US4504435A
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Method for semiconductor device packaging
Assignee: BYRD INDUSTRIES Inc
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Filing: 1982-10-04
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Granted: 1985-03-12
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Expires: 2002-10-04
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for encapsulating a lead frame in a flat metal strip and a semiconductor device attached thereto having a mold receiving the semiconductor device and lead frame into a cavity. The strip has a thoroughfare over a solid surface to adjacent said lead frame. A depression in the mold over a portion of the thoroughfare contains a pellet of plastic. A runner extends from the depression over the thoroughfare to transfer liquid plastic from the depression into the cavity.
Inventors
- 👤 John W. Orcutt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:35
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/453; B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/14; B29C45/14639; B29C45/14655; H10W74/00; H10W74/01; H10W74/016; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of encapsulating semiconductor devices, comprising: providing a mold having upper and lower parts, the parts having facing portions cooperating to form a plurality of cavities for receiving the semiconductor devices, the cavities being arranged in at least two adjacent rows, one part of the mold having a plurality of depressions at selected locations between the rows; providing a metal strip carrying a plurality of lead frames arranged to correspond to the locations of the cavities in the mold, each lead frame having at least one of the semiconductor devices mounted thereon; positioning the metal strip on the mold; providing plastic pellets at locations corresponding to the locations of the depressions in the mold in contact with a surface of the metal strip; and bringing the upper and lower parts of the mold together to cause the plastic to flow under pressure out of the depressions along the surface of the strip into the cavities to surround the semiconductor devices therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of encapsulating semiconductor devices, comprising: providing a mold having upper and lower parts, the parts having facing portions cooperating to form a plurality of cavities for receiving the semiconductor devices, the cavities being arranged in at least two adjacent rows, one part of the mold having a plurality of depressions at selected locations between the rows; providing a metal strip carrying a plurality of lead frames arranged to correspond to the locations of the cavities in the mold, each lead frame having at least one of the semiconductor devices mounted thereon; positioning the metal strip on the mold; providing plastic pellets at locations corresponding to the locations of the depressions in the mold in contact with a surface of the metal strip; and bringing the upper and lower parts of the mold together to cause the plastic to flow under pressure out of the depressions along the surface of the strip into the cavities to surround the semiconductor devices therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the plastic flows from each depression into four nearby cavities.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the plastic first flows out of each depression in opposite directions transverse to the rows and then flows parallel to the rows along four paths into the cavities.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the plastic pellets rest on an upper surface of the metal strip and the depressions are provided in the upper part of the mold.
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