Semiconductor module comprising components for microwave engineering in plastic casing and method for the production thereof
First Claim
1. A semiconductor module comprising components for microwave engineering in a plastic casing, wherein said semiconductor module comprises a principal surface comprising an upper side of a plastic package molding compound and at least one active upper side of a semiconductor chip, and wherein disposed on said principal surface is a multilayered conductor track structure which alternately comprises structured insulation layers and structured metal layers, wherein at least one of said insulation layers and/or said plastic package molding compound comprises at least one microwave insulation region.
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Abstract
A semiconductor module (1) has components (6) for microwave engineering in a plastic casing (7). The semiconductor module (1) has a principal surface (8) with an upper side (9) of a plastic package molding compound (10) and at least one active upper side (11) of a semiconductor chip (12). Disposed on the principal surface (8) is a multilayered conductor track structure (13) which alternately comprises structured metal layers (14, 15) and structured insulation layers (16, 17), where at least one of the insulation layers (16, 17) and/or the plastic package molding compound (10) has at least one microwave insulation region.
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68 Claims
- 1. A semiconductor module comprising components for microwave engineering in a plastic casing, wherein said semiconductor module comprises a principal surface comprising an upper side of a plastic package molding compound and at least one active upper side of a semiconductor chip, and wherein disposed on said principal surface is a multilayered conductor track structure which alternately comprises structured insulation layers and structured metal layers, wherein at least one of said insulation layers and/or said plastic package molding compound comprises at least one microwave insulation region.
- 24. A semiconductor module with heat sink, wherein said semiconductor module comprises components for microwave engineering in a plastic casing, and wherein the semiconductor module has a principal surface comprising an upper side of a plastic package molding compound and at least one active upper side of a semiconductor chip, and wherein disposed on said principal surface is a multilayered conductor track structure which is in operative connection with said components for microwave engineering, and wherein a heat sink is disposed on the rear side of said plastic casing.
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33. A method for fabricating a semiconductor module with components for microwave engineering in a plastic casing, wherein the method comprises the following process steps:
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fabricating components of a semiconductor module comprising at least one semiconductor chip for extremely high frequencies with electrodes on an active upper side and/or comprising passive components with electrodes on a connecting plane;
fabricating at least one sacrificial material structure for a microwave insulation region of said semiconductor module;
applying said semiconductor chip and said passive components with their electrodes and the sacrificial material structure to an upper side of a subcarrier;
optimal insertion of contact vias;
embedding or laminating-in said components in a plastic package molding compound;
removing the subcarrier so as to expose a principal surface from plastic package molding compound, electrodes, and an upper side of said sacrificial material structure so as to form a composite board;
applying a multilayered conductor track structure to said principal surface or to said upper side of said composite board by selective application of structured insulation layers and structured metal layers alternately to said upper side of said composite board;
removing said sacrificial material structure from said rear side of said composite board; and
configuring the cavity thereby produced to form a microwave insulation region. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for fabricating a semiconductor module with components for microwave engineering in a plastic casing, wherein the method comprises the following process steps:
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fabricating components of a semiconductor module comprising at least one semiconductor chip for extremely high frequencies with electrodes on an active upper side and/or comprising passive components with electrodes on a connecting plane;
optimal insertion of contact vias;
applying said semiconductor chip and said passive components with their electrodes to an upper side of a subcarrier;
embedding or laminating-in said components in a plastic package molding compound;
removing said subcarrier so as to expose a principal surface from plastic package molding compound and electrodes of said semiconductor chip and/or said passive components so as to form a composite board;
applying a multilayered conductor track structure to said principal surface as the upper side of said composite board by selective application of structured insulation layers and structured metal layers alternately to said upper side of said composite board, where at least one insulation layer made of a dielectric material for microwave components is applied; and
structuring an upper metal layer with a radiation plate of a patch antenna. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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