Encapsulation of electronic components with anisotropic thermoplastic polymers
US4632798A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 1984 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/239
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved thermoplastic molding composition is provided which is particularly suited for use in the impervious void-free encapsulation on a relatively expeditious basis of an electronic component wherein the preformed electronic component is positioned in a mold cavity prior to the introduction of the molding composition via injection molding. The molding composition comprises a melt processable thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer which is of a relatively low weight average molecular weight of approximately 4,000 to 25,000 (e.g. approximately 4,000 to 10,000) and which is substantially incapable of further chain growth upon heating. Uniformly dispersed within the liquid crystalline polymer is approximately 40 to 80 percent by weight (e.g. approximately 50 to 75 percent by weight) of a particulate inorganic material (preferably of silicon dioxide) which serves to advantageously decrease its volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion and to advantageously increase its thermal conductivity. In a preferred embodiment the electronic component which is encapsulated is a semiconductor device, such as relatively delicate quad or dual-in-line integrated circuit device which is assemb…
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