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US6093960A
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Semiconductor package having a heat spreader capable of preventing being soldered and enhancing adhesion and electrical performance
Assignee: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1999-06-11
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Granted: 2000-07-25
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Expires: 2019-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor package has a die and a plurality of leads electrically connected to the die with bonding wires. A heat spreader has an upper face thermally contacted with the die. The heat spreader is formed by a copper core having at least a portion of surface sequentially coated with a metal medium layer and an insulation layer, wherein the metal medium layer has an adhesion degree with insulation material higher than copper. A package body encapsulates the die, the heat spreader and the plurality of leads, wherein the surface area of the heat spreader that contacts with the package body is coated with the metal medium layer and the insulation layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Su Tao
- 👤 Kuang-Lin Lo
- 👤 Hsin-Hsing Wei
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:25
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W40/00; H10W40/70; H10W40/77; H10W40/778; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/90; H10W72/951; H10W74/00; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
263 words
A semiconductor package, comprising: a die (10); a plurality of leads (30) electrically connected to said die (10) with bonding wires (50); a heat spreader (20) having an upper face (24) thermally contacted with said die (10), said heat spreader (20) being formed by a copper core (21) having at least a portion of surface sequentially coated with a metal medium layer (22) and an insulation layer (23), wherein said metal medium layer (22) has an adhesion degree with insulation material higher than copper; and a package body (40) for encapsulating said die (10), said heat spreader (20) and said plurality of leads (30), wherein the surface area of said heat spreader (20) that contacts with said package body (40) is coated with said metal medium layer (22) and said insulation layer (23), said insulation layer (23) having an affinity to said package body (40); and a die pad (60) for supporting said die (10), said die pad (60) being in contact with said heat spreader (20) so that heat generated by said die (10) can be dissipated through said heat spreader (20); wherein said heat spreader (20) has an upper face (24) with a recess portion (241) defined therein for supporting and contacting said die (10) and a bottom face (26) with a protruded portion (261) formed thereon exposed from said package body (40), and wherein said metal medium layer (22) and said insulation layer (23) are substantially coated on the whole surface of said copper core (21) except that said recess portion (241) is not coated with said insulation layer (23).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
263 words
A semiconductor package, comprising: a die (10); a plurality of leads (30) electrically connected to said die (10) with bonding wires (50); a heat spreader (20) having an upper face (24) thermally contacted with said die (10), said heat spreader (20) being formed by a copper core (21) having at least a portion of surface sequentially coated with a metal medium layer (22) and an insulation layer (23), wherein said metal medium layer (22) has an adhesion degree with insulation material higher than copper; and a package body (40) for encapsulating said die (10), said heat spreader (20) and said plurality of leads (30), wherein the surface area of said heat spreader (20) that contacts with said package body (40) is coated with said metal medium layer (22) and said insulation layer (23), said insulation layer (23) having an affinity to said package body (40); and a die pad (60) for supporting said die (10), said die pad (60) being in contact with said heat spreader (20) so that heat generated by said die (10) can be dissipated through said heat spreader (20); wherein said heat spreader (20) has an upper face (24) with a recess portion (241) defined therein for supporting and contacting said die (10) and a bottom face (26) with a protruded portion (261) formed thereon exposed from said package body (40), and wherein said metal medium layer (22) and said insulation layer (23) are substantially coated on the whole surface of said copper core (21) except that said recess portion (241) is not coated with said insulation layer (23).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal medium layer (22) and said insulation layer (23) are substantially coated on the whole surface of said copper core (21) except that said protruded portion (261) is not coated with said insulation layer (23).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor package as claimed in claim 1, wherein said metal medium layer (22) and said insulation layer (23) are coated on the whole surface of said copper core (21).
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