244 | Compact Semiconductor Package with Integrated Bypass Capacitor - A top-side cooled compact semiconductor package with integrated bypass capacitor is disclosed. The top-side cooled compact semiconductor package includes a circuit substrate with terminal leads, numerous semiconductor dies bonded atop the circuit substrate, numerous elevation-adaptive interconnection plates for bonding and interconnecting top contact areas of the semiconductor dies with the circuit substrate, a first member of the elevation-adaptive interconnection plates has a first flat-top area and a second member of the elevation-adaptive interconnection plates has a second flat-top area in level with the first flat-top area, a bypass capacitor, having two capacitor terminals located at its ends, stacked atop the two interconnection plate members while being bonded thereto via the first flat-top area and the second flat-top area for a reduced interconnection parasitic impedance. | 02-09-2012 |
20120161304 | Dual-leadframe Multi-chip Package and Method of Manufacture - A dual-leadframe multi-chip package comprises a first leadframe with a first die pad, and a second leadframe with a second die pad; a first chip mounted on the first die pad functioning as a high-side MOSFET and second chip mounted on the second die pad functioning as a low-side MOSFET. The package may further comprises a bypass capacity configured as a third chip mounted on the first die pad or integrated with the first chip. The package may further comprise a three-dimensional connecting plate formed as an integrated structure as the second die pad for electrically connecting a top contact area of the first chip to a bottom contact area of the second chip. A top connecting plate connects a top contact area of the second chip and a top contact area of the third chip to an outer pin of the first leadframe. | 06-28-2012 |
20120289001 | Method for Making Solder-top Enhanced Semiconductor Device of Low Parasitic Packaging Impedance - A solder-top enhanced semiconductor device is proposed for packaging. The solder-top device includes a device die with a top metal layer patterned into contact zones and contact enhancement zones. At least one contact zone is electrically connected to at least one contact enhancement zone. Atop each contact enhancement zone is a solder layer for an increased composite thickness thus lowered parasitic impedance. Where the top metal material can not form a uniform good electrical bond with the solder material, the device die further includes an intermediary layer sandwiched between and forming a uniform electrical bond with the top metal layer and the solder layer. A method for making the solder-top device includes lithographically patterning the top metal layer into the contact zones and the contact enhancement zones; then forming a solder layer atop each of the contact enhancement zones using a stencil process for an increased composite thickness. | 11-15-2012 |
20130099364 | Top-side Cooled Semiconductor Package with Stacked Interconnection Plates and Method - A top-side cooled semiconductor package with stacked interconnection plate is disclosed. The semiconductor package includes a circuit substrate with terminal leads, a semiconductor die atop the circuit substrate, a low thermal resistance intimate interconnection plate for bonding and interconnecting a top contact area of the semiconductor die with the circuit substrate, a low thermal resistance stacked interconnection plate atop the intimate interconnection plate for top-side cooling, a molding encapsulant for encapsulating the package except for exposing a top surface of the stacked interconnection plate to maintain effective top-side cooling. The top portion of the stacked interconnection plate can include a peripheral overhang above the intimate interconnection plate. The peripheral overhang allows for a maximized exposed top surface area for heat dissipation independent of otherwise areal constraints applicable to the intimate interconnection plate. The stacked interconnection plate can be partially etched or three dimensionally formed to create the peripheral overhang. | 04-25-2013 |
20130181332 | PACKAGE LEADFRAME FOR DUAL SIDE ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of a leadframe for a device packaging are used not only for structural support and connectivity to the I/O pins to the external world, but also for housing and/or mounting devices above and below the leadframe. Being electrically conductive, the leadframe also serves as a low resistance interconnect and good current carrier between the bondpads on one device or between the bondpads on different devices above and/or below the leadframe. | 07-18-2013 |
20130302946 | MULTI-LAYER LEAD FRAME PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - The present invention features a method for fabricating a lead-frame package, having a first, second, third and fourth electrically conductive structures with a pair of semiconductor dies disposed therebetween defining a stacked structure. The first and second structures are spaced-apart from and in superimposition with the first structure. A semiconductor die is disposed between the first and second structures. The semiconductor die has contacts electrically connected to the first and second structures. A part of the third structure lies in a common plane with a portion of the second structure. The third structure is coupled to the semiconductor die. | 11-14-2013 |
20140035116 | Top Exposed Semiconductor Chip Package - A semiconductor package and it manufacturing method includes a lead frame having a die pad, and a source lead with substantially a V groove disposed on a top surface. A semiconductor chip disposed on the die pad. A metal plate connected to a top surface electrode of the chip having a bent extension terminated in the V groove in contact with at least one of the V groove sidewalls. | 02-06-2014 |
20140054758 | STACKED DUAL CHIP PACKAGE HAVING LEVELING PROJECTIONS - The present invention is directed to a lead-frame having a stack of semiconductor dies with interposed metalized clip structure. Level projections extend from the clip structure to ensure that the clip structure remains level during fabrication. | 02-27-2014 |
20140070386 | Semiconductor Package with Connecting Plate for Internal Connection - A semiconductor package with connecting plate for internal connection comprise: a plurality of chips each having a plurality of contact areas on a top surface; one or more connecting plates having a plurality of electrically isolated connecting plate portions each connecting a contact area of the semiconductor chips. The method of making the semiconductor package includes the steps of connecting one or more connecting plates to a plurality of semiconductor chips, applying a molding material to encapsulate the chips and the connecting plates, separating a plurality of connecting plate portions of the connecting plates by shallow cutting through or by grinding. | 03-13-2014 |
20140080263 | Semiconductor Packaging Method Using Connecting Plate for Internal Connection - A semiconductor package with connecting plate for internal connection comprise: a plurality of chips each having a plurality of contact areas on a top surface; one or more connecting plates having a plurality of electrically isolated connecting plate portions each connecting a contact area of the semiconductor chips. The method of making the semiconductor package includes the steps of connecting one or more connecting plates to a plurality of semiconductor chips, applying a molding material to encapsulate the chips and the connecting plates, separating a plurality of connecting plate portions of the connecting plates by shallow cutting through or by grinding. | 03-20-2014 |
20140103512 | Dual-leadframe Multi-chip Package - A dual-leadframe multi-chip package comprises a first leadframe with a first die pad, and a second leadframe with a second die pad; a first chip mounted on the first die pad functioning as a high-side MOSFET and second chip mounted on the second die pad functioning as a low-side MOSFET. The package may further comprises a bypass capacity configured as a third chip mounted on the first die pad or integrated with the first chip. The package may further comprise a three-dimensional connecting plate formed as an integrated structure as the second die pad for electrically connecting a top contact area of the first chip to a bottom contact area of the second chip. A top connecting plate connects a top contact area of the second chip and a top contact area of the third chip to an outer pin of the first leadframe. | 04-17-2014 |
20140154843 | Method for Top-side Cooled Semiconductor Package with Stacked Interconnection Plates - A top-side cooled semiconductor package with stacked interconnection plate is disclosed. The semiconductor package includes a circuit substrate with terminal leads, a semiconductor die atop the circuit substrate, a low thermal resistance intimate interconnection plate for bonding and interconnecting a top contact area of the semiconductor die with the circuit substrate, a low thermal resistance stacked interconnection plate atop the intimate interconnection plate for top-side cooling, a molding encapsulant for encapsulating the package except for exposing a top surface of the stacked interconnection plate to maintain effective top-side cooling. The top portion of the stacked interconnection plate can include a peripheral overhang above the intimate interconnection plate. The peripheral overhang allows for a maximized exposed top surface area for heat dissipation independent of otherwise areal constraints applicable to the intimate interconnection plate. The stacked interconnection plate can be partially etched or three dimensionally formed to create the peripheral overhang. | 06-05-2014 |
20150076676 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE AND FABRICATION METHOD - A power semiconductor device package includes a conductive assembly including a connecting structure and a semiconductor die having an aperture formed therethrough, the aperture being sized and configured to spacedly receive the connecting structure. In an alternative embodiment, a power semiconductor device package includes a conductive assembly including a connecting structure and a pair of semiconductor die disposed on either side of the connecting structure in spaced relationship thereto. | 03-19-2015 |