Abstract:
An IC assembly including an exposed pad integrated circuit (“IC”) package having a thermal pad with a top surface and a bottom surface and with at least one peripheral surface portion extending transversely of and continuous with the bottom surface. The bottom surface and the at least one peripheral surface are exposed through a layer of mold compound. Also, methods of making an exposed pad integrated circuit (“IC”) package assembly. One method includes optically inspecting a solder bond bonding a thermal pad of an exposed pad IC package to a printed circuit board. Another method includes wave soldering an exposed pad of an IC package to a printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device (200) comprising a semiconductor chip (201) has an electrically active side (201a) and an opposite electrically inactive side (201b); the active side bordered by an edge having a first length (202a), and the inactive side bordered by a parallel edge having a second length (202b) smaller than the first length; a substrate has an assembly pad (210) bordered by a linear edge having a third length (210a) equal to or smaller than the first length; the inactive chip side attached to the pad so that the edge of the first length is parallel to the edge of the third length; the active side of the attached chip forms an overhang over the pad, when the third length is smaller than the first length.
Abstract:
A lead frame sheet of flat no-lead lead frames having a semiconductor die on a die pad, terminals, and plastic encapsulation except on a back side of the sheet to provide an exposed thermal die pad, exposed side walls, and exposed back sides of the terminals. A solder wetable metal or metal alloy plating layer is on the back side and on the exposed the walls of the terminals. The exposed thermal pad and the hack side of the terminals each include a contact region which lacks the plating layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device has a leadframe with a pad and a row of elongated leads with a solderable surfaces in a common plane; a package encapsulating the leadframe with an assembled semiconductor device, leaving the common-plane lead surfaces un-encapsulated and coplanar with the package material between adjacent leads, the row of aligned leads positioned along a package edge; and grooves in the package material cut in the common-plane surface, the grooves extend along a portion of each lead length, have a width and a depth about twice the width, and expose solderable lead surfaces.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device (100) comprises a semiconductor chip (310) attached to the pad (302) of a planar leadframe and connected by bonding wires (411) to two leads (403) of the leadframe. The device further includes a plastic body (130) encapsulating chip and wires, the body shaped as a pentahedron with two sides (101, 102) touching at right angle, opposite body ends formed by parallel planes configured as right-angle triangles. The pad (302) and the two leads (303) are exposed from the plastic surface at one body end in order to be operable as solderable device pins positioned in the corners of the triangle.
Abstract:
An IC assembly including an exposed pad integrated circuit (“IC”) package having a thermal pad with a top surface and a bottom surface and with at least one peripheral surface portion extending transversely of and continuous with the bottom surface. The bottom surface and the at least one peripheral surface are exposed through a layer of mold compound. Also, methods of making an exposed pad integrated circuit (“IC”) package assembly. One method includes optically inspecting a solder bond bonding a thermal pad of an exposed pad IC package to a printed circuit board. Another method includes wave soldering an exposed pad of an IC package to a printed circuit board.
Abstract:
A lead frame sheet of flat no-lead lead frames having a semiconductor die on a die pad, terminals, and plastic encapsulation except on a back side of the sheet to provide an exposed thermal die pad, exposed side walls, and exposed back sides of the terminals.A solder wetable metal or metal alloy plating layer is on the back side and on the exposed the walls of the terminals. The exposed thermal pad and the back side of the terminals each include a contact region which lacks the plating layer.
Abstract:
A lead frame sheet of flat no-lead lead frames having a semiconductor die on a die pad, terminals, and plastic encapsulation except on a back side of the sheet to provide an exposed thermal die pad, exposed side walls, and exposed back sides of the terminals. A solder wetable metal or metal alloy plating layer is on the back side and on the exposed the walls of the terminals. The exposed thermal pad and the back side of the terminals each include a contact region which lacks the plating layer.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device has a leadframe with a pad and a row of elongated leads with a solderable surfaces in a common plane; a package encapsulating the leadframe with an assembled semiconductor device, leaving the common-plane lead surfaces un-encapsulated and coplanar with the package material between adjacent leads, the row of aligned leads positioned along a package edge; and grooves in the package material cut in the common-plane surface, the grooves extend along a portion of each lead length, have a width and a depth about twice the width, and expose solderable lead surfaces.
Abstract:
An IC assembly including an exposed pad integrated circuit (“IC”) package having a thermal pad with a top surface and a bottom surface and with at least one peripheral surface portion extending transversely of and continuous with the bottom surface. The bottom surface and the at least one peripheral surface are exposed through a layer of mold compound. Also, methods of making an exposed pad integrated circuit (“IC”) package assembly. One method includes optically inspecting a solder bond bonding a thermal pad of an exposed pad IC package to a printed circuit board. Another method includes wave soldering an exposed pad of an IC package to a printed circuit board.