Leadframe package with pre-applied filler material
AssigneeSTMicroelectronics S.r.l.
InventorsJefferson Talledo, Frederick Ray Gomez
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a leadframe package with recesses formed in outer surface of the leads. The recesses are filled with a filler material, such as solder. The filler material in the recesses provides a wetable surface for filler material, such as solder, to adhere to during mounting of the package to another device, such as a printed circuit board (PCB). This enables strong solder joints between the leads of the package and the PCB. It also enables improved visual inspection of the solder joints after the package has been mounted.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- forming a conductive layer in a plurality of recesses of a plurality of leads of a leadframe, the plurality of leads having first surfaces and lands opposite the first surfaces, the plurality of recesses being proximate the lands;
- substantially filling the plurality of recesses with a conductive filler material;
- surface treating the conductive filler material so that a surface of the conductive filler material in each recess of the plurality of recesses is recessed relative to a respective land of the lands in a direction of each surface of the first surfaces of each lead of the plurality of leads;
- attaching a semiconductor die to a surface of a die pad that is spaced from the plurality of leads;
- electrically coupling the semiconductor die to the first surfaces of the plurality of leads;
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- after substantially filling the plurality of recesses, encapsulating the semiconductor die and the plurality of leads in an encapsulation material, wherein the lands of the plurality of the leads remain exposed from the encapsulation material.
A method comprising:
- forming a conductive layer in a recess of a leadframe, wherein the recess is formed in first and second leads that are adjacent to each other and coupled together;
- substantially filling a recess in a leadframe with a conductive filler material, wherein the conductive filler material has a melting temperature that is less than a melting temperature of the conductive layer, wherein the recess is formed in first and second leads that are adjacent to each other and coupled together;
- surface treating the conductive filler material so that only a portion of the recess is filled with the conductive filler material;
- attaching a first semiconductor die to a first die pad;
- attached a second semiconductor die to a second die pad;
- electrically coupling the first semiconductor die to the first lead;
- electrically coupling the second semiconductor die to the second lead;
- forming an encapsulation material around the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die;
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- cutting through the encapsulation material, the conductive filler material, the conductive layer, and the first and second leads to separate the first lead from the second lead.
A method comprising:
- assembling a semiconductor component by:
- forming a conformal conductive layer in a plurality of recesses of a plurality of leads;
- filling only portions of the plurality of recesses of the plurality of leads with a conductive filler material, wherein the conductive filler material is a material having a melting temperature that is less than a melting temperature of the conductive layer;
- attaching a semiconductor die to a surface of a die pad that is spaced from the plurality of leads;
- electrically coupling the semiconductor die to the plurality of leads;
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- after assembling the semiconductor component, encapsulating the semiconductor die to form a semiconductor package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.