Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A semiconductor device using a TAB tape carrier, comprising: a semiconductor chip having a plurality of bonding pads; a lead frame including a plurality of leads; a tape carrier comprising an electrically insulative flexible base film and a plurality of conductive patterns on said electrically insulative flexible base film, at least one of said conductive patterns functioning as a ground line; said bonding pads of said semiconductor chip being electrically connected to said respective leads of said lead frame via said respective conductive patterns of said tape carrier; a molded resin for hermetically and integrally sealing at least said semiconductor chip and said tape carrier; and a conductive pad disposed in proximity to said conductive patterns of said tape carrier, said conductive pad being electrically connected to said at least one ground line so that a voltage of the conductive pad is at ground level; and said electrically insulative flexible base film having a first surface on which said conductive patterns are formed and an opposite, second surface, and said conductive pad is in contact with said opposite, second surface of said base film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A semiconductor device using a TAB tape carrier, comprising: a semiconductor chip having a plurality of bonding pads; a lead frame including a plurality of leads; a tape carrier comprising an electrically insulative flexible base film and a plurality of conductive patterns on said electrically insulative flexible base film, at least one of said conductive patterns functioning as a ground line; said bonding pads of said semiconductor chip being electrically connected to said respective leads of said lead frame via said respective conductive patterns of said tape carrier; a molded resin for hermetically and integrally sealing at least said semiconductor chip and said tape carrier; and a conductive pad disposed in proximity to said conductive patterns of said tape carrier, said conductive pad being electrically connected to said at least one ground line so that a voltage of the conductive pad is at ground level; and said electrically insulative flexible base film having a first surface on which said conductive patterns are formed and an opposite, second surface, and said conductive pad is in contact with said opposite, second surface of said base film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said base film is provided with a through hole at a position corresponding to said at least one ground line, and a conductive adhesive paste is filled in said through hole to electrically connect said pad to said at least one ground line via said adhesive paste filled in said through hole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said conductive patterns, including said at least one ground line, are extended over said insulative base film, and said pad includes at a peripheral edge thereof a projection projected over said insulative base film, said projection being connected to said extended portion of said at least one ground line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said semiconductor chip is arranged on an opposite side of said pad with respect to said tape carrier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said pad has a shape of a rectangular frame, and said semiconductor chip is arranged on a same side of said pad with respect to said tape carrier in such a manner that said semiconductor chip is located within an area defined by a central opening of said rectangular frame-shaped pad.