Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of making an electronic package, said method comprising: providing a thermally and electrically conductive layer; providing a dielectric layer on said thermally and conductive layer; providing a circuitized layer on said dielectric layer; forming a pedestal element within said thermally and electrically conductive layer, said pedestal element extending through both said dielectric layer and said circuitized layer so as to project a predetermined distance above said circuitized layer; and positioning a semiconductor device atop said pedestal element such that said semiconductor device is in thermal communication within said pedestal element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of making an electronic package, said method comprising: providing a thermally and electrically conductive layer; providing a dielectric layer on said thermally and conductive layer; providing a circuitized layer on said dielectric layer; forming a pedestal element within said thermally and electrically conductive layer, said pedestal element extending through both said dielectric layer and said circuitized layer so as to project a predetermined distance above said circuitized layer; and positioning a semiconductor device atop said pedestal element such that said semiconductor device is in thermal communication within said pedestal element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said circuitized layer is provided using a photolithographic process.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said pedestal element is formed using a coining process.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 3 further including removing a portion of said pedestal element following said coining process.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein said removing of said portion of said pedestal element is accomplished using a milling process.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 4 further including providing a quantity of electrically conductive material on said pedestal element following said removing of said portion thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein said electrically conductive material is solder, said solder being applied on said pedestal element using a screening process.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 6 further including heating said electrically conductive material to a temperature above the melting point thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method according to claim 6 further including positioning said semiconductor device on said electrically conductive material and thereafter heating both said semiconductor device and said electrically conductive material to cause said semiconductor device to move on said electrically conductive material so as to be offset with respect to said pedestal element.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1 further including electrically interconnecting contact sites of said semiconductor device with respective portions of said circuitized layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 10 wherein said electrically interconnecting said contact sites and said respective portions of said circuitized layer is accomplished using a plurality of wire members, said wire members being thermocompression bonded to said contact sites and said respective portions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 further including providing a quantity of encapsulant material over said semiconductor device and portions of said circuitized layer.