Deformation Absorbing Parts In Lead Frame Plane, E.g., Meanderline Shape (epo) Patents (Class 257/E23.045)
  • Patent number: 9035436
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device has a semiconductor chip, an island having an upper surface to which the semiconductor chip is bonded, a lead disposed around the island, a bonding wire extended between the surface of the semiconductor chip and the upper surface of the lead, and a resin package sealing the semiconductor chip, the island, the lead, and the bonding wire, while the lower surface of the island and the lower surface of the lead are exposed on the rear surface of the resin package, and the lead is provided with a recess concaved from the lower surface side and opened on a side surface thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Koga, Taro Nishioka
  • Patent number: 8778739
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a lead frame, includes forming a rectangular first dimple includes, first inclined side surfaces inclined to a depth direction, and arranged in two opposing sides in one direction, and standing side surfaces standing upright to a depth direction, and arranged in two opposing sides in other direction, on a backside of a die pad by a first stamping, and forming a second dimple having second inclined side surfaces inclined on the backside of the die pad by a second stamping, such that a second inclined side surfaces of the second dimple are arranged in side areas of the standing side surfaces of the first dimple, wherein the standing side surfaces are transformed into reversed inclined side surfaces inclined to a reversed direction to the first inclined side surfaces, and a front side of the die pad is semiconductor element mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Miyao
  • Patent number: 8710540
    Abstract: An LED package with an extended top electrode and an extended bottom electrode is formed from a first metal and a second metal. An LED is on an inner end of the first metal. An outer end of the first metal has been bent upward twice 90 degrees to form a top flat as an extended top electrode of the package. An outer end of the second metal has been bent downward twice 90 degrees to form a bottom flat as an extended bottom electrode of the package. The LED and a bonding wire may be encapsulated with glue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Cheng Kung Capital, LLC
    Inventor: Jiahn-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 8697490
    Abstract: A flip chip interconnection structure is formed by mechanically interlocking joining surfaces of a first and second element. The first element, which may be a bump on an integrated circuit chip, includes a soft, deformable material with a low yield strength and high elongation to failure. The surface of the second element, which may for example be a substrate pad, is provided with asperities into which the first element deforms plastically under pressure to form the mechanical interlock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventor: Rajendra D. Pendse
  • Patent number: 8618643
    Abstract: A lead frame includes a first outer lead portion and a second outer lead portion which is arranged to oppose to the first outer lead portion with an element-mounting region between them. An inner lead portion has first inner leads connected to the first outer leads and second inner leads connected to the second outer leads. At least either the first or second inner leads are routed in the element-mounting region. An insulation resin is filled in the gaps between the inner leads located on the element-mounting region. A semiconductor device is configured with semiconductor elements mounted on both the top and bottom surfaces of the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Goto
  • Patent number: 8399999
    Abstract: An electronic component including an electronic element, an electrode that is formed on a first surface of the electronic element, a first resin layer that is formed over the first surface of the electronic element, a wiring that is electrically connected to the electrode, a first portion of the wiring extending over the first resin layer, a second resin layer that is formed over the first resin layer and the wiring, the second resin layer having an opening, the opening overlapping the first portion of the wiring, an external terminal that is provided above the second resin layer, the external terminal being connected to the first portion of the wiring via the opening, and a third resin layer that is formed over the second resin layer, the third resin layer being provided around the external terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8373257
    Abstract: A clip for a semiconductor device package may include a metal sheet including an array of windows and one or more conductive fingers. Each of the conductive fingers has a first end and a second end. The first end is electrically connected to the metal sheet at one of the windows. Each of the conductive fingers is adapted to provide electrical connection to a top semiconductor region of a semiconductor device or a lead frame at the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Incorporated
    Inventors: Lei Shi, Zhao Liang, Kai Liu
  • Patent number: 8344487
    Abstract: A packaged microchip has a lead frame with a die directly contacting at least a single, contiguous portion of the lead frame. The portion of the lead frame has a top surface forming a concavity and contacting the die. The packaged microchip also has mold material substantially encapsulating part of the top surface of the portion of the lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Michael Judy, Kevin H. L. Chau, Nelson Kuan, Timothy Spooner, Chetan Paydenkar, Peter Farrell
  • Patent number: 8247835
    Abstract: An LED package with an extended top electrode and an extended bottom electrode is made from a single metal sheet, one manufacturing process embodiment includes: preparing a piece of single metal sheet, forming a first metal and a coplanar second metal, mounting an LED on an inner end of the first metal, wire-bonding top electrode to an inner end of the second metal, encapsulating at least the LED and the bonding wire with a protection glue, bending an outer end of the first metal upward twice 90 degrees to form a top flat as an extended top electrode of the package, and bending an outer end of the second metal downward twice 90 degrees to form a bottom flat as an extended bottom electrode of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Kung Capital, LLC
    Inventor: Jiahn-Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 8138027
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is made by providing a semiconductor die having an optically active area, providing a leadframe or pre-molded laminated substrate having a plurality of contact pads and a light transmitting material disposed between the contact pads, attaching the semiconductor die to the leadframe so that the optically active area is aligned with the light transmitting material to provide a light transmission path to the optically active area, and disposing an underfill material between the semiconductor die and leadframe. The light transmitting material includes an elevated area to prevent the underfill material from blocking the light transmission path. The elevated area includes a dam surrounding the light transmission path, an adhesive ring, or the light transmission path itself can be the elevated area. An adhesive ring can be disposed on the dam. A filler material can be disposed between the light transmitting material and contact pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.
    Inventors: Zigmund R. Camacho, Henry D. Bathan, Lionel Chien Hui Tay, Arnel Senosa Trasporto
  • Patent number: 8133799
    Abstract: Techniques for integrated circuit device fabrication are provided. In one aspect, an integrated circuit device comprises a base, at least one die attached to the base, and a counterbalancing layer on at least a portion of at least one side of the base adapted to compensate for at least a portion of a thermal expansion difference existing between the base and the die. In another aspect, warping of an integrated circuit device comprising at least one die attached to a base is controlled by applying a counterbalancing layer to at least a portion of at least one side of the base adapted to compensate for at least a portion of a thermal expansion difference existing between the base and the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Osenbach, Thomas H. Shilling, Weidong Xie
  • Patent number: 8044495
    Abstract: A leadframe for the assembly of a semiconductor chip has regions (112) with an original smooth surface of glossy appearance and regions (113, 114, 210) of a frosty appearance with rough surface contours. The regions of rough surface contours include two-dimensional arrays of spots (401) comprising a central area (402) below the original surface (400) and a piled ring (403) above the original surface. The piled ring (403) consists of the leadframe material in amorphous configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald C Abbott
  • Patent number: 7994629
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of a leadless integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a substrate; patterning a die attach pad on the substrate; forming a tiered plated pad array around the die attach pad; mounting an integrated circuit die on the die attach pad; coupling an electrical interconnect between the integrated circuit die and the tiered plated pad array; forming a molded package body on the integrated circuit die, the electrical interconnects, and the tiered plated pad array; and exposing a contact pad layer by removing the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventor: Zigmund Ramirez Camacho
  • Patent number: 7977774
    Abstract: A semiconductor package which includes a generally planar die paddle defining multiple peripheral edge segments and a plurality of leads which are segregated into at least two concentric rows. Connected to the top surface of the die paddle is at least one semiconductor die which is electrically connected to at least some of the leads of each row. At least portions of the die paddle, the leads, and the semiconductor die are encapsulated by a package body, the bottom surfaces of the die paddle and the leads of at least one row thereof being exposed in a common exterior surface of the package body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: YeonHo Choi, GiJeong Kim, WanJong Kim
  • Patent number: 7960816
    Abstract: A system is provided for an integrated circuit package including a leadframe with a lead finger. A groove is in a lead finger for a conductive bonding agent and a passive device is in the groove to be held by the conductive bonding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: ST Assembly Test Services Ltd.
    Inventors: Seng Guan Chow, Il Kwon Shim, Ming Ying, Byung Hoon Ahn
  • Patent number: 7928540
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system is provided including forming an external interconnect having a lead body and a lead tip, forming a lead protrusion in the lead tip, connecting a device and the external interconnect, and encapsulating the device and the external interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: STATS ChipPAC Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Kwon Shim, Antonio B. Dimaano, Jr., Henry D. Bathan, Jeffrey D. Punzalan
  • Patent number: 7923347
    Abstract: Techniques for integrated circuit device fabrication are provided. In one aspect, an integrated circuit device comprises a base, at least one die attached to the base, and a counterbalancing layer on at least a portion of at least one side of the base adapted to compensate for at least a portion of a thermal expansion difference existing between the base and the die. In another aspect, warping of an integrated circuit device comprising at least one die attached to a base is controlled by applying a counterbalancing layer to at least a portion of at least one side of the base adapted to compensate for at least a portion of a thermal expansion difference existing between the base and the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Agere Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Osenbach, Thomas H. Shilling, Weidong Xie
  • Patent number: 7888185
    Abstract: Semiconductor device assemblies and systems that include at least one semiconductor device assembly include two or more semiconductor devices stacked one over another. Conductive pathways that extend around at least one side of at least one of the semiconductor devices provide electrical communication between conductive elements of the semiconductor devices, and optionally, a substrate. The conductive pathways may include self-supporting conductive leads or conductive traces carried by a substrate. Methods for forming semiconductor device assemblies having more than one semiconductor device include bending or wrapping at least one conductive pathway around a side of at least one semiconductor device and providing electrical communication between semiconductor devices of the assembly through the conductive pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Corisis, Chin Hui Chong, Choon Kuan Lee
  • Patent number: 7863108
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system is provided including: forming a D-ring includes half etching a paddle, etching a ring, and etching a tie bar. The tie bar is between the paddle and the ring. The system further includes mounting an integrated circuit die on a central portion of the D-ring, connecting the integrated circuit die and the D-ring, and encapsulating the integrated circuit die and a portion of the D-ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Antonio B. Dimaano, Jr., Il Kwon Shim, Sheila Rima C. Magno
  • Patent number: 7833840
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system and method of manufacture therefor includes providing a substrate with a beveled cavity, attaching a down-set conductive die pad with tapered sidewalls for matching with the beveled cavity in the substrate and having the down-set below a lower surface of the substrate, and attaching an integrated circuit over the down-set conductive die pad and electrically connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung Hoon Ahn, OhSug Kim
  • Patent number: 7755205
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, by forming a wiring on or above a wafer so that the wiring is electrically connected to a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the wafer, forming a first resin layer on or above the wafer such that the wiring is disposed between the wafer and the first resin layer, forming an opening in the first resin layer such that the opening overlaps the wiring, forming a conductive member in the opening such that the conductive member being electrically connected to the wiring, forming a second electrode on the conductive member such that the second electrode is electrically connected to the wiring via the conductive member, and separating the wafer into individual elements after the forming of the first resin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7750448
    Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor device having a first main surface and a second main surface, a first electrode plate provided on the first main surface, a second electrode plate provided on the second main surface, and a wiring substrate provided between the semiconductor device and the first electrode plate, in which a plurality of opening portions in the side surface of a protruding portion provided on the first electrode plate are engaged respectively with a plurality of engaging portions which face the opening portions and which are provided on the inner side surface of an intrusion opening portion in the wiring substrate into which the protruding portion is intruded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Shimpei Yoshioka, Naotake Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7675148
    Abstract: Provided are a power module having a stacked flip-chip and a method of fabricating the power module. The power module includes a lead frame; a control device part including a control device chip; a power device part including a power device chip and being electrically connected to the lead frame; and an interconnecting substrate of which the control and power device parts are respectively disposed at upper and lower portions, and each of the control and power device chips may be attached to one of the lead frame and the interconnecting substrate using a flip-chip bonding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Fairchild Korea Semiconductor Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-won Lim, O-Seob Jeon, Joon-seo Son, Keun-hyuk Lee, Yun-hwa Choi
  • Publication number: 20100013067
    Abstract: A package apparatus has a base coupled with a lid to form a leadframe package. The package has first and second exterior surfaces with respective first and second contact patterns. The first and second contact patterns are substantially electrically identical to permit the package to be either vertically or horizontally mounted to an underlying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Michael Judy, Kevin H.L. Chau, Nelson Kuan, Timothy Spooner, Chetan Paydenkar, Peter Farrell
  • Patent number: 7619303
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package is described that includes two dice. The active surface of each die includes a plurality of I/O pads. The active surface of the first die is positioned adjacent first surfaces of the leads of a lead frame such that I/O pads from the first die are arranged adjacent corresponding solder pad surfaces on the first surfaces. Similarly, the active surface of the second die is positioned adjacent second surfaces of the leads opposite the first surfaces such that I/O pads from the second die are arranged adjacent corresponding solder pad surfaces on the second surfaces. A plurality of solder joints are arranged to physically and electrically connect I/O pads from the first or second die to associated adjacent solder pad surfaces on the leads. In this way, a single lead frame can be utilized to package two dice, one on either side of the leads of the leadframe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventor: Jaime A. Bayan
  • Patent number: 7619307
    Abstract: A leadframe-based semiconductor package and a leadframe for the package are revealed. The semiconductor package primarily includes parts of the leadframe including one or more first leads, one or more second leads, and a supporting bar disposed between the first leads and the second leads and further includes a chip attached to the first leads, the second leads and the supporting bar, a plurality of bonding wires and an encapsulant. The supporting bar has an extended portion projecting from the first bonding finger and the second bonding finger and connected to a non-lead side of the encapsulant wherein the extended portion has an arched bend to absorb the pulling stresses and to block stress transmission. Cracks caused by delamination of the supporting bar will not be created during trimming the supporting bar along the non-lead side of the encapsulant. Moisture penetration along the cracks of the supporting bar to the die-bonding plane under the chip is desirably prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Powertech Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chin-Fa Wang, Wan-Jung Hsieh, Yu-Mei Hsu
  • Patent number: 7598602
    Abstract: Techniques for integrated circuit device fabrication are provided. In one aspect, an integrated circuit device comprises a base, at least one die attached to the base, and a counterbalancing layer on at least a portion of at least one side of the base adapted to compensate for at least a portion of a thermal expansion difference existing between the base and the die. In another aspect, warping of an integrated circuit device comprising at least one die attached to a base is controlled by applying a counterbalancing layer to at least a portion of at least one side of the base adapted to compensate for at least a portion of a thermal expansion difference existing between the base and the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Osenbach, Thomas H. Shilling, Weidong Xie
  • Publication number: 20090230521
    Abstract: A packaged microchip has a lead frame with a die directly contacting at least a single, contiguous portion of the lead frame. The portion of the lead frame has a top surface forming a concavity and contacting the die. The packaged microchip also has mold material substantially encapsulating part of the top surface of the portion of the lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Michael Judy, Kevin Chau, Nelson Kuan, Timothy Spooner, Chetan Paydenkar, Peter Farrell
  • Patent number: 7556987
    Abstract: An integrated circuit package system is provided including forming a D-ring comprising half etching a paddle, etching a ring, and etching a tie bar. The tie bar is between the paddle and the ring. The system further includes mounting an integrated circuit die on a central portion of the D-ring, connecting the integrated circuit die and the D-ring, and encapsulating the integrated circuit die and a portion of the D-ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Stats Chippac Ltd.
    Inventors: Antonio B. Dimaano, Jr., Il Kwon Shim, Sheila Rima C. Magno
  • Publication number: 20090146275
    Abstract: A lead frame and a semiconductor device having a lead frame are disclosed. The lead frame is provided with a mount bed to mount a semiconductor chip, first and second lead terminals and first and second extension portions of band-shapes. The first and the second extension portions extend from sides of the first and second lead terminals and are bent. An electronic component is attached to Tip portions of the first and the second extension portions with connection conductors interposed in between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Seigoh Onobuchi, Yasuo Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 7541665
    Abstract: A magnetic sensor is constituted using magnetic sensor chips mounted on stages supported by interconnecting members and a frame having leads in a lead frame. Herein, the stages are inclined upon plastic deformation of the interconnecting members. When the frame is held in a metal mold and the stages are pressed, the interconnecting members are elastically deformed, so that the magnetic sensor chips are bonded onto the stages placed substantially in the same plane and are then wired with the leads. Thereafter, the stages are released from pressure, so that the interconnecting members are restored from the elastically deformed states thereof. When the magnetic sensor chips are combined together to realize three sensing directions, it is possible to accurately measure three-dimensional bearings of magnetism, and the magnetic sensor can be reduced in dimensions and manufactured with a reduced cost therefore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Adachi, Hiroshi Saitoh, Kenichi Shirasaka, Hideki Sato, Masayoshi Omura
  • Publication number: 20090127697
    Abstract: An element includes a hollow space for a mechanically sensitive electrical element. The element includes a first housing part and a second housing part rigidly connected to the first housing part via joint surfaces. The element also includes connection surfaces on a base of a recess in the first housing the first housing part being covered by the second housing part to form an enclosed hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventor: Wolfgang Pahl
  • Publication number: 20090108421
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method configured to lower thermal stress is disclosed. One embodiment provides a semiconductor chip, a lead frame and a layer structure. The layer structure includes at least a diffusion solder layer and a buffer layer. The layer structure is arranged between the semiconductor chip and the lead frame. The buffer layer includes a material, which is soft in comparison to a material of the diffusion solder layer, and includes a layer thickness such that thermal stresses in the semiconductor chip remain below a predetermined value during temperature fluctuations within a temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
    Inventors: Peter Nelle, Matthias Stecher
  • Patent number: 7485973
    Abstract: The present invention is a semiconductor device capable of relieving thermal stress without breaking wire. It comprises a semiconductor chip, a solder ball for external connection, wiring for electrically connecting the semiconductor chip and the solder ball, a stress relieving layer provided on the semiconductor chip, and a stress transmission portion for transmitting stress from the solder ball to the stress relieving layer in a peripheral position of an electrical connection portion of the solder ball and wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7476913
    Abstract: A light emitting device has a cup portion with a bottom surface opening, and one electrode of a light emitting element is connected to the cup portion. The other electrode of the light emitting element is connected to a lead set up from an inner space to outside the cup portion using the opening of the cup portion. Each electrode and lead of the light emitting device can be electrically connected without bonding wires. This prevents shadows or light unevenness from reflecting the shape of the bonding wire, thereby enhancing light-emission efficiency. As an alternative to setting up the lead from inside to the outside of the cup portion, the lead existing outside the cup portion and the other electrode are electrically connected via the bonding wire through the cup portion's opening. Thus, light outputted outside of the light emitting device is not intercepted by the bonding wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignees: Renesas Technology Corp., Hitachi Cable Precision Co., Ltd., Hitachi Cable, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Isobe, Gen Murakami, Toshikatsu Hiroe
  • Publication number: 20080296746
    Abstract: The present invention includes a plurality of mounting portions on which a semiconductor element is mounted, a plurality of electrodes to which the semiconductor elements that are mounted on each of the mounting portions are electrically connected, a corner portion which connects the plurality of mounting portions and which has a hanging lead piece that supports the mounting portions and an electrode connection piece that connects the plurality of electrodes, and a half-blanking portion that has a concave portion formed in a thickness direction of the lead frame and a protrusion formed at a position corresponding to the concave portion, and which is covered with a sealing resin material that seals the semiconductor element. A stress-dispersing portion for dispersing stress that arises, when the half-blanking portion is formed, is provided in the corner portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicants: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, HITACHI CABLE PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akimi SAIKI, Hiroyuki SHOJI, Gousuke TAKAHASHI, Noriyuki HASEGAWA, Fumio TAKANO, Kouji SATO
  • Patent number: 7408246
    Abstract: Techniques for integrated circuit device fabrication are provided. In one aspect, an integrated circuit device comprises a base, at least one die attached to the base, and a counterbalancing layer on at least a portion of at least one side of the base adapted to compensate for at least a portion of a thermal expansion difference existing between the base and the die. In another aspect, warping of an integrated circuit device comprising at least one die attached to a base is controlled by applying a counterbalancing layer to at least a portion of at least one side of the base adapted to compensate for at least a portion of a thermal expansion difference existing between the base and the die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Agere Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Osenbach, Thomas H. Shilling, Weidong Xie
  • Publication number: 20080157298
    Abstract: A package apparatus has a base coupled with a lid to form a leadframe package. The package has first and second exterior surfaces with respective first and second contact patterns. The first and second contact patterns are substantially electrically identical to permit the package to be either vertically or horizontally mounted to an underlying apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Michael Judy, Kevin H.L. Chau, Nelson Kuan, Timothy Spooner, Chetan Paydenkar, Peter Farrell
  • Publication number: 20070290303
    Abstract: A semiconductor device (10) comprises a die (11) provided between a first leadframe (12) and a second leadframe (13), such that a first surface of the die (11) is connected to the first leadframe (12) and a second surface of the die (11) is connected to a second leadframe (13). Mold compound (15) includes side recesses (16) into which end portions (18) of leadframe (12) can be fit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Bernhard Lange
  • Patent number: 7307351
    Abstract: The present invention is a semiconductor device capable of relieving thermal stress without breaking wire. It comprises a semiconductor chip (12), a solder ball (20) for external connection, wiring (18) for electrically connecting the semiconductor chip (12) and the solder ball (20), a stress relieving layer (16) provided on the semiconductor chip (12), and a stress transmission portion (22) for transmitting stress from the solder ball (20) to the stress relieving layer (16) in a peripheral position of an electrical connection portion (24a) of the solder ball (20) and wiring (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20070262409
    Abstract: A lead frame includes: a die pad for holding a semiconductor chip; a radiator plate extending outward from one side face of the die pad and another side face thereof opposite the one side; a plurality of inner leads arranged opposite respective sides of the die pad other than the sides from which the radiator plate extends so as to interpose the die pad; and a plurality of outer leads formed outside the plurality of inner leads and connected to the inner leads. At least one of the plurality of inner leads serves as a ground lead connected to the die pad. In the radiator plate, an island bonding area of which potential is equal to that of the die pad is formed, a first slit is formed around three sides of the island bonding area, and the other side is connected to the radiator plate through a joint part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Inventors: Yoichiro Nozaki, Yasuhiro Takehana, Akira Oga, Toshiyuki Fukuda, Seiji Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 7239008
    Abstract: A semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor pellet having electrodes thereon; a plurality of lead terminals, which electrically connect the electrodes of the semiconductor pellet to terminals formed on a substrate; and a molding member, which is filled around the semiconductor pellet and upper parts of the lead terminals. The plurality of lead terminals are shaped to be elongated strips and are arranged to extend out of the molding member toward the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Nakamura
  • Patent number: 7235881
    Abstract: The present invention is a semiconductor device capable of relieving thermal stress without breaking wire. It comprises a semiconductor chip (12), a solder ball (20) for external connection, wiring (18) for electrically connecting the semiconductor chip (12) and the solder ball (20), a stress relieving layer (16) provided on the semiconductor chip (12), and a stress transmission portion (22) for transmitting stress from the solder ball (20) to the stress relieving layer (16) in a peripheral position of an electrical connection portion (24a) of the solder ball (20) and wiring (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuaki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 7193299
    Abstract: A leadframe for a surface-mountable radiation-emitting component, preferably a light-emitting diode component, having at least one chip connection region and at least one external connection strip. The leadframe is formed in planar fashion and a deformation element, preferably a spring element, is arranged between the chip connection region and the external connection strip. The deformation element enables an elastic or plastic deformation of the leadframe in the plane of the leadframe. A housing, a surface-mountable component and an arrangement having a plurality of such components are furthermore specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
    Inventors: Karlheinz Arndt, Georg Bogner, Gunter Waitl
  • Patent number: 7157312
    Abstract: A surface mount package for a multi-chip device has a leadframe formed with first and second die pads and readouts from the respective die pads. An environmentally responsive sensor chip is secured to the first die pad and an environmentally isolated chip is secured to the second die pad. The chips are electrically coupled through the lead frame. A body formed with an over molded portion encases the isolated chip and an open molded portion formed with a recess receives the environmentally sensitive chip. An apertured cover is secured in the recess to form a protective covering over the sensor chip and for allowing communication of the sensor chip externally of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Woojin Kim, John Dancaster, John Logan, Aniela Bryzek
  • Publication number: 20060197198
    Abstract: A system is provided for an integrated circuit package including a leadframe with a lead finger. A groove is in a lead finger for a conductive bonding agent and a passive device is in the groove to be held by the conductive bonding agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES LTD.
    Inventors: Seng Guan Chow, Il Kwon Shim, Ming Ying, Byung Hoon Ahn