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US4796083A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Semiconductor casing

Assignee: Olin Corp
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Filing: 1987-07-02
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2007-07-02
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Abstract

Abstract A hermetic semiconductor casing for an electrical component has a metal or metal alloy leadframe with first and second opposite surfaces each having a first refractory oxide layer thereon, which leadframe is adapted to have the electrical component connected thereto. The leadframe is bonded by means of a fired glass or ceramic to a metal or metal alloy base member. The base member has a relatively thin metal or metal alloy coating on at least the top surface and the sides thereof, with the coating having a desirable refractory oxide layer on the outer surface thereof. The leadframe is also bonded by means of a fired glass or ceramic to a metal or metal alloy cap member having a refractory oxide layer on the lower surface thereof. The coating on the base member allows use of a base member that has undesirable oxide forming characteristics. Its thinness improves heat transfer over the use of cladding and its oxide layer on the sides of the base member provides for bonding to any glass that may flow over the edge of the base during firing that could otherwise break or spall off and cause faults in the dielectric separation of the base and the leadframe and destroy the hermetic seal of the casing.

Inventors

  • 👤 Satyam C. Cherukuri
  • 👤 Sheldon H. Butt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 03:12
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/10; H10W76/17; H10W76/12; H10W76/15; H10W76/157; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/6875; H10W76/60; H10W70/682; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 144 words
A semiconductor casing for an electrical component, comprising: a metal or metal alloy leadframe having first and second opposite surfaces and being adapted to have said electrcial component connected thereto, each of said first and second surfaces having a first thin adherent oxide layer thereon; a metal or metal alloy base member having first and second opposite surfaces with sides therebetween; said base member having a relatively thin metal or metal alloy coating on at least the first surface and the sides thereof, the coating having a second thin adherent oxide layer on the outer surface thereof; a metal or metal alloy cap member containing a bonding surface and a third thin adherent oxide layer on said bonding surface thereof; and a glass or ceramic component bonding said first and second thin adherent oxide layers and said first and third thin adherent oxide layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 144 words
A semiconductor casing for an electrical component, comprising: a metal or metal alloy leadframe having first and second opposite surfaces and being adapted to have said electrcial component connected thereto, each of said first and second surfaces having a first thin adherent oxide layer thereon; a metal or metal alloy base member having first and second opposite surfaces with sides therebetween; said base member having a relatively thin metal or metal alloy coating on at least the first surface and the sides thereof, the coating having a second thin adherent oxide layer on the outer surface thereof; a metal or metal alloy cap member containing a bonding surface and a third thin adherent oxide layer on said bonding surface thereof; and a glass or ceramic component bonding said first and second thin adherent oxide layers and said first and third thin adherent oxide layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
The casing of claim 1 wherein said coating is selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, alloys of the foregoing metals, tin, silicon, germanium, and aluminum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
The casing of claim 1 wherein said coating is applied by electroplating such that said coating is up to about 3 microns in thickness.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
The casing of claim 1 wherein said coating is applied by chemical vapor deposition such that the thickness of said coating is substantially less than 3 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
The casing of claim 1 wherein said coating is applied by sputtering such that the thickness of said coating is substantially less than 3 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 10 words
The casing of claim 3 wherein said coating is nickel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 39 words
The casing of claim 1 wherein said substrate is a copper alloy and said coating is copper-aluminum alloy formed in situ by vapor deposition of aluminum upon said substrate followed by interdiffusion so as to generate said copper-aluminum alloy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 15 words
The casing of claim 1 wherein said glass or ceramic component hermetically seals said semiconductor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 21 words
The casing of claim 1 wherein the thickness of said second thin adherent oxide layer is less than about 5000 angstroms.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 21 words
The casing of claim 9 wherein the thickness of said second thin adherent oxide layer is less than about 1000 angstroms.

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