Integrated circuit package electrical enhancement
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsDavid J. Corisis, Jerry M. Brooks
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Abstract
A configuration for a conventional lead frame for conserving limited leads and for allowing the location of bond pads any where on the periphery of the semiconductor device and for reducing the cost of tooling changes by permitting the use of current tooling. The present invention utilizes an extended lead finger that extends along the periphery of a semiconductor device to provide a power source or ground so that any number of bond pads may be used in any position without requiring additional leads or tooling changes.
Claims37
A lead frame for a semiconductor device having a first surface having at least one bond pad located thereon and having a bottom surface, said lead frame comprising:
- a plurality of lead fingers, each lead finger of the plurality having an end, at least a portion of the plurality of lead fingers having an opening for locating a semiconductor device therein;
- at least one bus bar having a portion extending along an end of at least one lead finger of the plurality of lead fingers, said at least one bus bar including a first portion extending along the end of the at least one lead finger of the plurality of lead fingers;
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- a section of tape having an outer peripheral portion and a central portion for attaching at least a portion of said first surface of said semiconductor device thereto, the outer peripheral portion of the section of tape for attaching at least a portion of at least two ends of the lead fingers of the plurality of lead fingers thereto, the section of tape being attached to a portion of the at least one bus bar.
A lead frame for connecting a semiconductor device thereto having a plurality of sides forming a periphery thereof, said lead frame comprising:
- a plurality of lead fingers, each lead finger of the plurality of lead fingers having an end, at least a portion of the plurality of lead fingers defining a semiconductor device opening in the lead frame;
- a die paddle for supporting a semiconductor device thereon;
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- at least two bus bars, each having at least a portion thereof extending along at least portions of two adjacent sides of said periphery of said semiconductor device, said at least two bus bars having a first portion thereof extending along the end of the each lead finger of the plurality of lead fingers.
A lead frame for use with a semiconductor device having a plurality of sides forming a periphery thereof, said lead frame comprising:
- a plurality of inwardly extending leads to an opening for said semiconductor device, at least one lead of said plurality of inwardly extending leads having a portion extending along at least a portion of a length of at least two adjacent sides of said plurality of sides of said periphery of said semiconductor device and extending between said semiconductor device and another lead of said plurality of inwardly extending leads and a second extending lead extending along another portion of the length of the periphery of said semiconductor device, said at least one lead of said plurality of inwardly extending leads electrically connects said semiconductor device to a power source.
A lead frame for use with a semiconductor device having a plurality of sides forming a periphery thereof, said lead frame comprising:
- a plurality of inwardly extending leads to an opening for said semiconductor device, at least one lead of said plurality of inwardly extending leads having a portion extending along at least a portion of a length of at least two adjacent sides of the plurality of sides of said periphery of said semiconductor device and extending between said semiconductor device and another lead of said plurality of inwardly extending leads, said plurality of inwardly extending leads forming the opening for said semiconductor device in said lead frame;
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- a die paddle for attaching said semiconductor device thereto.
A lead frame for use with a semiconductor device having a plurality of sides forming a periphery thereof, said lead frame comprising:
- a plurality of inwardly extending leads to an opening for said semiconductor device, at least one lead of said plurality of inwardly extending leads having a portion extending along at least a portion of a length of at least two adjacent sides of the plurality of sides of said periphery of said semiconductor device and extending between said semiconductor device and another lead of said plurality of inwardly extending leads;
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- a section of tape attached to at least one of said plurality of inwardly extending leads and the another lead of said plurality of inwardly extending leads.
A lead frame used with a semiconductor device having a plurality of sides forming a periphery, said lead frame comprising:
- a plurality of leads forming an opening for locating said semiconductor device therein, a portion of the plurality of leads extending to the opening for said semiconductor device, at least one lead of said plurality of leads having a portion for extending along at least a portion of a length of at least two adjacent sides of the plurality of sides of said periphery of said semiconductor device and extending from between said semiconductor device and another lead of said plurality of leads;
- at least one bus bar extending between said opening for locating said semiconductor device therein along portions of said at least two adjacent sides of the plurality of sides of said periphery thereof and at least two of said plurality of leads, the at least one bus bar having two ends outwardly extending;
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- a section of tape attached to the at least two of said plurality of leads and the another lead of said plurality of leads.
The combination of a lead frame and a semiconductor device having a plurality of bond pads thereon, said combination comprising:
- a plurality of leads forming an area for mounting said semiconductor device;
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- at least one bus bar extending between said semiconductor device and at least one of said plurality of leads, the at least one bus bar having two ends, each end of the two ends of the at least one bus bar extending along portions of the area in which said semiconductor device is mounted, said at least one bus bar connecting said semiconductor device to one of a power source and a ground.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.