US6124636A
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MMIC package
Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
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Filing: 1999-01-26
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Granted: 2000-09-26
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Expires: 2019-01-26
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is an MMIC package which comprises a base substrate, a composite capacitor substrate made of a ceramics plate mounted on the base substrate, an MMIC bare chip which functions as a high frequency semiconductor element and face-down bonded on the composite capacitor substrate, and an electroconductive covering which covers, together with the base substrate, the MMIC bare chip. In order to suppress the deterioration of the electrical characteristics of the above MMIC, the above components are so arranged that the interconnection length between the components is made to be minimum.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideki Kusamitsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:50
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W44/00; H10W44/20; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07251; H10W72/075; H10W72/20; H10W72/50; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/851; H10W72/874; H10W72/877; H10W72/90; H10W72/941; H10W72/9415; H10W72/951; H10W72/952; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/724; H10W90/751; H10W90/753; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
291 words
An MMIC package comprising: a base substrate having top and bottom surfaces; a composite capacitor substrate having front and rear surfaces mounted on said base substrate; and an MMIC bare chip having front and rear surfaces, said front surface being bonded onto said composite capacitor substrate, said top surface mounting thereon a signal terminal, a source terminal and a GND pattern, said bottom surface mounting thereon a plurality of external terminals, each connected via through-holes to said signal terminal, said source terminal and said GND pattern, said front surface of the MMIC bare chip mounting thereon a signal terminal and a source terminal, said whole rear surface of the MMIC bare chip mounting thereon a GND pattern, said front surface of said composite capacitor substrate mounting thereon a planar metal pattern connected through a bump with said source terminal of the front surface of said MMIC bare chip, and a metal pad connected through a bump with said signal terminal on the front surface of said MMIC bare chip, said rear surface of said composite capacitor substrate mounting thereon a planar metal pattern opposing to said planar metal pattern of the front surface of said composite capacitor substrate and connected with said GND pattern on the top surface of said base substrate, a metal pad for a signal connected via a through-hole with said metal pad on the front surface of said composite capacitor substrate and further connected with said signal terminal of the top surface of said base substrate, and a metal pad for a power source connected via a through-hole with said planar metal pattern on the front surface of said composite capacitor substrate and further connected with said source terminal of the top surface of said base substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
291 words
An MMIC package comprising: a base substrate having top and bottom surfaces; a composite capacitor substrate having front and rear surfaces mounted on said base substrate; and an MMIC bare chip having front and rear surfaces, said front surface being bonded onto said composite capacitor substrate, said top surface mounting thereon a signal terminal, a source terminal and a GND pattern, said bottom surface mounting thereon a plurality of external terminals, each connected via through-holes to said signal terminal, said source terminal and said GND pattern, said front surface of the MMIC bare chip mounting thereon a signal terminal and a source terminal, said whole rear surface of the MMIC bare chip mounting thereon a GND pattern, said front surface of said composite capacitor substrate mounting thereon a planar metal pattern connected through a bump with said source terminal of the front surface of said MMIC bare chip, and a metal pad connected through a bump with said signal terminal on the front surface of said MMIC bare chip, said rear surface of said composite capacitor substrate mounting thereon a planar metal pattern opposing to said planar metal pattern of the front surface of said composite capacitor substrate and connected with said GND pattern on the top surface of said base substrate, a metal pad for a signal connected via a through-hole with said metal pad on the front surface of said composite capacitor substrate and further connected with said signal terminal of the top surface of said base substrate, and a metal pad for a power source connected via a through-hole with said planar metal pattern on the front surface of said composite capacitor substrate and further connected with said source terminal of the top surface of said base substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The MMIC package as defined in claim 1, wherein the MMIC package has an electroconductive covering covering, together with said base substrate, said MMIC bare chip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The MMIC package as defined in claim 1, wherein said composite capacitor substrate forms a capacity between said planar metal patterns on the front and rear surfaces of said composite capacitor substrate opposing to each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The MMIC package as defined in claim 2, wherein said GND pattern on the rear surface of said MMIC bare chip and the inner side surface of said covering, and the periphery of said covering and said GND pattern of the top surface of said base substrate are bonded by means of an electroconductive adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The MMIC package as defined in claim 3, wherein said electroconductive adhesive is made of material having a thermal conductivity of 35 W/mK or more, and said covering is made of SiC sintered material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The MMIC package as defined in claim 3, wherein said covering is a mold of plastics of which a surface is treated with a metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The MMIC package as defined in claim 3, wherein said base substrate is a glass ceramics substrate.
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