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Hermetically sealed ceramic integrated circuit heat dissipating package fabrication method
Assignee: Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC
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Filing: 1994-10-19
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Granted: 1997-12-30
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Expires: 2014-10-19
Abstract
Abstract A method for achieving a hermetically sealed ceramic integrated circuit package having good thermal conductivity for efficiently transferring heat from an integrated circuit chip die contained therein. Use of an ultra-thin integrated circuit chip die, thin ceramic housing layers and external lead frame allow an ultra-thin overall package that may be used singularly or further densely packaged into a three dimensional multi-package array and still meet the critical performance and reliability requirements for both military and aerospace applications.
Inventors
- 👤 Carmen D. Burns
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:55
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W44/00; H10W44/20; H10W40/00; H10W40/10; H10W42/00; H10W42/20; H10W42/25; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/411; H10W70/415; H10W70/421; H10W70/60; H10W70/62; H10W70/65; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W76/00; H10W76/10; H10W76/12; H10W76/15; H10W76/157; H10W76/60; H10W95/00; H10W70/682; H10W72/00; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/5363; H10W72/541; H10W72/5449; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5524; H10W72/59; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/865; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; H10W90/751; H10W90/754; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 61
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of manufacturing a hermetically sealed ceramic integrated circuit package having good thermal conductivity for efficiently transferring heat from an integrated circuit chip die contained therein, comprising the steps of: attaching at least one integrated circuit chip in a ceramic housing comprising a base, wire bond pads and seal ring, said integrated circuit chip having a face with circuit connection pads thereon and positioned wherein the face is accessible from within said ceramic housing; connecting said ceramic housing wire bond pads to said integrated circuit connection pads; attaching a cover to said ceramic housing seal ring wherein said cover and housing are hermetically sealed together; attaching a lead frame to said ceramic housing base, said lead frame having a plurality of electrical conductors that are fixedly aligned with said housing wire bond pads; and connecting said lead frame conductors to said housing wire bond pads.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of manufacturing a hermetically sealed ceramic integrated circuit package having good thermal conductivity for efficiently transferring heat from an integrated circuit chip die contained therein, comprising the steps of: attaching at least one integrated circuit chip in a ceramic housing comprising a base, wire bond pads and seal ring, said integrated circuit chip having a face with circuit connection pads thereon and positioned wherein the face is accessible from within said ceramic housing; connecting said ceramic housing wire bond pads to said integrated circuit connection pads; attaching a cover to said ceramic housing seal ring wherein said cover and housing are hermetically sealed together; attaching a lead frame to said ceramic housing base, said lead frame having a plurality of electrical conductors that are fixedly aligned with said housing wire bond pads; and connecting said lead frame conductors to said housing wire bond pads.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of attaching an integrated circuit chip in a ceramic housing comprises the step of firing silver loaded glass therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of connecting said housing wire bond pads to said integrated circuit connection pads comprises the step of aluminum wedge bonding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of attaching a cover to said housing comprises the steps of: tinning the housing seal ring with solder; tinning the cover with solder; placing in a nitrogen filled oven said housing and said cover, said cover on top of and in communication with said housing seal ring; heating said housing solder tinned seal ring and cover until the solder melts; and cooling said housing and cover whereby a hermetic seal is formed therebetween.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 after the step of connecting said housing wire bond pads to said integrated circuit connection pads, further comprising the step of attaching a thin polymer layer onto said integrated circuit chip face for alpha particle shielding.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 after the step of connecting said lead frame, further comprising the step of attaching a thin insulating layer to the lead frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 after the step of attaching a cover, further comprising the step of attaching a thin insulating layer over the cover and hermetic seal.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of manufacturing a hermetically sealed ceramic integrated circuit package having a standard size and housing various sizes of integrated circuit chips with connections thereto made by means of a first lead frame laminated onto the face of the chip, the package having good thermal conductivity for efficiently transferring heat from the integrated circuit chip die contained therein, comprising the steps of: attaching at least one integrated circuit chip having an active face and having a first lead frame laminated to said active face in a ceramic housing comprising a base, bond pads and seal ring, said integrated circuit first lead frame having a plurality of conductors connected to connection pads of said integrated circuit chip and positioned wherein said first lead frame is accessible from within said ceramic housing; connecting said ceramic housing bond pads to said first lead frame conductors; and attaching a cover to said ceramic housing seal ring wherein said cover and housing are hermetically sealed together.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
162 words
A method of manufacturing a hermetically sealed ceramic integrated circuit package having a standard size and housing various sizes of integrated circuit chips with connections thereto made by means of a first lead frame laminated onto the face of the chip, the package having good thermal conductivity for efficiently transferring heat from the integrated circuit chip die contained therein, comprising the steps of: attaching at least one integrated circuit chip having an active face and having a first lead frame laminated to said active face in a ceramic housing comprising a base, bond pads and seal ring, said integrated circuit first lead frame having a plurality of conductors connected to connection pads of said integrated circuit chip and positioned wherein said first lead frame is accessible from within said ceramic housing; connecting said ceramic housing bond pads to said first lead frame conductors; and attaching a cover to said ceramic housing seal ring wherein said cover and housing are hermetically sealed together.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of: attaching a second lead frame to an exterior major surface of said ceramic housing base, said second lead frame having a plurality of electrical conductors that are fixedly aligned with said housing bond pads; and connecting said second lead frame conductors to said housing wire bond pads.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of attaching a cover to said housing comprises the step of welding said cover to said housing seal ring.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of attaching a cover to said housing comprises the step of sealing with glass.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of attaching an integrated circuit chip in a ceramic housing comprises the step of laminating a thermally filled polymer therebetween.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of connecting includes thermal compression bonding.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of manufacturing a lead frame on an integrated circuit package of a type having at least one substantially planar major exterior surface, said method comprising the steps of: mounting a lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element to a first exterior major surface of an integrated circuit package, said package having a plurality of circuit conductors; and connecting selected ones of said lead frame conductors to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of manufacturing a lead frame on an integrated circuit package of a type having at least one substantially planar major exterior surface, said method comprising the steps of: mounting a lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element to a first exterior major surface of an integrated circuit package, said package having a plurality of circuit conductors; and connecting selected ones of said lead frame conductors to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the step of mounting said lead frame is with thermally conductive adhesive.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the step of connecting selected ones of said lead frame conductors to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors is by soldering.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 14, wherein the step of connecting selected ones of said lead frame conductors to selected ones of said integrated circuit package conductors is by thermal compression bonding.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising a step of covering said package with polymeric film.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising a step of mounting a heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said lead frame.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 19, wherein said package has a first and a second major surface, said method further comprising the step of mounting a second heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said second major surface of said integrated circuit package.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 20, further comprising the step of mounting a second lead frame in heat exchange relationship to a second major surface of said second heat spreader.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 21, further comprising the step of mounting a third heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to a second major surface of said second lead frame.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 19, wherein said heat spreader comprises an electrically conductive ground plane adapted for connection to an electrical signal ground.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 23, further comprising the step of providing holes in said ground plane to facilitate connection to selected ones of said lead frame conductors.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of mounting a heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to a second major surface of said integrated circuit package.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 25, wherein said package has a first and a second major surface, said method further comprising the step of mounting a second lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element in heat exchange relationship to said heat spreader.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 25, wherein said heat spreader comprises an electrically conductive ground plane adapted for connection to an electrical signal ground.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of manufacturing a lead frame on an integrated circuit package of a type having upper and lower substantially planar exterior major surfaces, said method comprising the steps of: mounting a first lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element to said upper major surface of an integrated circuit package, said package having a plurality of circuit conductors; mounting a second lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element to said lower exterior major surface of said integrated circuit package; and connecting selected ones of lead frame conductors of said first and second lead frames to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of manufacturing a lead frame on an integrated circuit package of a type having upper and lower substantially planar exterior major surfaces, said method comprising the steps of: mounting a first lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element to said upper major surface of an integrated circuit package, said package having a plurality of circuit conductors; mounting a second lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element to said lower exterior major surface of said integrated circuit package; and connecting selected ones of lead frame conductors of said first and second lead frames to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 28, wherein the steps of mounting first and second lead frames to upper and lower major surfaces, respectively, of said integrated circuit package is with thermally conductive adhesive.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 28, wherein the step of connecting selected ones of said lead frame conductors of said first and second lead frames to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors is by soldering.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 28, wherein the step of connecting selected ones of said lead frame conductors of said first and second lead frames to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors is by thermal compression bonding.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 28, further comprising the step of covering said package with polymeric film.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 28, further comprising the step of mounting a first heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said first lead frame.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 33, wherein said first heat spreader comprises an electrically conductive ground plane adapted for connection to an electrical signal ground.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 34, further comprising the step of providing holes in said ground plane to facilitate connection to selected ones of said first lead frame conductors.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 28, further comprising the step of mounting a second heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said second lead frame.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 36, wherein said second heat spreader comprises an electrically conductive ground plane adapted for connection to an electrical signal ground.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 37, further comprising the step of providing holes in said ground plane to facilitate connection to selected ones of said second lead frame conductors.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 28, further comprising the step of mounting a first heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said first lead frame and mounting a second heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said second lead frame.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 39, wherein said first heat spreader comprises an electrically conductive ground plane adapted for connection to an electrical signal ground.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 40, further comprising the step of providing holes in said first ground plane to facilitate connection to selected ones of said first lead frame conductors.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 39, wherein said second heat spreader comprises an electrically conductive ground plane adapted for connection to an electrical signal ground.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 42, further comprising the step of providing holes in said second ground plane to facilitate connection to selected ones of said second lead frame conductors.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 39, wherein said first and second heat spreaders comprise electrically conductive ground planes adapted for connection to an electrical signal ground.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 44, further comprising the step of providing holes in said first and second ground planes to facilitate connection to selected ones of said first and second lead frame conductors.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 44, further comprising the step of selecting the thickness of thermally conductive adhesive used to mount said electrically grounded first and second heat spreaders to obtain a controlled impedance stripline system.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of manufacturing a lead frame on an integrated circuit package of a type having upper and lower substantially planar exterior major surfaces, said method comprising the steps of: mounting a heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said upper major surface of an integrated circuit package, said package having a plurality of circuit conductors; mounting a lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element to said upper major surface of said heat spreader; and connecting selected ones of said lead frame conductors to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors.
Claim 52
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of manufacturing a lead frame on an integrated circuit package of a type having upper and lower substantially planar exterior major surfaces, said method comprising the steps of: mounting a heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said upper major surface of an integrated circuit package, said package having a plurality of circuit conductors; mounting a lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element to said upper major surface of said heat spreader; and connecting selected ones of said lead frame conductors to selected ones of said integrated circuit package circuit conductors.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 47, further comprising the step of covering said package with polymeric film.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 47, further comprising the step of mounting a second heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said lower major surface of said integrated circuit package.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 49, further comprising the step of mounting a second lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element in heat exchange relationship to said second heat spreader.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 47, further comprising the step of mounting a second heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said said first lead frame.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 51, further comprising the step of mounting a third heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said lower major surface of said integrated circuit package.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 51, further comprising the step of mounting a second lead frame comprised of a plurality of conductive elements formed in a substantially planar thermally conductive element in heat exchange relationship to said lower major surface of said integrated circuit package.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 53, further comprising the step of mounting a third heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to said second lead frame.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 52, further comprising the step of mounting a second lead frame in heat exchange relationship to a third heat spreader.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 55, further comprising the step of mounting a fourth heat spreader in heat exchange relationship to a second lead frame.
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