Abstract:
A method for fabricating a power supply converter comprises a load inductor wrapped by a metal sleeve structured to transform the inductor into a heat sink positioned to deposit layers of solder paste on a sleeve surface and on the inductor leads. A metal carrier having a portion of a first thickness and portions of a greater second thickness is placed on the solder layers of the inductor. The carrier portion of first thickness is aligned with the inductor sleeve. The carrier portions of second thickness are aligned with the inductor leads. A sync and a control FET are placed side-by-side on solder layers deposited on the carrier portion of first thickness opposite the inductor sleeve. Reflowing is preformed and the solder layers are solidified. The FETs, the carrier and the inductor become integrated and the un-soldered surfaces of the FETs and the carrier portions of second thickness become coplanar.
Abstract:
A power field-effect transistor package is fabricated. A leadframe including a flat plate and a coplanar flat strip spaced from the plate is provided. The plate has a first thickness and the strip has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness. A field-effect power transistor chip having a third thickness is provided. A first and second contact pad on one chip side and a third contact pad on the opposite chip side are created. The first pad is attached to the plate and the second pad to the strip. Terminals are concurrently attached to the plate and the strip so that the terminals are coplanar with the third contact pad. The thickness difference between plate and strip and spaces between chip and terminals is filled with an encapsulation compound having a surface coplanar with the plate and the opposite surface coplanar with the third pad and terminals. The chip, leadframe and terminals are integrated into a package having a thickness equal to the sum of the first and third thicknesses.