Abstract: A surface mount semiconductor device package and method is disclosed. The surface mount semiconductor device package is compact and minimizes the length of bond wires in order to minimize series inductance. The encapsulant material is of low dielectric constant in order to minimize parasitic capacitance. The substrate material is selected to improve heat transfer characteristics. The features of the invention offer increased high frequency performance.

Abstract: An semiconductor device package (10) with improved thermal properties that limits unwanted parasitics and provides a more consistent distribution of parasitics from one device to another. The package of the present invention (10) is extremely compact and uses, in one embodiment, a minimal length of bond wires (20 and 22) between the terminals (14 and 16) and the attached device (30). The path length of the package (10) is reduced so as to represent only some fraction of a wavelength relative to the terminals (14 and 16) of the package (10). By reducing the length of the bond wires (20 and 22) and selecting the appropriate dielectric constant of the encapsulant (12), the invention provides a package (10) with a unique hexagonal structure that limits the effects of parasitics and provides good thermal dissipation. In a second and third embodiment of the present invention, the semiconductor device package (10) is useful in optoelectronic devices such light emitting diodes with an anode (71) and a cathode (72).