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Semiconductor package having downset leadframe for reducing package bow
Assignee: Micron Technology Inc
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Filing: 2000-01-10
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Granted: 2001-05-08
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Expires: 2020-01-10
Abstract
Abstract A bow resistant semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, a leadframe segment and a plastic body. The leadframe segment includes lead fingers attached and wire bonded to the die, and opposing volume equalizing members proximate to lateral edges of the die. The volume equalizing members are downset from a first plane proximate to a face of the die, to a second plane proximate to a center line of the package. In addition, the volume equalizing members are configured to rigidify the package, and to substantially equalize the volumes of molding compound on either side of the package center line and leadframe segment. The equal volumes of molding compound reduce thermo-mechanical stresses enerated during cooling of the molding compound, and reduce package bow. With reduced package bow, a planarity of the terminal leads on the package is maintained. Also, stresses on bonded connections between the terminal leads and electrodes on a supporting substrate, such as a printed circuit board, or multi chip module substrate, are reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Corisis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:36
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/411; H10W70/415; H10W70/421; H10W70/424; H10W70/427; H10W72/00; H10W72/071; H10W72/073; H10W72/075; H10W72/07551; H10W72/07554; H10W72/50; H10W72/541; H10W72/5449; H10W72/547; H10W72/59; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/865; H10W72/90; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W72/941; H10W72/944; H10W72/9445; H10W72/951; H10W72/952; H10W74/00; H10W90/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/736; H10W90/751; H10W90/756
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor die comprising a face and a plurality of bond pads on the face; a molded package body comprising a molding compound encapsulating the die and having a center line; and a leadframe segment attached to the die and encapsulated in the plastic body, the leadframe segment comprising a plurality of lead fingers attached to the face and wire bonded to the bond pads, and at least one volume equalizing member configured to substantially equalize a volume of the molding compound on either side of the center line.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor die comprising a face and a plurality of bond pads on the face; a molded package body comprising a molding compound encapsulating the die and having a center line; and a leadframe segment attached to the die and encapsulated in the plastic body, the leadframe segment comprising a plurality of lead fingers attached to the face and wire bonded to the bond pads, and at least one volume equalizing member configured to substantially equalize a volume of the molding compound on either side of the center line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The semiconductor package of claim 1 wherein the volume equalizing member comprises opposing downset paddles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The semiconductor package of claim 1 wherein the volume equalizing member comprises a pair of downset paddles having a combined surface area approximately equal to a surface area of the die.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The semiconductor package of claim 1 wherein the lead fingers are wire bonded to the die.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The semiconductor package of claim 1 wherein the lead fingers are downset.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
104 words
A semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor die having a face and a surface area; a molded package body having a center line and comprising a molding compound encapsulating the die; and a leadframe segment attached to the die and encapsulated in the plastic body, the leadframe segment comprising a plurality of lead fingers attached to the die, and a plurality of volume equalizing members located proximate to the center line and having a combined surface area approximately equal to the surface area of the die, the members configured to substantially equalize a volume of the molding compound on either side of the center line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
104 words
A semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor die having a face and a surface area; a molded package body having a center line and comprising a molding compound encapsulating the die; and a leadframe segment attached to the die and encapsulated in the plastic body, the leadframe segment comprising a plurality of lead fingers attached to the die, and a plurality of volume equalizing members located proximate to the center line and having a combined surface area approximately equal to the surface area of the die, the members configured to substantially equalize a volume of the molding compound on either side of the center line.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The semiconductor package of claim 6 wherein the volume equalizing members comprise opposing paddles proximate to opposing lateral edges of the die and downset from a surface of the leadframe segment to the center line.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The semiconductor package of claim 6 wherein the volume equalizing members comprise lead fingers downset from a surface of the leadframe segment to the center line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The semiconductor package of claim 1 wherein the volume equalizing members comprise lead fingers downset from a surface of the leadframe to the center line and upset from the center line to the surface.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
120 words
A semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor die having opposing peripheral edges and a surface area; a molded package body having a center line and comprising a molding compound encapsulating the die; and a leadframe segment encapsulated in the package body comprising a plurality of lead fingers attached to the die and oriented along a first plane, and a pair of opposing volume equalizing members proximate to the peripheral edges and downset from the first plane to a second plane proximate to the center line, the volume equalizing members having a combined surface area approximately equal to the surface area of the die and configured to substantially equalize a volume of the molding compound on either side of the center line.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
120 words
A semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor die having opposing peripheral edges and a surface area; a molded package body having a center line and comprising a molding compound encapsulating the die; and a leadframe segment encapsulated in the package body comprising a plurality of lead fingers attached to the die and oriented along a first plane, and a pair of opposing volume equalizing members proximate to the peripheral edges and downset from the first plane to a second plane proximate to the center line, the volume equalizing members having a combined surface area approximately equal to the surface area of the die and configured to substantially equalize a volume of the molding compound on either side of the center line.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The package of claim 10 wherein the package body has a longitudinal axis and the volume equalizing members comprise generally planar paddles located along the longitudinal axis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The package of claim 10 wherein the volume equalizing members comprise a plurality of opposing lead fingers downset from the first plane to the second plane.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
36 words
The package of claim 10 wherein the volume equalizing members comprise a plurality of opposing lead fingers downset from the first plane to the second plane and upset from the second plane to the first plane.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The package of claim 10 wherein the leadframe segment has a lead on chip (LOC) configuration.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
The package of claim 10 wherein the package has a thin small outline package (TSOP) configuration.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
121 words
A semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor die comprising a face, a plurality of bond pads on the face, and opposing peripheral edges; a molded package body comprising a molding compound encapsulating the die; and a leadframe segment attached to the die and encapsulated in the plastic body, the leadframe segment comprising a plurality of lead fingers attached to the face of the die and wire bonded to the bond pads, the leadframe segment further comprising a pair of opposing volume equalizing members proximate to the peripheral edges, downset from a first plane to a second plane, and configured to rigidify the leadframe segment and to substantially equalize a volume of the molding compound on either side of the volume equalizing members.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
121 words
A semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor die comprising a face, a plurality of bond pads on the face, and opposing peripheral edges; a molded package body comprising a molding compound encapsulating the die; and a leadframe segment attached to the die and encapsulated in the plastic body, the leadframe segment comprising a plurality of lead fingers attached to the face of the die and wire bonded to the bond pads, the leadframe segment further comprising a pair of opposing volume equalizing members proximate to the peripheral edges, downset from a first plane to a second plane, and configured to rigidify the leadframe segment and to substantially equalize a volume of the molding compound on either side of the volume equalizing members.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The package of claim 16 wherein the package has a longitudinal axis and the volume equalizing members rigidify the package body along the longitudinal axis.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The package of claim 16 wherein the volume equalizing members and the die rigidify the package body along substantially an entire length thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The package of claim 16 wherein at least some of the lead fingers are downset from the first plane to the second plane.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
The package of claim 16 wherein the leadframe segment has a lead on chip (LOC) configuration.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
16 words
The package of claim 16 wherein the package has a thin small outline package (TSOP) configuration.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
98 words
A semiconductor package having a longitudinal axis and comprising: a semiconductor die having opposing peripheral edges; a leadframe segment attached to the die; and a molded package body substantially encapsulating the die and at least a portion of the leadframe; a volume equalizing member comprising a pair of paddles on the leadframe segment proximate to the peripheral edges, the paddles and the die configured to rigidify the package along the longitudinal axis, the paddles shaped and dimensioned such that the molded package body comprises substantially equal volumes of a molding compound on either side of the leadframe segment.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
98 words
A semiconductor package having a longitudinal axis and comprising: a semiconductor die having opposing peripheral edges; a leadframe segment attached to the die; and a molded package body substantially encapsulating the die and at least a portion of the leadframe; a volume equalizing member comprising a pair of paddles on the leadframe segment proximate to the peripheral edges, the paddles and the die configured to rigidify the package along the longitudinal axis, the paddles shaped and dimensioned such that the molded package body comprises substantially equal volumes of a molding compound on either side of the leadframe segment.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
The semiconductor package of claim 22 wherein the paddles extend from opposing lateral edges of the package body proximate to opposing lateral edges of the die.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
24 words
The semiconductor package of claim 22 wherein the volume equalizing member further comprises a plurality of downset lead fingers wire bonded to the die.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
25 words
The semiconductor package of claim 22 wherein the volume equalizing member further comprises a plurality of downset and upset lead fingers attached to the die.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
101 words
An electronic assembly comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of electrodes; a plastic semiconductor package on the substrate comprising: a semiconductor die; a leadframe segment comprising a plurality of lead fingers in electrical communication with the die and a plurality of terminal leads bonded to the electrodes; and a molded package body substantially encapsulating the die and at least a portion of the leadframe segment; a volume equalizing member comprising a pair of opposing paddles on the leadframe segment configured such that the molded package body comprises substantially equal volumes of a molding compound on either side of the leadframe segment.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
101 words
An electronic assembly comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of electrodes; a plastic semiconductor package on the substrate comprising: a semiconductor die; a leadframe segment comprising a plurality of lead fingers in electrical communication with the die and a plurality of terminal leads bonded to the electrodes; and a molded package body substantially encapsulating the die and at least a portion of the leadframe segment; a volume equalizing member comprising a pair of opposing paddles on the leadframe segment configured such that the molded package body comprises substantially equal volumes of a molding compound on either side of the leadframe segment.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
23 words
The assembly of claim 26 wherein the die and the paddles are configured to rigidify the package along substantially an entire length thereof.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
26 words
The assembly of claim 26 wherein the die has a surface area and the paddles have a combined surface area approximately equal to the surface area.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
120 words
An electronic assembly comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of electrodes; a plastic semiconductor package on the substrate having a longitudinal axis and comprising: a semiconductor die; a leadframe segment attached to the die and comprising a plurality of terminal leads bonded to the electrodes; a molded package body substantially encapsulating the die and at least a portion of the leadframe segment, and having a center line; a plurality of volume equalizing members on the leadframe segment configured to rigidify the package and dimensioned such that the molded package body comprises substantially equal volumes of a molding compound on either side of the center line and the package is rigidified along the longitudinal axis by the members and the die.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
120 words
An electronic assembly comprising: a substrate comprising a plurality of electrodes; a plastic semiconductor package on the substrate having a longitudinal axis and comprising: a semiconductor die; a leadframe segment attached to the die and comprising a plurality of terminal leads bonded to the electrodes; a molded package body substantially encapsulating the die and at least a portion of the leadframe segment, and having a center line; a plurality of volume equalizing members on the leadframe segment configured to rigidify the package and dimensioned such that the molded package body comprises substantially equal volumes of a molding compound on either side of the center line and the package is rigidified along the longitudinal axis by the members and the die.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
The assembly of claim 29 wherein the volume equalizing members comprise opposing paddles extending from lateral edges of the package body to lateral edges of the die.
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