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Semiconductor device having a radiating part

US5444304A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1993
Grant dateAug 22, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2225/107
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device constituted by a VSMP (Vertical Surface Mount Package) is provided in which a thickness of a plastic package encapsulating a semiconductor chip is very small, wherein even when a semiconductor chip having large power consumption is contained therein, the effect of heat radiation can be effectively improved. A VSMP constituting the semiconductor device, which is mounted perpendicularly on a surface of a substrate, includes: external connection terminals for supplying I/O signals from peripheral circuits and electric power to the semiconductor chip; supporting terminals for holding the VSMP in a perpendicularly-mounted state; a plastic package for protecting the internal elements; and radiating fins with an irregular configuration provided on both sides of the plastic package. The radiating fins having the irregular configuration are formed so as to extend in a direction of a length of the semiconductor device and are formed on both the front side and the rear side of the plastic package.

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