Semiconductor device package side-by-side stacking and mounting system
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1. A method for stacking and mounting a plurality of packaged semiconductor devices on a circuit board, said method comprising:
- stacking a plurality of encapsulated vertical surface mount semiconductor device packages side by side within an open bottom cavity of a casing;
said devices packages being stacked vertically into a horizontal array, with front side faces of said packages brought into superposed relationships with rear side faces of adjacent packages, and with bottom edges aligned so that contact leads extending out from respective ones of said bottom edges protrude in a common plane out from said casing open bottom; and
securing said casing to a circuit board to press said contact leads into solderless electrical connection with corresponding contact pads on said board.
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Abstract
The invention is to an array of stacked devices utilizing vertical surface mounted semiconductor devices stacked side by side and inserting the stack of devices into a casing. The packaged stack of devices creates a cube package which is capable of replacing SIMM boards, and saves considerable space. The casing dissipates heat generated in the devices, and may be of metal or thermally conductive plastic.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for stacking and mounting a plurality of packaged semiconductor devices on a circuit board, said method comprising:
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stacking a plurality of encapsulated vertical surface mount semiconductor device packages side by side within an open bottom cavity of a casing;
said devices packages being stacked vertically into a horizontal array, with front side faces of said packages brought into superposed relationships with rear side faces of adjacent packages, and with bottom edges aligned so that contact leads extending out from respective ones of said bottom edges protrude in a common plane out from said casing open bottom; andsecuring said casing to a circuit board to press said contact leads into solderless electrical connection with corresponding contact pads on said board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for mounting multiple packaged semiconductor devices on a circuit board, said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of encapsulated vertical surface mount semiconductor device packages, each package having an exterior with front and rear side faces and bottom edges with contact leads extending out from said bottom edges; positioning said device packages vertically in a side-by-side array with said side faces in adjacent superposed relationships and said bottom edges aligned in a common plane; enclosing said side-by-side array of semiconductor device packages in a casing, leaving said contact leads exposed; and securing said casing with said enclosed array onto a circuit board to press said exposed contact leads against said board for establishing solderless electrical connection between said leads and said board. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for mounting multiple packaged semiconductor devices on a circuit board, each device comprising an integrated circuit chip encapsulated into a discrete protective package and having contact leads extending out of an edge of said package, said method comprising:
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positioning said device packages vertically in a side-by-side array; enclosing said array of semiconductor devices in a casing, leaving said contact leads exposed; and releasably securing said casing and enclosed semiconductor devices to a circuit board, to press said leads into solderless electrical connection with respective contact pads on said board. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for stacking and mounting multiple packaged semiconductor devices on a circuit board, said method comprising:
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providing a plurality of arrays of contact pads on said circuit board; providing a plurality of casings, each casing having top, end and side walls with internal surfaces defining an internal cavity with an open bottom; stacking a plurality of encapsulated semiconductor device packages associated with each casing;
said packages each having front and rear side faces, a bottom edge, and contact leads extending from said bottom edge;stacking the packages of each of said plurality of packages vertically in side-by-side relationships within the respective internal cavity of each associated casing, with said front and rear side faces in superposed relationships and said bottom edges aligned to present said contact leads of the respective packages of each casing in a generally planar array of contact leads exposed at said open bottom; and securing each casing to said circuit board;
said securing serving to establish solderless electrical contact between leads of said contact lead arrays and respective pads of said contact pad arrays.
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