US6426875B1
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Heat sink chip package
Assignee: Micron Technology Inc
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Filing: 2000-08-29
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Granted: 2002-07-30
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Expires: 2020-08-29
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to enhanced thermal management of a microelectronic device package on a printed circuit board (PCB) having a solder ring or dam that encompasses a ball array. The ring or dam bears stress from disparate coefficients of mechanical expansion between the PCB and the ball array.
Inventors
- 👤 Salman Akram
- 👤 Larry Kinsman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:31
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W74/00; H10W74/10; H10W74/111; H10W74/114; H10W90/00; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/0198; H10W72/071; H10W72/075; H10W72/851; H10W72/853; H10W72/865; H10W72/874; H10W72/884; H10W72/90; H10W72/951; H10W90/20; H10W90/288; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/722; H10W90/731; H10W90/734; H10W90/751; H10W90/754
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
An integrated circuit chip package comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) chip having an active surface and an opposite inactive surface, the active surface having a plurality of electrical contacts thereon; a first heat sink upon the inactive surface of the IC chip; a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of electrical contacts thereon, each being in contact with one said electrical contact of the IC chip, the PCB having a first side; and a second heat sink having first and second opposite portions and being situated in between the first side of the PCB and the active surface of the IC chip, wherein the electrical contacts on the PCB are situated between the first and second opposite portions of the second heat sink.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
An integrated circuit chip package comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) chip having an active surface and an opposite inactive surface, the active surface having a plurality of electrical contacts thereon; a first heat sink upon the inactive surface of the IC chip; a printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of electrical contacts thereon, each being in contact with one said electrical contact of the IC chip, the PCB having a first side; and a second heat sink having first and second opposite portions and being situated in between the first side of the PCB and the active surface of the IC chip, wherein the electrical contacts on the PCB are situated between the first and second opposite portions of the second heat sink.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 1 , wherein: the first heat sink is attached with an adhesive to the inactive surface of the IC chip; and the second heat sink surrounds the ball array and is attached to both the first side of the PCB and the active surface of the IC chip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 1 , wherein the IC chip has a geometric center disposed equidistantly between the first and second opposite portions of the second heat sink.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 1 , wherein the IC chip is a flip chip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electrical contacts on the PCB is a ball array.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first and second heat sinks are composed of a tin alloy.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 6 , wherein the alloy includes tin and at least one element selected from In, Ag, Pb, and combinations thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 6 , wherein the first and second heat sinks and the plurality of electrical contacts on the PCB are composed of a tin alloy.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 8 , wherein the alloy includes tin and at least one element selected from In, Ag, Pb, and combinations thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The IC chip package as defined claim 1 , wherein the first and second heat sinks comprise a material selected from the group consisting of SnPb, Snln, SnPbAg, SnInAg, SnInPb, and SnInPbAg.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
155 words
An integrated circuit (IC) chip package comprising: an IC chip having an active surface and an opposite inactive surface, the active surface having a plurality of electrical contacts there on; a first heat sink attached to the inactive surface of the IC chip; a second heat sink attached to the active surface of the IC chip; and a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to the second heat sink, said PCB having a plurality of electrical contacts thereon, wherein: the second heat sink surrounds the plurality of electrical contacts on the PCB; each said electrical contact on the IC chip contacts a respective one of said electrical c contacts on the PCB; the plurality of electrical contacts on the PCB have opposite sides each of which is adjacent to the second heat sink; and the plurality of electrical contacts on the PCB is situated between the PCB and the active surf ace of the IC chip.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
155 words
An integrated circuit (IC) chip package comprising: an IC chip having an active surface and an opposite inactive surface, the active surface having a plurality of electrical contacts there on; a first heat sink attached to the inactive surface of the IC chip; a second heat sink attached to the active surface of the IC chip; and a printed circuit board (PCB) attached to the second heat sink, said PCB having a plurality of electrical contacts thereon, wherein: the second heat sink surrounds the plurality of electrical contacts on the PCB; each said electrical contact on the IC chip contacts a respective one of said electrical c contacts on the PCB; the plurality of electrical contacts on the PCB have opposite sides each of which is adjacent to the second heat sink; and the plurality of electrical contacts on the PCB is situated between the PCB and the active surf ace of the IC chip.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 11 , wherein the first and second heat sinks comprise at least one tin alloy including tin and at least one element selected from In, Ag, Pb, and combinations thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The IC chip package as defined in claim 11 , wherein the first and second heat sinks comprise a material selected from the group consisting of SnPb, SnIn, SnPbAg, SnInAg, SnInPb, and SnInPbAg.
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