US5814883A
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Packaged semiconductor chip
Assignee: Renesas Semiconductor Engineering Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-01
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Granted: 1998-09-29
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Expires: 2016-05-01
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a recess; a semiconductor chip disposed in the recess; a plurality of external electrodes disposed on the substrate; a lid covering the recess; and a heat radiator disposed between the semiconductor chip and the substrate for transmitting heat generated by the semiconductor chip to the substrate for radiation.
Inventors
- 👤 Akiyoshi Sawai
- 👤 Kisamitsu Ono
- 👤 Hideyuki Ichiyama
- 👤 Katsunori Asai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 13:42
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W76/00; H10W76/10; H10W76/12; H10W40/00; H10W40/20; H10W40/22; H10W40/226; H10W40/228; H10W72/00; H10W72/90; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/67; H10W70/68; H10W70/682; H10W70/685; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/07551; H10W72/07554; H10W72/20; H10W72/29; H10W72/30; H10W72/351; H10W72/353; H10W72/354; H10W72/381; H10W72/50; H10W72/531; H10W72/5363; H10W72/541; H10W72/547; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5524; H10W72/59; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W74/00; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; H10W90/751; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a laminated substrate including a plurality of laminated glass-epoxy layers, a stepped recess having a bottom, and a plurality of through-holes filled with an electrically conductive material and extending through the laminated layers; a semiconductor chip disposed on the bottom of the recess; a plurality of external electrodes comprising a respective solder ball corresponding to each of the through-holes and disposed on said laminated substrate beside, but not directly opposite the respective through-hole; a lid bonded to said laminated substrate, covering the recess, and defining, with the recess, an internal volume; and radiating means disposed between said semiconductor chip and said laminated substrate for transmitting heat from said semiconductor chip to said laminated substrate for radiation, said radiating means comprising a thermal via including a through-hole in said laminated substrate, a metal film on an inner wall of, but not filling, the through-hole and in contact with the metal film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a laminated substrate including a plurality of laminated glass-epoxy layers, a stepped recess having a bottom, and a plurality of through-holes filled with an electrically conductive material and extending through the laminated layers; a semiconductor chip disposed on the bottom of the recess; a plurality of external electrodes comprising a respective solder ball corresponding to each of the through-holes and disposed on said laminated substrate beside, but not directly opposite the respective through-hole; a lid bonded to said laminated substrate, covering the recess, and defining, with the recess, an internal volume; and radiating means disposed between said semiconductor chip and said laminated substrate for transmitting heat from said semiconductor chip to said laminated substrate for radiation, said radiating means comprising a thermal via including a through-hole in said laminated substrate, a metal film on an inner wall of, but not filling, the through-hole and in contact with the metal film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate having a recess; a semiconductor chip disposed in the recess; a plurality of external electrodes disposed on said substrate; a lid covering the recess; and a land located on said substrate and electrically connected to one of said external electrodes, wherein said land includes a nickel layer disposed on said substrate and having a thickness larger than 1 μm and a gold layer disposed on said nickel layer and having a thickness less than 0.5 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate having a recess; a semiconductor chip disposed in the recess; a plurality of external electrodes disposed on said substrate; a lid covering the recess; and a land located on said substrate and electrically connected to one of said external electrodes, wherein said land includes a nickel layer disposed on said substrate and having a thickness larger than 1 μm and a gold layer disposed on said nickel layer and having a thickness less than 0.5 μm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate having a recess; a semiconductor chip disposed in the recess; a plurality of external electrodes disposed on said substrate; a lid covering the recess; and through-holes extending through said substrate, a metal layer on inner walls of the through-holes, each metal layer of each through-hole being electrically connected to a corresponding external electrode, and a plurality of lands disposed on said substrate wherein said inner walls have variations in surface finish not exceeding 20 μm in amplitude, and said metal layers on said inner walls have a thickness larger than 20 μm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
98 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate having a recess; a semiconductor chip disposed in the recess; a plurality of external electrodes disposed on said substrate; a lid covering the recess; and through-holes extending through said substrate, a metal layer on inner walls of the through-holes, each metal layer of each through-hole being electrically connected to a corresponding external electrode, and a plurality of lands disposed on said substrate wherein said inner walls have variations in surface finish not exceeding 20 μm in amplitude, and said metal layers on said inner walls have a thickness larger than 20 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3 comprising a resin filling the through-holes and in contact with said metal layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3 comprising a metal filler filling the through-holes in contact with said metal layers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate having a recess; a semiconductor chip disposed in the recess; a plurality of external electrodes disposed on said substrate; a lid covering the recess; through-holes extending through said substrate; and a solder resist covering at least an end surface of said metal layer on said inner walls of the through-holes, the end surface being exposed at a surface of said substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
A semiconductor device comprising: a substrate having a recess; a semiconductor chip disposed in the recess; a plurality of external electrodes disposed on said substrate; a lid covering the recess; through-holes extending through said substrate; and a solder resist covering at least an end surface of said metal layer on said inner walls of the through-holes, the end surface being exposed at a surface of said substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor device of claim 1 wherein the lid is an organic material and including a B stage sheet and a thermosetting resin bonding the lid to the laminated substrate.
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