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Die-mounting paddle for mechanical stress reduction in plastic IC packages
Assignee: Micron Technology Inc
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Filing: 1990-02-20
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Granted: 1991-06-04
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Expires: 2010-02-20
Abstract
Abstract An improved die-mounting paddle for mechanical stress reduction in plastic integrated circuit packages. The paddle, which is incorporated in a leadframe, comprises multiple, coplanar floating sub-paddles, each of which is attached to a support beam by a flexible coil, thus allowing a large die to remain firmly attached to each of the pads, in spite of differences in the coefficients of expansion between the leadframe paddle metal and the die that might well result in bonding wire breakage or die breakage if a conventional single large paddle were utilized.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas M. Kelly
- 👤 Ward D. Parkinson
- 👤 Timothy J. Allen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 09:49
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/411; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/015; H10W72/01515; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W74/00; H10W74/10; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/736; H10W90/751; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A metal die-mounting paddle, for incorporation in a leadframe used for plastic-encapsulated integrated circuit packages, said paddle comprising: a support beam; a plurality of sub-paddles to which a semiconductor die will be bonded; and a coil for each sub-paddle, each of said coils having a first end attached to said support beam, and a second end attached to only one of said sub-paddles, said coils being deformable to allow said sub-paddles to move with respect to one another to compensate for differences in thermal expansion between a semiconductor die mounted on said paddle and the metal from which said paddle is fabricated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A metal die-mounting paddle, for incorporation in a leadframe used for plastic-encapsulated integrated circuit packages, said paddle comprising: a support beam; a plurality of sub-paddles to which a semiconductor die will be bonded; and a coil for each sub-paddle, each of said coils having a first end attached to said support beam, and a second end attached to only one of said sub-paddles, said coils being deformable to allow said sub-paddles to move with respect to one another to compensate for differences in thermal expansion between a semiconductor die mounted on said paddle and the metal from which said paddle is fabricated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
The die-mounting paddle of claim 1, wherein said paddle comprises four sub-paddles, for coils, and a single support beam, said coils and sub-paddles being grouped in first and second pairs, the first ends of said first pair of coils being attached to a first end of said support beam, and the first ends of said second pair of coils being attached to a second end of said support beam, said support beam being disposed between said first pair of sub-paddles and between said second pair of sub-paddles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
98 words
A metal die-mounting paddle, for incorporation in a leadframe used for plastic-encapsulated integrated circuit packages, said paddle comprising: (a) a support beam crossing the area defined by said paddle's perimeter; (b) a plurality of coplanar sub-paddles to which a semiconductor die may be bonded; and (c) a plurality of flexible coils, each of which interconnects said support beam with a single sub-paddle, said coils being deformable to allow said sub-paddles to move coplanarly with respect to one another to compensate for differences in thermal expansion between the semiconductor die and the metal from which said paddle is fabricated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
A metal die-mounting paddle, for incorporation in a leadframe used for plastic-encapsulated integrated circuit packages, said paddle comprising: (a) a support beam crossing the area defined by said paddle's perimeter; (b) a plurality of coplanar sub-paddles to which a semiconductor die may be bonded; and (c) a plurality of flexible coils, each of which interconnects said support beam with a single sub-paddle, said coils being deformable to allow said sub-paddles to move coplanarly with respect to one another to compensate for differences in thermal expansion between the semiconductor die and the metal from which said paddle is fabricated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The die-mounting paddle of claim 3, wherein each of said sub-paddles is rectangular in shape, and each of said coils is L-shaped and wraps around a portion of the periphery of its associated sub-paddle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The die-mounting paddle of claim 4, wherein each of said coils wraps around at least two sides of its associated sub-paddle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
87 words
A metal die-mounting paddle for incorporation in a leadframe used for plastic-encapsulated integrated circuit packages, said paddle comprising a support beam to which the paddle is tied at opposite ends to the leadframe, a plurality of coplanar sub-paddles, and a coil interconnecting each sub-paddle with said support beam, said coils being deformable to allow said sub-paddles to move with respect to one another to compensate for differences in thermal expansion between a semiconductor die mounted on said paddle and the metal from which said paddle is fabricated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
87 words
A metal die-mounting paddle for incorporation in a leadframe used for plastic-encapsulated integrated circuit packages, said paddle comprising a support beam to which the paddle is tied at opposite ends to the leadframe, a plurality of coplanar sub-paddles, and a coil interconnecting each sub-paddle with said support beam, said coils being deformable to allow said sub-paddles to move with respect to one another to compensate for differences in thermal expansion between a semiconductor die mounted on said paddle and the metal from which said paddle is fabricated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The die-mounting paddle of claim 6, wherein said paddle comprises four sub-paddle, four coils, and a single support beam.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
75 words
The die-mounting paddle of claim 7, wherein the coils and sub-paddles are grouped in first and second pairs, the first ends of said first pair of coils being attached to one end of said support beam, and the first ends of said second pair of coils being attached to the other end of said support beam, and said support beam is disposed between said first pair of sub-paddles and between said second pair of sub-paddles.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The die-mounting paddle of claim 8, wherein said paddle and the leadframe in which it is incorporated, are stamped from a single sheet of metal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The die-mounting paddle of claim 8, wherein said paddle and the leadframe in which it is incorporated, are etched from a single sheet of metal.
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