Multi-Surface Ceramic Shell for 3D Airtight Chip Packaging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current ceramic packaging shells only encapsulate chips on the front and back surfaces, failing to meet the requirements of semiconductor device integration and miniaturization.

Innovation Solution

A multi-surface airtight packaging ceramic shell with a polyhedron ceramic body, featuring a shared solder pad on one surface and sealing rings on others, along with ceramic strips and metallized through-holes for bonding, allowing three-dimensional interconnection and multi-surface integration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If traditional two-surface ceramic packaging is used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but packaging area is limited and device integration cannot meet miniaturization requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepackaging areaVSAvoidpackaging structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from traditional two-surface packaging to multi-surface packaging by utilizing the vertical dimension and side surfaces of the ceramic substrate. Multiple chips are packaged on different surfaces including front, back, and side surfaces, effectively converting a 2D packaging approach into a 3D multi-surface approach, thereby significantly increasing the total packaging area without proportionally increasing structural complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements nested packaging structures where chips are packaged within cavities formed on different surfaces of the ceramic substrate. The multi-surface packaging structure allows chips to be nested in a three-dimensional arrangement, with some chips packaged in cavities on the front surface, others on the back surface, and additional chips on side surfaces, maximizing space utilization and packaging density

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Productivity

If multi-surface packaging is implemented, then device integration and miniaturization are achieved, but manufacturing process complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice integration efficiencyVSAvoidpackaging structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the packaging structure into multiple independent segments or modules, with each surface (front, back, sides) containing separate packaging cavities that can be independently designed and manufactured. This segmentation allows for modular assembly and simplifies the overall manufacturing process by breaking down the complex multi-surface packaging into manageable discrete units

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The ceramic substrate serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as the base substrate, provides structural support, forms packaging cavities on multiple surfaces, and enables electrical interconnections through metallized through-holes. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components and simplifies the overall device architecture while achieving high integration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If multi-surface packaging with sealing rings is used, then airtight packaging is achieved on multiple surfaces, but manufacturing steps increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveairtight packaging reliabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The sealing rings are pre-formed and positioned on the ceramic substrate before the final packaging cavity formation. This preliminary placement ensures proper sealing positions are established early in the manufacturing process, and the sealing rings are integrated into the substrate structure before chip packaging, simplifying subsequent assembly steps while ensuring reliable airtight seals on all surfaces

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution enables airtight packaging on multiple surfaces, increasing packaging area and reducing module volume, supporting three-dimensional integration and miniaturization of semiconductor devices.

Implementation Method 1

the bonding finger pattern is connected to the shared solder pad through one or more metallized through-holes inside the ceramic body

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical conduction: Conduction (electrical)

Implementation Method 2

sintering and plating nickel, after printing the preset metallized pattern on the each surface of the multi-surface raw porcelain body, on the multi-surface raw porcelain body to form a ceramic body

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSintering: Sintering

Implementation Method 3

plating nickel on the one body to form a nickel-plated part

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroplating: Electroplating

Data Source

PatentUS12494377B2Multi-surface airtight packaging ceramic shell, multi-surface packaging device and preparation method
Publication Date: 2025.12.09 THE 13TH RES INST OF CHINA ELECTRONICS TECH GRP CORP
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AI summary

The present application provides a multi-surface airtight packaging ceramic shell, a multi-surface packaging device, and preparation method, belonging to the field of ceramic packaging technology. The multi-surface airtight packaging ceramic shell includes: a ceramic body, a shape of which is a polyhedron; where at least one surface of the ceramic body is provided with a shared solder pad, remaining surfaces other than the at least one surface having the shared solder pad are provided with sealing rings, and a packaging cavity for packaging a chip is formed inside each sealing ring. The ceramic body provided in the present application is a polyhedron, with one surface of shared solder pad as the bottom surface, and the other surfaces having chip mounting areas, bonding areas, and sealing rings.