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Lead on chip semiconductor device having bus bars and crossing leads

Assignee: Texas Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1994-10-17
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Granted: 1996-08-27
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Expires: 2014-10-17
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Abstract

Abstract Along the column of bonding pad (1), bonding terminal portions (2c), (3c), (4a), (5a) of bus bars (2), (3), and signal lines (4), (5) are arranged; principal wiring portions (2a), (3a) are made to extend in a 3-dimensional crossing configuration with respect to the signal lines, and they are connected to the bonding terminal portion of the bus bars, forming the IC package of the LOC type. Between the various bonding terminal portions and the various bonding pads, there exists no main wiring portion of the bus bar. Consequently, bonding wires (6), (7), (8), (9) do not straddle the bus bar principal wiring portion. As a result, when the bonding wire is not elevated, the bonding wire still does not make contact with the bus bar principal wiring portion to cause short circuit; as a result, the reliability is high and the device becomes thinner.

Inventors

  • 👤 Takayuki Maeda

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/411; H10W70/415; H10W70/464; H10W72/00; H10W72/90; H10W72/50; H10W72/541; H10W72/5449; H10W72/59; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/865; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W72/941; H10W72/944; H10W72/9445; H10W72/951; H10W74/00; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 460 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is provided; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate at a substantially central location thereon and arranged in a straight line column; first and second bus bars on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively arranged on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; first and second pluralities of elongated leads on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; each of said bus bars including: a base wiring portion extending in a straight line in spaced parallel relation to said column of bonding pads, a plurality of branch portions integral with and extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads, said plurality of branch portions being in substantially perpendicular relation to said base wiring portion, and a plurality of bonding terminal portions integral with and corresponding to said plurality of branch portions, each of said bonding terminal portions having a wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto; the leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending across the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto and including inner lead portions arranged in spaced coextensive relation to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars, said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being respectively provided with grooves; the plurality of branch portions of said first and second bus bars being respectively received in a groove of a corresponding lead portion; insulating means interposed between said branch portions of said first and second bus bars and the bottoms of the respective grooves in said inner lead portions in which said branch portions of said first and second bus bars are received; said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars and said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged along said column of bonding pads on opposite sides thereof; a first group of individual connector wires connected to respective ones of said bonding pads at one end and to respective wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars at the other end thereof; and a second group of individual connector wires connected to respective others of said bonding pads at one end and to respective inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads at the other end thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 460 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is provided; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate at a substantially central location thereon and arranged in a straight line column; first and second bus bars on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively arranged on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; first and second pluralities of elongated leads on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; each of said bus bars including: a base wiring portion extending in a straight line in spaced parallel relation to said column of bonding pads, a plurality of branch portions integral with and extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads, said plurality of branch portions being in substantially perpendicular relation to said base wiring portion, and a plurality of bonding terminal portions integral with and corresponding to said plurality of branch portions, each of said bonding terminal portions having a wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto; the leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending across the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto and including inner lead portions arranged in spaced coextensive relation to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars, said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being respectively provided with grooves; the plurality of branch portions of said first and second bus bars being respectively received in a groove of a corresponding lead portion; insulating means interposed between said branch portions of said first and second bus bars and the bottoms of the respective grooves in said inner lead portions in which said branch portions of said first and second bus bars are received; said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars and said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged along said column of bonding pads on opposite sides thereof; a first group of individual connector wires connected to respective ones of said bonding pads at one end and to respective wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars at the other end thereof; and a second group of individual connector wires connected to respective others of said bonding pads at one end and to respective inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads at the other end thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 430 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is provided; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate at a substantially central location thereon and arranged in a straight line column; first and second bus bars on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; first and second pluralities of elongated leads on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; each of said bus bars including: a base wiring portion extending in a straight line in spaced parallel relation to said column of bonding pads, a plurality of branch portions integral with and extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads, said plurality of branch portions being in substantially perpendicular relation to said base wiring portion, and a plurality of bonding terminal portions integral with and corresponding to said plurality of branch portions, each of said bonding terminal portions having a wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto, each of said bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars being folded back beneath the branch portion corresponding thereto in providing the wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto; the leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending across the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto and including inner lead portions arranged in spaced coextensive relation to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars; said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars and said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged along said column of bonding pads on opposite sides thereof; a first group of individual connector wires connected to respective ones of said bonding pads at one end and to respective wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars at the other end thereof; and a second group of individual connector wires connected to respective others of said bonding pads at one end and to respective inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads at the other end thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 430 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is provided; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate at a substantially central location thereon and arranged in a straight line column; first and second bus bars on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; first and second pluralities of elongated leads on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; each of said bus bars including: a base wiring portion extending in a straight line in spaced parallel relation to said column of bonding pads, a plurality of branch portions integral with and extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads, said plurality of branch portions being in substantially perpendicular relation to said base wiring portion, and a plurality of bonding terminal portions integral with and corresponding to said plurality of branch portions, each of said bonding terminal portions having a wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto, each of said bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars being folded back beneath the branch portion corresponding thereto in providing the wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto; the leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending across the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto and including inner lead portions arranged in spaced coextensive relation to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars; said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars and said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged along said column of bonding pads on opposite sides thereof; a first group of individual connector wires connected to respective ones of said bonding pads at one end and to respective wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars at the other end thereof; and a second group of individual connector wires connected to respective others of said bonding pads at one end and to respective inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads at the other end thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 450 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is provided; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate at a substantially central location thereon and arranged in a straight line column; first and second bus bars on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; first and second pluralities of elongated leads on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; each of said bus bars including: a base wiring portion extending in a straight line in spaced parallel relation to said column of bonding pads, a plurality of branch portion integral with and extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads, said plurality of branch portions being in substantially perpendicular relation to said base wiring portion, and a plurality of bonding terminal portions integral with and corresponding to said plurality of branch portions, each of said bonding terminal portions having a wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto; the leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending across the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto and including inner lead portions arranged in spaced coextensive relation to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars; said leads of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged to extend beneath the base wiring portion of the respective one of said first and second bus bars corresponding thereto; means interposed between the crossing leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads and the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto for electrically insulating said leads from said base wiring portion; said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars and said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged along said column of bonding pads on opposite sides thereof; a first group of individual connector wires connected to respective ones of said bonding pads at one end and to respective wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars at the other end thereof; and a second group of individual connector wires connected to respective others of said bonding pads at one end and to respective inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads at the other end thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 450 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is provided; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate at a substantially central location thereon and arranged in a straight line column; first and second bus bars on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; first and second pluralities of elongated leads on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; each of said bus bars including: a base wiring portion extending in a straight line in spaced parallel relation to said column of bonding pads, a plurality of branch portion integral with and extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads, said plurality of branch portions being in substantially perpendicular relation to said base wiring portion, and a plurality of bonding terminal portions integral with and corresponding to said plurality of branch portions, each of said bonding terminal portions having a wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto; the leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending across the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto and including inner lead portions arranged in spaced coextensive relation to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars; said leads of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged to extend beneath the base wiring portion of the respective one of said first and second bus bars corresponding thereto; means interposed between the crossing leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads and the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto for electrically insulating said leads from said base wiring portion; said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars and said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged along said column of bonding pads on opposite sides thereof; a first group of individual connector wires connected to respective ones of said bonding pads at one end and to respective wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars at the other end thereof; and a second group of individual connector wires connected to respective others of said bonding pads at one end and to respective inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads at the other end thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 531 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is provided; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate at a substantially central location thereon and arranged in a straight line column; first and second bus bars on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; first and second pluralities of elongated leads on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; each of said bus bars including: a base wiring portion extending in a straight line in spaced parallel relation to said column of bonding pads, a plurality of branch portions integral with and extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads, said plurality of branch portions being in substantially perpendicular relation to said base wiring portion, and a plurality of bonding terminal portions integral with and corresponding to said plurality of branch portions, each of said bonding terminal portions having a wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto; the leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending across the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto and including inner lead portions arranged in spaced coextensive relation to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars; the leads of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending over the respective base wiring portion of the first and second bus bars corresponding thereto; means interposed between the crossing leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads and the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto for electrically insulating said leads from said base wiring portion; said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars and said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged along said column of bonding pads on opposite sides thereof; the inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being respectively offset from the remainder of the leads corresponding thereto by a step portion; said inner lead portions being disposed in coplanar relation with respect to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars; the portions of said leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads other than the inner lead portions being disposed at an elevated level with respect thereto; a first group of individual connector wires connected to respective ones of said bonding pads at one end and to respective wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars at the other end thereof; and a second group of individual connector wires connected to respective others of said bonding pads at one end and to respective inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads at the other end thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 531 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface on which an electronic circuit is provided; a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the surface of said semiconductor substrate at a substantially central location thereon and arranged in a straight line column; first and second bus bars on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; first and second pluralities of elongated leads on the surface of said semiconductor substrate and respectively disposed on opposite sides of said column of bonding pads; each of said bus bars including: a base wiring portion extending in a straight line in spaced parallel relation to said column of bonding pads, a plurality of branch portions integral with and extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads, said plurality of branch portions being in substantially perpendicular relation to said base wiring portion, and a plurality of bonding terminal portions integral with and corresponding to said plurality of branch portions, each of said bonding terminal portions having a wire bonding terminal extending inwardly from said base wiring portion toward said column of bonding pads and in offset relation to the branch portion corresponding thereto; the leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending across the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto and including inner lead portions arranged in spaced coextensive relation to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars; the leads of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads extending over the respective base wiring portion of the first and second bus bars corresponding thereto; means interposed between the crossing leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads and the base wiring portion of the bus bar corresponding thereto for electrically insulating said leads from said base wiring portion; said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars and said inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being arranged along said column of bonding pads on opposite sides thereof; the inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads being respectively offset from the remainder of the leads corresponding thereto by a step portion; said inner lead portions being disposed in coplanar relation with respect to said wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars; the portions of said leads of each of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads other than the inner lead portions being disposed at an elevated level with respect thereto; a first group of individual connector wires connected to respective ones of said bonding pads at one end and to respective wire bonding terminals of the bonding terminal portions of said first and second bus bars at the other end thereof; and a second group of individual connector wires connected to respective others of said bonding pads at one end and to respective inner lead portions of said first and second pluralities of elongated leads at the other end thereof.

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