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Method for forming plastic molded package with heat sink for integrated circuit devices
Assignee: Amkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte Ltd
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Filing: 1992-11-09
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Granted: 1994-07-12
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Expires: 2012-11-09
Abstract
Abstract An improved integrated circuit package including a heat sink and an improved method for making the package is disclosed. The package incorporates an improved sealing (or locking) ring located circumferentially around the heat sink to provide a better seal between the encapsulant and heat sink and to reduce the possibility that contaminants from outside the package will reach the interior semiconductor die. A stress relief section is formed in the package leads and a dielectric adhesive material is used to attach the package leads to a heat sink surface. The dielectric adhesive creates a secure bond between leads and heat sink, allows heat transfer from the leads to the heat sink, and prevents shorting of the leads to the heat sink. An improved method for making the package involves creating a dimensional mismatch between the thickness of the heat sink and a corresponding dimension of the mold cavity so as to provide a tighter seal between a heat sink surface that will be exposed to the exterior of the finished package and the mold cavity during the encapsulation process to prevent encapsulant from forming on the exposed heat sink surface. Stresses in the leadframe created during encapsulation are mitigated by the stress relief section in the leads.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert C. Marrs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:07
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W40/778; H10W70/00; H10W70/01; H10W70/02; H10W70/027; H10W74/00; H10W74/01; H10W74/016; H10W74/10; H10W74/111; H10W74/127; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
255 words
A method for encapsulating in encapsulant an assembly comprising a semiconductor die, an integrated circuit with a plurality of electrically conductive bond pads being formed on a first surface of the die, a heat sink, a second surface of the die being attached to a first surface of the heat sink, a plurality of electrically conductive leads, an inner end of each of the leads attached to the first surface of the heat sink with a dielectric adhesive material such that each lead extends outwardly form the heat sink, and a plurality of bond wires, each bond wire connecting one of the leads to one of the bond pads on the die, the method comprising the steps of: disposing the assembly in a mold cavity so that the combined thickness of the heat sink and the dielectric adhesive material is greater than the depth of the corresponding section of the mold cavity; restraining an outer portion of the leadframe, the outer portion being outside the mold cavity; closing the mold cavity so that the leads exert a force that holds a second surface of the heat sink, the second surface being opposite the first surface, against a corresponding surface of the mold cavity; and transferring the encapsulant into the mold cavity while the force is being imparted to the heat sin, thereby to ensure a tight seal between the second surface of the heat sink and the corresponding surface of the mold cavity so as to prevent the encapsulant from penetrating between these two surfaces.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
255 words
A method for encapsulating in encapsulant an assembly comprising a semiconductor die, an integrated circuit with a plurality of electrically conductive bond pads being formed on a first surface of the die, a heat sink, a second surface of the die being attached to a first surface of the heat sink, a plurality of electrically conductive leads, an inner end of each of the leads attached to the first surface of the heat sink with a dielectric adhesive material such that each lead extends outwardly form the heat sink, and a plurality of bond wires, each bond wire connecting one of the leads to one of the bond pads on the die, the method comprising the steps of: disposing the assembly in a mold cavity so that the combined thickness of the heat sink and the dielectric adhesive material is greater than the depth of the corresponding section of the mold cavity; restraining an outer portion of the leadframe, the outer portion being outside the mold cavity; closing the mold cavity so that the leads exert a force that holds a second surface of the heat sink, the second surface being opposite the first surface, against a corresponding surface of the mold cavity; and transferring the encapsulant into the mold cavity while the force is being imparted to the heat sin, thereby to ensure a tight seal between the second surface of the heat sink and the corresponding surface of the mold cavity so as to prevent the encapsulant from penetrating between these two surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as in claim 1, wherein at least one lead is formed with at least one bend in a plane approximately parallel to the first surface of the heat sink, the bend being located in the portion of the lead inside the mold cavity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 2, wherein each bend in the leads has an inner angle measuring less than 180° and an outer angle measuring greater than 180°, the vertex of the inner angle being rounded.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 3, wherein the vertex of the outer angle is rounded.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
267 words
A method for encapsulating in encapsulant an assembly comprising a semiconductor die, an integrated circuit with a plurality of electrically conductive bond pads being formed on a first surface of the die, a second surface of the die being attached to a first surface of a heat sink, a first surface of an adhesive dielectric material attached to the first surface of the heat sink such that a portion of the dielectric material extends beyond a periphery of the heat sink, a plurality of electrically conductive leads, an inner end of each of the leads attached to a second surface of the dielectric material such that each lead extends outwardly from the heat sink, a portion of the dielectric material extending beyond the inner end of each lead, and a plurality of bond wires, each bond wire connecting one of the leads to one of the bond pads on the die, the method comprising the steps of: disposing the assembly in a mold cavity; restraining an outer portion of the leadframe, the outer portion being outside the mold cavity; closing the mold cavity so that the leads exert a force that holds a second surface of the heat sink, the second surface being opposite the first surface, against a corresponding surface of the mold cavity; and transferring the encapsulant into the mold cavity while the force is being imparted to the heat sin, thereby to ensure a tight seal between the second surface of the heat sink and the corresponding surface of the mold cavity so as to prevent the encapsulant from penetrating between these two surfaces.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
267 words
A method for encapsulating in encapsulant an assembly comprising a semiconductor die, an integrated circuit with a plurality of electrically conductive bond pads being formed on a first surface of the die, a second surface of the die being attached to a first surface of a heat sink, a first surface of an adhesive dielectric material attached to the first surface of the heat sink such that a portion of the dielectric material extends beyond a periphery of the heat sink, a plurality of electrically conductive leads, an inner end of each of the leads attached to a second surface of the dielectric material such that each lead extends outwardly from the heat sink, a portion of the dielectric material extending beyond the inner end of each lead, and a plurality of bond wires, each bond wire connecting one of the leads to one of the bond pads on the die, the method comprising the steps of: disposing the assembly in a mold cavity; restraining an outer portion of the leadframe, the outer portion being outside the mold cavity; closing the mold cavity so that the leads exert a force that holds a second surface of the heat sink, the second surface being opposite the first surface, against a corresponding surface of the mold cavity; and transferring the encapsulant into the mold cavity while the force is being imparted to the heat sin, thereby to ensure a tight seal between the second surface of the heat sink and the corresponding surface of the mold cavity so as to prevent the encapsulant from penetrating between these two surfaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method as in claim 5, wherein at least one lead is formed with at least one bend in a plane approximately parallel to the first surface of the heat sink, the bend being located in the portion of the lead inside the mold cavity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 6, wherein each bend in the leads has an inner angle measuring less than 180° and an outer angle measuring greater than 180°, the vertex of the inner angle being rounded.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 7, wherein the vertex of the outer angle is rounded.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for forming a sealing ring on a heat sink, the heat sink having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, the method comprising the step of closing a cutting tool to a predetermined depth on one or both of the first and second surfaces of the heat sink at a predetermined distance from a periphery of the heat sink thereby to partially separate a portion of the heat sink material from the remainder of the heat sink material to form said sealing ring on an edge surface.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
91 words
A method for forming a sealing ring on a heat sink, the heat sink having a first surface and a second surface opposite thereto, the method comprising the step of closing a cutting tool to a predetermined depth on one or both of the first and second surfaces of the heat sink at a predetermined distance from a periphery of the heat sink thereby to partially separate a portion of the heat sink material from the remainder of the heat sink material to form said sealing ring on an edge surface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method as in claim 8, further comprising forming a shelf into one of the first or second surfaces of the heat sink that has ben deformed by the cutting tool, the shelf being formed at a predetermined distance from the edge surface to a depth less than the depth of an interface between the heat sink and the sealing ring.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for forming a heat sink, the heat sink having a first planar surface and a second planar surface perpendicular to the first planar surface, the intersection of the first and second planar surfaces defining an edge, the heat sink being rounded or otherwise deformed at or near the location of the edge, the method comprising the step of shaping the heat sink at or near the location of the edge such that one or more planar shelf surfaces are formed between the first and second planar surfaces.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
89 words
A method for forming a heat sink, the heat sink having a first planar surface and a second planar surface perpendicular to the first planar surface, the intersection of the first and second planar surfaces defining an edge, the heat sink being rounded or otherwise deformed at or near the location of the edge, the method comprising the step of shaping the heat sink at or near the location of the edge such that one or more planar shelf surfaces are formed between the first and second planar surfaces.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as in claim 11, wherein the step of shaping further comprises stamping one of the first or second planar surfaces at a predetermined distance from the edge to a predetermined depth.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as in claim 11, wherein the step of shaping further comprises etching the heat sink at or near the location of the edge.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method as in claim 11, wherein the step of shaping further comprises forming a rectangular shelf at or near the location of the edge, the rectangular shelf comprising: a first shelf surface that is substantially perpendicular to the first surface of the heat sink; and a second shelf surface that is substantially perpendicular to the second surface of the heat sink and substantially perpendicular to the first shelf surface.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for forming a heat sink, the method comprising the step of forming a sealing feature in or on a heat sink surface such that the sealing feature has a cross-sectional shape, in a plane perpendicular to the heat sink surface, that has, at a first distance from the heat sink surface, a width that is smaller than the width at a second distance from the heat sink surface, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for forming a heat sink, the method comprising the step of forming a sealing feature in or on a heat sink surface such that the sealing feature has a cross-sectional shape, in a plane perpendicular to the heat sink surface, that has, at a first distance from the heat sink surface, a width that is smaller than the width at a second distance from the heat sink surface, the second distance being greater than the first distance.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 15, wherein the sealing feature is a sealing ring.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 16, wherein the sealing ring has a winged cross-sectional shape.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 16, wherein the sealing ring has a T-shaped cross-sectional shape.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method as in claim 16, wherein the step of forming further comprises: forming a sealing ring having a rectangular crosssectional shape in each plane perpendicular to the heat sink surface; then forming an indentation in a sealing ring surface that is perpendicular to the heat sink surface.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method as in claim 16, wherein the step of forming further comprises: forming a sealing ring having a rectangular crosssectional shape in each plane perpendicular to the heat sink surface; then forming a hole through the sealing ring that extends from a first surface that is perpendicular to the heat sink surface to a second surface opposite the first surface.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 15, wherein the sealing feature is a sealing indentation.
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