US5406124A
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Insulating adhesive tape, and lead frame and semiconductor device employing the tape
Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1993-11-29
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Granted: 1995-04-11
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Expires: 2013-11-29
Abstract
Abstract An insulating adhesive tape which comprises a base supporting film and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface thereof, said adhesive layer being formed of a thermoplastic polymer comprising a thermoplastic polyimide, wherein said thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature ranging from 180 DEG C. to 280 DEG C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 1010 dyne/cm2 to 1011 dyne/cm2 at 25 DEG C., said modulus including a value ranging from 102 dyne/cm2 to 109 dyne/cm2 at a temperature between 250 DEG C. and 300 DEG C.
Inventors
- 👤 Moritsugu Morita
- 👤 Kimiteru Tagawa
- 👤 Kenji Abe
- 👤 Naoshi Mineta
- 👤 Takayuki Kubo
- 👤 Shigeo Kiba
- 👤 Etsuo Ohkawado
- 👤 Kenji Tanabe
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-03 20:09
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10P72/7402; C; C08; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/06; C08G73/10; C08G73/1067; C08G73/1071; C09; C09J; C09J179/00; C09J179/04; C09J179/08; C09J7/00; C09J7/20; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/303; H01B3/306; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; C09J2203/00; C09J2203/326; E; E02; E02B; E02B17/00; E02B2017/0039; E02B2017/0047; H10P72/7416; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/865; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W74/00; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31681; Y10T428/31721
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
An insulating adhesive tape which comprises a base supporting film and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface thereof, said adhesive layer being formed of a thermoplastic polymer comprising a thermoplastic polyimide, wherein said thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature ranging from 180° C. to 280° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 10 dyne/cm 2 to 10 11 dyne/cm 2 at 25° C., said modulus including a value ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at a temperature between 250° C. and 300° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
An insulating adhesive tape which comprises a base supporting film and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface thereof, said adhesive layer being formed of a thermoplastic polymer comprising a thermoplastic polyimide, wherein said thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature ranging from 180° C. to 280° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 10 dyne/cm 2 to 10 11 dyne/cm 2 at 25° C., said modulus including a value ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at a temperature between 250° C. and 300° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature ranging from 180° C. to 240° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at 250° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature ranging from 200° C. to 260° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at 270° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polymer has a glass transition temperature ranging from 250° C. to 280° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at a temperature between 270° C. and 300° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 1, further comprising the base supporting film having its surface subjected to a plasma treatment or ozon treatment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polymer comprises a silane-coupling-agent-modified thermoplastic polyimide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein said polyimide is consists of the structural unit expressed by the following formula (1): ##STR5##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
60 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 7, wherein said thermoplastic polyimide is capped with a dicarboxylic acid anhydride expressed by the following formula (2): ##STR6## wherein Z is a bivalent radical selected from the group consisting of monocyclic aromatic radical, condensed polycyclic aromatic radical, and non-condensed polycyclic aromatic radical which is directly connected or mutually connected via cross linkers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polyimide is consists of the structural unit expressed by the following formula (3): ##STR7## wherein m:n=1˜90:99˜10.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 9, wherein said thermoplastic polyimide is capped with a dicarboxylic acid anhydride expressed by the following formula (2): ##STR8## wherein Z has the same meaning as previously defined.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An insulating adhesive tape according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polyimide consists of the structural unit expressed by the following formula (4): ##STR9##
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
100 words
A lead frame having inner leads fixed with an insulating adhesive tape, comprising a base supporting film and and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface thereof, said adhesive layer being formed of a thermoplastic polymer comprising a thermoplastic polyimide, said thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature ranging from 180° C. to 280° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 10 dyne/cm 2 to 10 11 dyne/cm 2 at 25° C., said modulus including a value ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at a temperature between 250° C. and 300° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
100 words
A lead frame having inner leads fixed with an insulating adhesive tape, comprising a base supporting film and and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface thereof, said adhesive layer being formed of a thermoplastic polymer comprising a thermoplastic polyimide, said thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature ranging from 180° C. to 280° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 10 dyne/cm 2 to 10 11 dyne/cm 2 at 25° C., said modulus including a value ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at a temperature between 250° C. and 300° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
66 words
A lead frame according to claim 12, wherein said insulating adhesive tape fixing said inner leads includes adhesive layers on both surfaces thereof, each of said adhesive layers being formed of a thermoplastic polymer including a thermoplastic polyimide, one surface of said adhesive layer fixing said inner leads and the other surface of said adhesive layer being bondable with an IC chip or a heat spreader.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
120 words
A semiconductor device wherein the inner leads of a lead frame is fixed with an insulating adhesive tape, said insulating adhesive tape having, on at least one surface of a base supporting film, an adhesive layer formed of a thermoplastic polymer comprising a thermoplastic polyimide, said thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature ranging from 180° C. to 280° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 10 dyne/cm 2 to 10 11 dyne/cm 2 at 25° C., said modulus ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at least one temperature between 250° C. and 300° C., at least the portion of said inner leads fixed with said insulating adhesive tape being encapsulated with a resin.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
120 words
A semiconductor device wherein the inner leads of a lead frame is fixed with an insulating adhesive tape, said insulating adhesive tape having, on at least one surface of a base supporting film, an adhesive layer formed of a thermoplastic polymer comprising a thermoplastic polyimide, said thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature ranging from 180° C. to 280° C. and an elastic modulus ranging from 10 10 dyne/cm 2 to 10 11 dyne/cm 2 at 25° C., said modulus ranging from 10 2 dyne/cm 2 to 10 9 dyne/cm 2 at least one temperature between 250° C. and 300° C., at least the portion of said inner leads fixed with said insulating adhesive tape being encapsulated with a resin.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 14, wherein said semiconductor device is of a lead-on-chip type.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 14, wherein said semiconductor device is of a type of a lead frame with a heat spreader.
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