Integrated circuit package and method of manufacturing the integrated circuit package
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
- a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead;
a wire attached between said semiconductor die and said inner pad; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein a length of said wire is about 150 mils or less.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an integrated circuit package and method of manufacturing an integrated circuit package. In one aspect, the present invention relates to an integrated circuit package including a lead frame having a lead with an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of the inner pad and a region of the outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of the lead. Such an integrated circuit package further includes a semiconductor die electrically coupled with the inner pad of the lead, and an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein a portion of said outer pad is exposed. In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method including providing a matrix of lead frames, each of the lead frames having a lead, forming a channel extending through a width of the lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in the lead, electrically coupling a semiconductor die with the inner pad, and encapsulating at least a portion of the lead frame such that at least a portion of the outer pad is exposed.
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99 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead;
a wire attached between said semiconductor die and said inner pad; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein a length of said wire is about 150 mils or less. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said connection member has a thickness that is approximately half a thickness of said lead.
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19. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead;
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame; and
a solder member attached to an exposed portion of said outer pad.
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20. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said lead is one of a plurality of leads, each lead comprising an inner pad, and a width of at least one inner pad is less than a width of another inner pad.
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21. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead;
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame; and
a second semiconductor die electrically coupled with a second inner pad of a second lead.
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22. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein a thickness of said inner pad is substantially equal to a thickness of said outer pad.
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23. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a plurality of inwardly projecting leads, each of said leads comprising an inner pad and an outer pad, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad is separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead and connected by a connection member integral with said inner pad and said outer pad, said connection member having a thickness that is approximately half a thickness of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method, comprising:
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providing a matrix of lead frames, each of said lead frames comprising a lead;
forming a channel extending through a width of said lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in said lead;
electrically coupling a semiconductor die with said inner pad;
encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame; and
singulating said matrix to form a plurality of packages. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A method, comprising:
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providing a lead frame comprising a lead;
forming a channel extending through a width of said lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in said lead;
electrically coupling a semiconductor die with said inner pad; and
encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said forming comprises etching said channel into said lead. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method, comprising:
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providing a lead frame comprising a lead;
forming a channel extending through a width of said lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in said lead;
electrically coupling a semiconductor die with said inner pad;
encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame; and
attaching a solder member to said outer pad.
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32. A method, comprising:
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providing a lead frame comprising a lead;
forming a channel extending through a width of said lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in said lead;
electrically coupling a semiconductor die with said inner pad; and
encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said electrically coupling comprises attaching a wire between said semiconductor die and said inner pad by a thermo-sonic bonding process. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A lead frame, comprising:
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a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead, wherein a thickness of said inner pad is substantially equal to a thickness of said outer pad. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A lead frame, comprising:
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a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead, wherein said connection member has a thickness that is approximately half a thickness of said lead.
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50. An integrated circuit package comprising a lead frame, comprising:
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a lead comprising a means for connecting an inner pad and an outer pad of said lead, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
a wire attached between said semiconductor die and said inner pad, wherein a length of said wire is about 150 mils or less. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An integrated circuit package comprising a lead frame, comprising:
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a lead comprising a means for connecting an inner pad and an outer pad of said lead, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead, and wherein said lead is one of a plurality of leads, each lead comprising an inner pad, and a width of at least one inner pad is less than a width of another inner pad.
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60. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein a portion of said outer pad is exposed.
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61. An integrated circuit package comprising a lead frame, comprising:
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a lead comprising a means for connecting an inner pad and an outer pad of said lead, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead, and wherein a thickness of said inner pad is substantially equal to a thickness of said outer pad.
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62. A lead frame, comprising:
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a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead, and wherein said lead is one of a plurality of leads, each lead comprising a connection member, and wherein at least two of said connection members have different lengths.
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63. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said lead is one of a plurality of leads, each lead comprising a connection member, and wherein at least two of said connection members have different lengths.
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64. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead;
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame; and
a die attachment pad, wherein at least a portion of said die attachment pad is exposed. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67)
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68. An integrated circuit package comprising a lead frame, comprising:
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a lead comprising a means for connecting an inner pad and an outer pad of said lead, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead; and
a die attachment pad, wherein at least a portion of said die attachment pad is exposed. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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71. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said lead frame is pre-plated with palladium.
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72. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein at least a portion of an upper and a lower surface of said lead are plated with solder.
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73. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein at least a portion of an upper and a lower surface of said lead are plated with tin.
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74. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said lead is one of a plurality of leads, each lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad, wherein said outer pads are arranged in a generally angular configuration. - View Dependent Claims (75)
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76. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said inner pad has a planform area smaller than a planform area of said outer pad.
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77. A lead frame, comprising:
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a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead, wherein said inner pad has a planform area smaller than a planform area of said outer pad.
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78. An integrated circuit package, comprising:
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a lead frame comprising a lead comprising an inner pad and an outer pad connected by a connection member, wherein a region of said inner pad and a region of said outer pad are separated by a channel extending through a width of said lead;
a semiconductor die electrically coupled with said inner pad of said lead; and
an encapsulant material encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said semiconductor die is one of a plurality of semiconductor dies. - View Dependent Claims (79)
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80. A method, comprising:
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providing a matrix of lead frames, each of said lead frames comprising a lead;
forming a channel extending through a width of said lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in said lead;
electrically coupling a semiconductor die with said inner pad; and
encapsulating at least a portion of said lead frame, wherein said matrix of lead frames is one of a plurality of matrices of lead frames formed in a frame area of a strip. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83)
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84. A method, comprising:
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creating a lead from a sheet; and
forming a channel extending through a width of said lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in said lead, wherein said creating comprises stamping. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A method, comprising:
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creating a lead from a sheet; and
forming a channel extending through a width of said lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in said lead, wherein said forming comprises etching said channel into said lead. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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97. A method, comprising:
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creating a lead from a sheet;
forming a channel extending through a width of said lead to create an inner pad, an outer pad and a connection member in said lead; and
electrically coupling a semiconductor die with said inner pad. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99)
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