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Semiconductor device

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1989-11-28
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Granted: 1992-01-21
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Expires: 2009-11-28
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Abstract

Abstract A semiconductor device includes an insulating film having an opening and first and second surfaces, a semiconductor chip positioned inside the opening and having first and second surfaces and a plurality of electrodes formed on its first surface, a plurality of leads supported on the first surface of the insulation film and connected to the electrodes of the semiconductor chip, first and second protective films facing the first and second surfaces of the insulating film, respectively, and a bonding agent disposed between the first and second protective films sealing the semiconductor chip and bonding the films together.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tetsuya Ueda

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 01:17
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W74/00; H10W74/01; H10W74/016; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/453; H10W74/10; H10W74/131; H10W74/144; H10W76/00; H10W76/40; H10W76/42; H10W76/47; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07251; H10W72/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 227 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an insulating film having an opening, opposed first and second surfaces, and a width; a semiconductor chip positioned within the opening of said insulating film, said semiconductor chip having opposed first and second surfaces generally parallel to said first and second surfaces of said insulating film, respectively, and a plurality of electrodes disposed on said first surface of said semiconductor chip; a plurality of leads supported on said first surface of said insulating film, each of said leads having a first end connected to a corresponding electrode of said semiconductor chip and a second end extending beyond said insulating film; first and second protective films having respective widths substantially the same as the width of the insulating film, disposed on opposite sides of said semiconductor chip and on opposite sides of said insulating film facing said first and second surface of said insulating film, respectively; and a bonding agent disposed between said first protective film and said first surface of said semiconductor chip, between said first protective film and said first surface of said insulating film, between said second protective film and said second surface of said semiconductor chip, and between said second protective film and said second surface of said insulating film, sealing said semiconductor chip and bonding said first and second protective films to said semiconductor chip and said insulating film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 227 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an insulating film having an opening, opposed first and second surfaces, and a width; a semiconductor chip positioned within the opening of said insulating film, said semiconductor chip having opposed first and second surfaces generally parallel to said first and second surfaces of said insulating film, respectively, and a plurality of electrodes disposed on said first surface of said semiconductor chip; a plurality of leads supported on said first surface of said insulating film, each of said leads having a first end connected to a corresponding electrode of said semiconductor chip and a second end extending beyond said insulating film; first and second protective films having respective widths substantially the same as the width of the insulating film, disposed on opposite sides of said semiconductor chip and on opposite sides of said insulating film facing said first and second surface of said insulating film, respectively; and a bonding agent disposed between said first protective film and said first surface of said semiconductor chip, between said first protective film and said first surface of said insulating film, between said second protective film and said second surface of said semiconductor chip, and between said second protective film and said second surface of said insulating film, sealing said semiconductor chip and bonding said first and second protective films to said semiconductor chip and said insulating film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein each of said first and second protective films is electrically insulating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein each of said first and second protective films is flexible.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 2 wherein each of said first and second protective films is a ceramic.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and second protective films is a metallic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 5 wherein said second protective film is a metallic material and is electrically connected to said second surface of said semiconductor chip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 77 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein said insulating film includes a plurality of lead holes peripherally disposed with respect to the opening, at least one of said leads extending across one of the lead holes between said first and second ends of said lead and wherein each of said first and second protective films includes a plurality of outer lead holes formed at the same position as the outer lead holes of said insulating film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 7 wherein the outer lead holes of said first protective film are larger than the outer lead holes of said insulating film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 56 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 8 wherein each of said plurality of leads includes a test pad disposed within the outer lead holes of said first protective film, said semiconductor chip being testable through said test pads after said semiconductor chip has been sealed between said first and second protective films with said bonding agent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 31 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein at least one of said first and second protective films includes a recess disposed opposite said semiconductor chip for accommodating said semiconductor chip.

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