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Plastic-molded-type semiconductor device
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-29
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Granted: 1996-01-30
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Expires: 2014-03-29
Abstract
Abstract A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device is designed to prevent interfaces of a heat conductive member for heat radiation and plastic encapsulant from being separated from each other. The device is of a structure in which the heat conductive member for heat radiation is provided on and thermally connected to one side of a semiconductor chip, and the whole chip and the whole or a part of side surfaces of the heat conductive member are covered with the resin, the opposite side of the heat conductive member being exposed. In this structure, that portion of the heat conductive member which is covered with the resin has a cross-section whose configuration is any one of a circle, an ellipse, a polygon with corner portions whose internal angle is less than 180 degrees and a dull angle or which are rounded to have a low curvature. With this structure, shearing stress which acts on the adhesion interfaces between the heat conductive member and the resin can be decreased, and also, tightening force from the resin which is exerted on the side surfaces of the heat conductive member can be made uniform, so that separation of the adhesion interfaces can be prevented.
Inventors
- 👤 Asao Nishimura
- 👤 Makoto Kitano
- 👤 Ichio Shimizu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:43
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W40/778; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/85; H10H20/858; H10H20/8582; H10W74/00; H10W74/40; H10W74/47; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/5366; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W74/10; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/736; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device of a resin sealing type comprising: a heat conductive member for heat radiation thermally connected to a semiconductor chip, the thermal connection being effected by securely fixing a surface corresponding to one main side of the chip directly to a surface of a side of said heat conductive member facing said one main side of the chip; and a resin for encapsulating the whole chip and the entirety of or part of side surfaces of said heat conductive member while a surface at a side of said heat conductive member opposite the side thereof securely fixed to the chip being exposed, wherein a portion of said heat conductive member which is encapsulated with said resin has a cross-section, substantially in parallel to said one main side of the chip, whose configuration is a polygon in which all corner portions thereof form internal angles of less than 180 degrees and which are dull angles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device of a resin sealing type comprising: a heat conductive member for heat radiation thermally connected to a semiconductor chip, the thermal connection being effected by securely fixing a surface corresponding to one main side of the chip directly to a surface of a side of said heat conductive member facing said one main side of the chip; and a resin for encapsulating the whole chip and the entirety of or part of side surfaces of said heat conductive member while a surface at a side of said heat conductive member opposite the side thereof securely fixed to the chip being exposed, wherein a portion of said heat conductive member which is encapsulated with said resin has a cross-section, substantially in parallel to said one main side of the chip, whose configuration is a polygon in which all corner portions thereof form internal angles of less than 180 degrees and which are dull angles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional configuration of said heat conductive member is substantially rectangular, and wherein each corner of the rectangular configuration is bevelled such that a length of the longest side of the rectangular configuration is reduced at said each corner by at least 15% of the longest length of the rectangular configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said one main side of the chip, which is securely fixed to said heat conductive member, corresponds to that side of the chip opposite a side thereof which has at least one circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein the surface of said heat conductive member corresponding to the side thereof which is thermally connected to the chip is larger at least than a planar configuration of the chip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein said heat conductive member is thermally connected to lead terminals which are electrically connected to the chip and drawn out of said resin coating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein said heat conductive member is thermally connected to lead terminals which are electrically connected to the chip and drawn out of said resin coating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 5, wherein said heat conductive member is made of metallic material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 5, wherein said heat conductive member is made of ceramic material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said heat conductive member is thermally connected to lead terminals which are electrically connected to the chip and drawn out of said resin coating.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using an adhesive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using a solder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using gold-silicon eutectic bonding.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using an adhesive.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using a solder.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using gold-silicon eutectic bonding.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 5, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using an adhesive.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 5, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using a solder.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 5, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using gold-silicon eutectic bonding.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using an adhesive.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using a solder.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plastic-molded-type semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said one main side of the chip is securely fixed directly to said heat conductive member by using gold-silicon eutectic bonding.
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