Semiconductor Lead Integrated Island Multi-Level Structure

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing semiconductor devices with non-lead packages face challenges in reducing the plane area of the resin package while maintaining sufficient wire stretching intervals between the pad and lead, leading to reduced accuracy in wire bonding and increased material costs due to excessive wire length.

Innovation Solution

The semiconductor device design includes a resin package with a semiconductor chip bonded to a lead integrated island, where the chip is positioned one-sided to the pad connecting terminal, allowing for satisfactory wire stretching and reduced plane area, with features like grooves on the lead integrated island to prevent conductive bonding agent seepage and alignment marks for accurate pad recognition.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the lead is positioned closer to the island to reduce package area, then the plane area of the resin package is reduced, but the wire stretching interval becomes insufficient leading to poor wire bonding quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplane area of resin packageVSAvoidwire bonding accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The lead is configured with a multi-level structure including a lead body at a first level and a pad connecting terminal at a second level lower than the first level. This vertical dimensionality change allows the lead to occupy less horizontal space on the island while maintaining sufficient wire stretching interval, thereby reducing the plane area of the resin package without compromising wire bonding accuracy

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

Solution Approach 2:

The lead is divided into distinct segments: a lead body portion and a pad connecting terminal portion. This segmentation allows each part to be optimally positioned at different levels, with the lead body at the first level and the pad connecting terminal at the second level, enabling compact packaging while preserving wire bonding capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Manufacturing precision

If the wire stretching interval is increased to improve wire bonding accuracy, then the wire bonding quality is improved, but the plane area of the resin package increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewire bonding accuracyVSAvoidplane area of resin package
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

By utilizing the vertical dimension with the lead body at a first level and pad connecting terminal at a second level, the invention creates sufficient wire stretching interval without increasing the horizontal plane area of the resin package, thus achieving both wire bonding accuracy and compact packaging

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

3Adaptability or versatility

If the semiconductor chip is made larger to improve functionality, then the chip performance is improved, but the package area increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechip functionalityVSAvoidpackage area
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The multi-level lead structure allows for optimized space utilization, enabling larger semiconductor chips to be mounted on the island without proportionally increasing the overall package area, as the lead occupies vertical space rather than horizontal space

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

Data Source

PatentUS10978379B2Semiconductor device with island and associated leads
Publication Date: 2021.04.13 ROHM CO LTD
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AI summary

A semiconductor part includes a resin package and an exposed portion exposed from a bottom surface of the resin package. The exposed portion has a first diagonal line perpendicular to both first and third sides of the package as viewed from the bottom surface. The exposed portion also has a second diagonal line perpendicular to both the second fourth side in the bottom view. A first lead terminal portion opposes the exposed portion and has a first shape in the bottom view. A second lead terminal portion, also opposing the exposed portion, has a second shape in the bottom view. A third lead terminal portion opposing the exposed portion, also has the second shape in the bottom view. A fourth lead terminal portion, similarly opposed to the exposed portion, likewise has the second shape in the bottom view.