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Class 257/E23.051 - Specifically adapted to facilitate heat dissipation (EPO)


Subclass of Class 257 - Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
Definition: This subclass is indented under subclass E21.031. This subclass
No. of patents: 172
Last issue date: 10/28/2008


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NumberTitleIssue Date
7443025Thermally improved placement of power-dissipating components onto a circuit board
The invention refers to an electronic system, comprising several power-dissipating components, and a circuit board, wherein said power-dissipating components are mounted both to a top side and a bottom side of said circuit board. Further, the invention refers to met...
10/28/2008
7405107Semiconductor device, method and apparatus for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device has at least one semiconductor element, at least one radiator plate thermally connected with said semiconductor element, and a molded resin covering and sealing said semiconductor device and said radiator, wherein an outer main surface of the ...
07/29/2008
7388286Semiconductor package having enhanced heat dissipation and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor package comprising a semiconductor chip and a first heat spreader adhered to the upper surface of the semiconductor chip is provided. The first heat spreader comprises a flat metal plate and a plurality of metal balls adhered to the flat metal plate....
06/17/2008
7382047Heat dissipation device
A heat dissipation device (1) includes a heat sink (10), a fan (20), and a cooling member (30). The heat sink includes a base, a plurality of fins extending from the base and at least one heat pipe thermally connecting the base and the fi...
06/03/2008
7382000Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is provided which comprises a connecting lead 4 mounted between a MOS-FET 1 and a regulatory IC 2 on a support plate 3. Connecting lead 4 has a thermally radiative and electrically conductive substrate 6
06/03/2008
7378730Thermal interconnect systems methods of production and uses thereof
Layered interface materials described herein include at least one pulse-plated thermally conductive material, such as an interconnect material, and at least one heat spreader component coupled to the at least one pulse-plated thermally conductive material. A plated ...
05/27/2008
7365422Package of leadframe with heatsinks
A package of a leadframe with heatsinks, including a leadframe, a die, a first heatsink and a second heatsink. The leadframe has a die pad and a plurality of leads, and the leads are disposed around the die pad. The die is disposed on the die pad. The first heatsink...
04/29/2008
7352062Integrated circuit package design
A packaged integrated circuit including a package substrate having electrical contacts for receiving an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is electrically connected to the electrical contacts of the package substrate. A stiffener is mounted to the package su...
04/01/2008
7338840Method of forming a semiconductor die with heat and electrical pipes
Thermal hot spots in the substrate of a semiconductor die, and the required surface area of the semiconductor die, are substantially reduced by forming thermal or thermal and electrical pipes in the substrate that extend from a bottom surface of the substrate to a p...
03/04/2008
7332806Thin, thermally enhanced molded package with leadframe having protruding region
A semiconductor die package. It includes (a) a semiconductor die including a first surface and a second surface, (b) a source lead structure including protruding region having a major surface, the source lead structure being coupled to the first surface, (c) a gate ...
02/19/2008
7317247Semiconductor package having heat spreader and package stack using the same
A semiconductor package which can be stacked to form a package stack that includes a semiconductor chip with bonding pads, a board having contact pads on its upper surface and bump pads on its lower surface, a heat spreader attached to the rear side of the semicondu...
01/08/2008
7315077Molded leadless package having a partially exposed lead frame pad
Provided are a molded leadless package, and a sawing type molded leadless package and method of manufacturing same. The molded leadless package includes a lead frame pad having first and second surfaces opposite to each other. A semiconductor chip is adhered to the ...
01/01/2008
7307269Phase-change RAM containing AIN thermal dissipation layer and TiN electrode
Provided is a phase-change RAM containing a substrate, a lower electrode, a phase-change material, an upper electrode and a thermal dissipation layer, wherein the thermal dissipation layer contains an aluminum-nitride thermal dissipation layer having a high heat con...
12/11/2007
7294912Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is composed of a heat sink, an IC chip mounted and fixed on a specific face of the heat sink, a lead frame electrically connected to the IC chip and a sealing mold resin package. One or more of the faces of the heat sink has a specific surface...
11/13/2007
7262440Light emitting diode package and fabrication method thereof
The present invention provides a light emitting diode (LED) package and the fabrication method thereof. The LED package includes a lower metal layer, and a first silicon layer, a first insulation layer, a second silicon layer, a second insulation layer, and a packag...
08/28/2007
7259451Invertible microfeature device packages
Invertible microfeature device packages and associated methods for manufacture and use are disclosed. A package in accordance with one embodiment includes a microfeature device having a plurality of device contacts, and a conductive structure electrically connected ...
08/21/2007
7256489Semiconductor apparatus
In a semiconductor apparatus in which a main current of a semiconductor device flows through a wiring pattern formed on an insulation circuit board, the rise in temperature of the wiring pattern is suppressed and the increase in cost of parts can be minimized. On th...
08/14/2007
7256492Heat sink and display panel including heat sink
A heat sink that absorbs heat generated from at least one semiconductor device and dissipates the heat absorbed includes: a first surface adapted to match and contact at least one semiconductor device; a second surface having a fin structure adapted to dissipate hea...
08/14/2007
7235876Semiconductor device having metallic plate with groove
A semiconductor device includes: first and second metallic plates, each of which includes a heat radiation surface and an inner surface; a semiconductor element between the metallic plates; a block between the second metallic plate and the semiconductor element; a s...
06/26/2007
7233065Semiconductor device having capacitors for reducing power source noise
A semiconductor device comprises a BGA substrate having one principal plane furnished with a large number of solder balls, the solder balls constituting a ball grid array; a semiconductor chip mounted on another principal plane of the BGA substrate, the semiconducto...
06/19/2007
7230320Electronic circuit device with reduced breaking and cracking
In an electronic circuit device including a substrate including a front surface on which an electronic circuit element is mounted and a reverse surface opposite to the front surface in a thickness direction of the substrate, an electrically conductive terminal membe...
06/12/2007
7227257Cooling micro-channels
The present disclosure relates generally to microelectronic technology, and more specifically, to an apparatus used for the cooling of active electronic devices utilizing micro-channels or micro-trenches, and a technique for fabricating the same. ...
06/05/2007
7224058Integrated circuit package employing a heat-spreader member
An integrated circuit package is proposed in which a laminar substrate 41 is provided with an aperture 43. A heat-spreader member 1 is mounted to cover this aperture 43, and contains a cavity 3 opening towards the aperture 43
05/29/2007
7202559Method of assembling a ball grid array package with patterned stiffener layer
Electrically, mechanically, and thermally enhanced ball grid array (BGA) packages are described. An IC die is mounted in a centrally located cavity of a substantially planar first surface of a stiffener. The first surface of a substrate is attached to a substantiall...
04/10/2007
7199465Wire bonding system and method of use
A semiconductor package wire bonding system and method of use are provided. The wire bonding system includes a heating block that heats and supports a printed circuit board on which a multi-layered semiconductor chip structure having an overhang is mounted. A suppor...
04/03/2007
7193318Multiple power density chip structure
A multiple power density packaging structure with two or more semiconductor chips on a common wiring substrate having a common thermal spreader with a planar surface in thermal contact with the non-active surfaces of the chips. The semiconductor chips have different...
03/20/2007
7148562Power semiconductor device and power semiconductor module
A plurality of power semiconductor chips (power transistors or the like) are arranged, being separated from each other with a free space of a terminal board interposed therebetween. A radiating block is in contact with an insulating layer (a package and grease below...
12/12/2006
7129571Semiconductor chip package having decoupling capacitor and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor chip package has a substrate that includes circuit lines provided on first and/or second surfaces, a power plane provided on the second surface, bump lands provided on the second surface and coupled to the circuit lines, and ball lands provided on th...
10/31/2006
7115988Bypass capacitor embedded flip chip package lid and stiffener
The present invention provides a heat spreader with a bypass capacitor to provide substantially instant power and/or to control simultaneous switching noise (SSN). The present invention also provides a semiconductor device package incorporating this heat spreader. I...
10/03/2006
7112883Semiconductor device with temperature control mechanism
A semiconductor device is provided, the semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip having a first metal heat-conductive medium in the inside thereof, a substrate having a second metal heat-conductive medium thermally connected to the first metal heat-conduc...
09/26/2006
7098533Printed circuit board with a heat dissipation element and package comprising the printed circuit board
A printed circuit board (PCB) with a heat dissipation element, a method for manufacturing the PCB, and a semiconductor package using the PCB dissipates heat generated from the semiconductor chip and reduces a printed circuit board height. The PCB includes a heat sin...
08/29/2006
7075174Semiconductor packaging techniques for use with non-ceramic packages
A method for attaching at least one IC die to a non-ceramic IC package including a leadframe and a base, the IC package being configured for receiving the at least one IC die, includes attaching the IC die to an upper surface of a thermal carrier in a manner which f...
07/11/2006
6703698Semiconductor package with enhanced electrical and thermal performance and method for fabricating the same
A BGA (ball grid array) package with enhanced electrical and thermal performance, and a method for fabricating the BGA package, are proposed. This BGA package is characterized by the use of a power-connecting heat spreader and a ground-connecting heat spr...
03/09/2004
6703261Semiconductor device and manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device is disclosed in which a heat sink is difficult to warp and which is inexpensive. The semiconductor device comprises a heat sink, a pair of screwing pieces having respective inner end portions connected to both ends of the heat sink ...
03/09/2004
6576985Semiconductor device packaging assembly
The present invention provides a semiconductor device packaging assembly and method for manufacturing the assembly. Preferably, the method of the present invention is used to assemble a plurality of semiconductor chips, such that the throughput of assembl...
06/10/2003
6552421Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a semiconductor device which is stably operated even with respect to heat generated upon its operation and makes no use of an environmental harmful substance (lead). The semiconductor device includes a support plate for supp...
04/22/2003
6531760Semiconductor device
As the semiconductor chip is large-sized, highly integrated and speeded up, it becomes difficult to pack the semiconductor chip together with leads in a package. In view of this difficulty, there has been adopted the package structure called the "Lead-On-...
03/11/2003
6525409CCD mold package with improved heat radiation structure
A heat radiation structure of a mold package for a semiconductor device. The heat radiation structure includes an island of a lead frame having a high heat conductivity for mounting a semiconductor device; outside leads having a high heat conductivity and...
02/25/2003
6518098IC package with dual heat spreaders
An integrated circuit device has a heat spreader attached to each of the major outer encapsulant surfaces. One or both of the heat spreaders has a pair of end posts configured for insertion into through-holes in a substrate to position and support the dev...
02/11/2003
6505400Method of making chip scale package with heat spreader
A dense semiconductor flip-chip device assembly is provided with a heat sink/spreading/dissipating member which is formed as a paddle of a metallic paddle frame in a strip of paddle frames. Dice are bonded to the paddles by e.g. conventional die attach me...
01/14/2003
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