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US5281846A
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Electronic device having a discrete capacitor adherently mounted to a lead frame
Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1992-12-03
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Granted: 1994-01-25
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Expires: 2012-12-03
Abstract
Abstract An electronic component includes on a lead frame (10) a semiconductor chip (22) and at least one capacitor (14) electrically connected to the semiconductor chip (22). The capacitor is a flat capacitor which has an overall height small in comparison with its length and its width and which is provided on its upper and lower faces with a respective connecting contact area (16, 18). The capacitor (14) is mounted with its lower face in electrically conductive connection on the lead frame (10) and the semiconductor chip (22) is mounted in electrically conductive connection on the upper face of the capacitor (14).
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Kaiser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:37
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/475; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/5366; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/732; H10W90/736; H10W90/751; H10W90/753; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
An electronic component comprising: a lead frame having a plurality of electrical conductors; a first discrete capacitor having opposed substantially flat surfaces, said opposed flat surfaces including connection contact areas, one of the connection contact areas on one of the flat surfaces of said discrete capacitor adherently attached to at least one of said electrical conductors on said lead frame with a first layer of an electrically conductive material therebetween; and at least one semiconductor chip adherently attached to and in electrical connection with the other of said opposed surfaces of said capacitor by a second layer of an electrically conductive material therebetween.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
An electronic component comprising: a lead frame having a plurality of electrical conductors; a first discrete capacitor having opposed substantially flat surfaces, said opposed flat surfaces including connection contact areas, one of the connection contact areas on one of the flat surfaces of said discrete capacitor adherently attached to at least one of said electrical conductors on said lead frame with a first layer of an electrically conductive material therebetween; and at least one semiconductor chip adherently attached to and in electrical connection with the other of said opposed surfaces of said capacitor by a second layer of an electrically conductive material therebetween.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electrical component according to claim 1, wherein the overall height of said capacitor is small in comparison with its perimeter width, and wherein each semiconductor chip is substantially accommodated within the perimeter of the capacitor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electrical component according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductor chip and the capacitor each have a rectangular perimeter and the semiconductor chip does not project substantially beyond the perimeter of the capacitor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the at least one semiconductor chip has lengthwise sides oriented in substantially parallel relation with lengthwise sides of the capacitor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
An electrical component according to claim 1, and further comprising a second discrete chip capacitor mounted on the lead frame.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The electronic component of claim 1 and further comprising a second discrete capacitor having opposed substantially flat surfaces with connection contact areas, one of said connection contact areas on one of said opposed surfaces of said second discrete capacitor adherently attached to a least one of said electrical conductors on said lead frame with said first layer of said electrically conductive material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
An electrical component according to claim 6, wherein each semiconductor chip is disposed within a perimeter that is substantially accommodated within a perimeter occupied by the said discrete capacitors.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electronic component of claim 1 wherein said first and second layers of electrically conductive material are an adhesive.
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