Hermetic single chip integrated circuit package

Claim 1

An hermetic single chip integrated circuit package comprising: a wiring substrate having an inner and an outer planar surface, a plurality of lead terminals disposed on the inner substrate surface, a plurality of input/output terminals disposed on substantially the entire outer substrate surface, a die having a front surface and a back surface, a plurality of signal pads disposed on the periphery of the front die surface, a plurality of tape lead frames each having a plurality of leads lying substantially in the same plane as said front surface of said die, said leads having their inner extremities bonded respectively to said pads, an intermediate carrier comprising a substantially planar carrier section and a plurality of legs adjacent the carrier section and oriented at right angles thereto, said carrier section having a shape corresponding to that defined by the positions of said lead terminals, said carrier section having an inner surface and an outer surface, said back surface of said die being attached to said inner surface of said carrier section, said front surface of said die and said inner substrate surface being disposed in parallel spaced-apart relationship, said legs of said carrier contacting said inner surface of said substrate, the outer extremities of said plurality of leads being bonded to said lead terminals on said inner substrate surface, said front surface of said die and said inner substrate surface being positioned in close proximity to each other such that the angle defined by said leads bonded to said lead terminals and the lead-to-terminal distances are both minimized, the outer surface of said carrier section having a central portion raised with respect to a continuous ledge formed adjacent the periphery of said portion, a lid having a cup-like configuration, said lid having a cutout centrally disposed in its closed extremity and a rim defining its open extremity, said lid being oriented with respect to said carrier such that said raised central portion of said outer surface of said carrier is disposed within said cutout, the portions of said lid adjacent said cutout being rested upon and being sealed to said ledge of said carrier, said rim of said lid being sealed to said substrate, thereby forming an hermetic package.