US5045918A
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Semiconductor device with reduced packaging stress
Assignee: Philips North America LLC
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Filing: 1990-04-04
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Granted: 1991-09-03
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Expires: 2010-04-04
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device contains a stress-relief layer (46) having a glass transition temperature of 25° C. or less. The layer generally lies above an electrical interconnection system (12) in the device but does not overlie bond pad areas. This substantially alleviates thermally induced stress that could otherwise damage electronic components in the device while simultaneously allowing the maximum stress on electrical conductors (32 and 34) that protrude from the external package coating (48) to occur at bonding areas which can tolerate the stress. The layer preferably is a silicone polymer consisting of exposed photosensitive material.
Inventors
- 👤 Myron R. Cagan
- 👤 Douglas F. Ridley
- 👤 Daniel J. Belton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:46
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W74/00; H10W74/10; H10W74/111; H10W74/121; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/019; H10W74/131; H10W72/015; H10W72/01515; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/536; H10W72/5363; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/59; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/934; H10W72/951; H10W72/952; H10W72/981; H10W72/983; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A semiconductor device in which an electrically insulating layer lies on an electrical interconnection system contacting a semiconductive body, openings extend through the insulating layer down to bond pads of the interconnection system, each pad is in contact with abonding portion of a different one of a set of electrical conductors that lead through the openings away from the interconnection system, and an electrically insulating coating covers the body, the interconnection system, the insulating layer, and the bonding portions such that a part of each conductor protrudes through the coating, characterized by a further layer that lies on the insulating layer under the coating but does not extend over the bonding portions, the further layer consisting substantially of a specified electrically insulating material that has a glass transition temperature T G below of 25° C. or less.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
A semiconductor device in which an electrically insulating layer lies on an electrical interconnection system contacting a semiconductive body, openings extend through the insulating layer down to bond pads of the interconnection system, each pad is in contact with abonding portion of a different one of a set of electrical conductors that lead through the openings away from the interconnection system, and an electrically insulating coating covers the body, the interconnection system, the insulating layer, and the bonding portions such that a part of each conductor protrudes through the coating, characterized by a further layer that lies on the insulating layer under the coating but does not extend over the bonding portions, the further layer consisting substantially of a specified electrically insulating material that has a glass transition temperature T G below of 25° C. or less.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as in claim 1 characterized in that T G is -65° C. or less.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as in claim 1 characterized in that the specified material does not significantly decompose at a temperature less than or equal to 300° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device as in claim 3 characterized in that the specified material is transparent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as in claim 3 characterized in that the specified material consists substantially of exposed actinic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as in claim 3 characterized in that the specified material is a polymer consisting substantially of exposed photosensitive material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device as in claim 6 characterized in that the polymer is a silicone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device as in claim 1 characterized in that T G is less than the approximate temperature at which the thermal expansion coefficient of the coating starts to increase greatly in value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
A device as in claim 1 wherein the conductors respectively comprise wires that spread out into the bonding portions, the area at which each bonding portion contacts its pad being at least four times the cross-sectional area of the remainder of its wire, characterized in that the specified material is a transparent polymer which does not significantly decompose at a temperature less than or equal to 300° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as in claim 1 characterized in that the further layer fully laterally surrounds at least part of the bonding portion of at least one of the conductors.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as in claim 10 characterized in that T G is -65° C. or less.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as in claim 10 characterized in that the specified material does not significantly decompose at a temperature less than or equal to 300° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as in claim 12 characterized in that the specified material is a polymer consisting substantially of exposed photosensitive material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device as in claim 13 characterized in that the polymer is a silicone.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device as in claim 10 wherein the composition of the insulating layer is substantially the same throughout the insulating layer, characterized in that the specified material is a silicone.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as in claim 15 characterized in that T G is -65° C. or less.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
A device as in claim 15 characterized in that the specified material does not significatly decompose at a temperature less than or equal to 300° C.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
66 words
A device as in claim 1 wherein the conductors respectively comprise wires that spread out into the bonding poritons, the area at which each bonding portion contacts its pad being at least four times the cross-sectional area of the remainder of its wire, characterized in that the further layer fully laterally surrounds at least part of the bonding portion of at least one of the conductors.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
A device as in claim 18 characterized in that the specified material is a silicone.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as in claim 29 characterized in that the further layer has a thickness of 3-5 microns.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device as in claim 1 characterized in that the further layer has a largely flat upper surface.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
A device as in claim 21 characterized in that T G is -65° C. or less.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
A device as in claim 22 characterized in that the specified material is a silicone polymer consisting substantially of exposed photosensitive material.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as in claim 21 characterized in that the further layer fully laterally surrounds at least part of the bonding portion of at least one of the conductors.
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