US6383845B2
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Stacked semiconductor device including improved lead frame arrangement
Assignee: Longitude Licensing Ltd
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Filing: 2001-05-15
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Granted: 2002-05-07
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Expires: 2021-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device comprising a resin mold, two semiconductor chips positioned inside the resin mold and having front and back surfaces and external terminals formed on the front surfaces, and leads extending from the inside to the outside of the resin mold, wherein each of said leads is branched into two branch leads in at least the resin mold, the one branch lead is secured to the surface of the one semiconductor chip and is electrically connected to an external terminal on the surface thereof through a wire, the other branch lead is secured to the surface of the other semiconductor chip and is electrically connected to an external terminal on the surface thereof through a wire, and the two semiconductor chips are stacked one upon the other, with their back surfaces opposed to each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Masachika Masuda
- 👤 Tamaki Wada
- 👤 Michiaki Sugiyama
- 👤 Hirotaka Nishizawa
- 👤 Toshio Sugano
- 👤 Yasushi Takahashi
- 👤 Masayasu Kawamura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:07
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/40; H10W70/411; H10W70/415; H10W70/421; H10W70/442; H10W72/00; H10W72/90; H10W90/00; H10W90/811; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/07531; H10W72/07532; H10W72/07533; H10W72/50; H10W72/541; H10W72/5449; H10W72/547; H10W72/5473; H10W72/551; H10W72/552; H10W72/5522; H10W72/59; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/865; H10W72/931; H10W72/932; H10W72/941; H10W72/944; H10W72/9445; H10W72/951; H10W74/00; H10W90/701; H10W90/731; H10W90/732; H10W90/736; H10W90/751; H10W90/756; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49121
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip, each having a main surface and a rear surface which is opposite to said main surface, and a plurality of external terminals arranged on said main surface; (b) providing a first lead frame and a second lead frame, each having a plurality of leads; (c) electrically coupling said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames to said plurality of external terminals of said first and second semiconductor chips, respectively; (d) sealing said first and second semiconductor chips and a first portion of each of said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames by a resin mold, wherein a second portion of each of said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames protrudes outwardly from said resin mold; and (e) after step (d), joining the second portions of said plurality of leads of said first lead frame to the second portions of said plurality of leads of said second lead frame, respectively, by welding, thereby electrically connecting the corresponding leads of said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames to each other.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
205 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip, each having a main surface and a rear surface which is opposite to said main surface, and a plurality of external terminals arranged on said main surface; (b) providing a first lead frame and a second lead frame, each having a plurality of leads; (c) electrically coupling said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames to said plurality of external terminals of said first and second semiconductor chips, respectively; (d) sealing said first and second semiconductor chips and a first portion of each of said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames by a resin mold, wherein a second portion of each of said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames protrudes outwardly from said resin mold; and (e) after step (d), joining the second portions of said plurality of leads of said first lead frame to the second portions of said plurality of leads of said second lead frame, respectively, by welding, thereby electrically connecting the corresponding leads of said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames to each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said welding is performed by a seam welding operation using a laser beam.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
103 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , prior to step (d), further comprising a step of adhering said first semiconductor chip to said plurality of leads of said first lead frame by an adhesive layer provided between said main surface of said first semiconductor chip and said plurality of leads of said first lead frame, and a step of adhering said second semiconductor chip to said plurality of leads of said second lead frame by an adhesive layer provided between said main surface of said second semiconductor chip and said plurality of leads of said second lead frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein each of said adhesive layers between said first and second semiconductor chips and said first and second lead frames includes a base insulating film and an adhesive provided on both sides of said base insulating film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein step (c) includes a step of electrically connecting said plurality of leads of said first and second lead frames to said plurality of external terminals of said first and second semiconductor chips, respectively, by a plurality of bonding wires.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein each length of the second portions of said plurality of leads of said second lead frame is shorter than each length of the second portions of said plurality of leads of said first lead frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6 , after step (e), further comprising a step of bending said plurality of leads of said first lead frame at the vicinity of the ends of the second portions of said plurality of leads of said second lead frame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 3 , prior to step (d), further comprising a step of laminating said first and second lead frame such that said rear surfaces of said first and second semiconductor chips face each other.
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