Tape operated semiconductor device packaging
First Claim
1. A process for encapsulating a semiconductor device that is attached to a transport tape, said tape having a succession of metal finger patterns with each pattern including a central portion where the tips of said fingers conform to the bonding pads of said semiconductor device and are bonded thereto, said process comprising the steps:
- forming a metal cup, having a recess with a diameter that exceeds the size of said semiconductor device and a flat peripheral edge;
forming a first insulating film into a ring shape, having an outer diameter slightly greater than the outer diameter of said cup, and an inner diameter greater than the diameter of said semiconductor device;
bonding said first insulating film between said flat edge of said cup and said fingers on said tape;
bonding said semiconductor device to the bottom of said recess in said cup and attaching said fingers by way of said first film to said cup; and
encapsulating said semiconductor device inside said cup.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device is bonded to a contact finger pattern which is located in a continuous tape. A metal package cup is fabricated from metal stock so as to have a flat rim portion around its periphery. A plastic insulating sheet is punched so that it forms an overlapping cover for the flat rim and is attached thereto. The tape mounted semiconductor device is then bonded to the inside of the cup and the metal fingers bonded to the insulating sheet covering the flat rim. Provision is made for one of the fingers to connect to the cup. Then the device is encapsulated using one of two techniques. In the first a cap that mates with the cup is provided with a bonded insulating film cover and is bonded to the cup with its overlying metal fingers, so that a metal housing results. An encapsulating material is then injected inside the housing by way of a hole in the cap. Alternatively the semiconductor device can be covered by a suitable casting material. The active device leads can then be severed from the tape and formed into their ultimate form so that the device can be tested in tape form prior to being excised from the tape.
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10 Claims
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1. A process for encapsulating a semiconductor device that is attached to a transport tape, said tape having a succession of metal finger patterns with each pattern including a central portion where the tips of said fingers conform to the bonding pads of said semiconductor device and are bonded thereto, said process comprising the steps:
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forming a metal cup, having a recess with a diameter that exceeds the size of said semiconductor device and a flat peripheral edge; forming a first insulating film into a ring shape, having an outer diameter slightly greater than the outer diameter of said cup, and an inner diameter greater than the diameter of said semiconductor device; bonding said first insulating film between said flat edge of said cup and said fingers on said tape; bonding said semiconductor device to the bottom of said recess in said cup and attaching said fingers by way of said first film to said cup; and encapsulating said semiconductor device inside said cup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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