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Encapsulated semiconductor device and electronic circuit board mounting same

US5877937A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 1996
Grant dateMar 2, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A semiconductor device has a resin package containing a semiconductor chip, lead pins electrically connected to the chip, and a heat radiating plate for transmitting heat of the semiconductor chip to the exterior. The lead pins and the heat radiating plate protrude from a side wall of the resin package. The lead pins each have a planar end part attached by soldering to a wiring pattern on a circuit board. The heat radiating plate has a planar attachment part which is attached by soldering to a heat radiating pattern on the circuit board. The planar attachment part of the heat radiating plate is non-rectangular and is shaped such that when it is attached to a solder-coated area on a heat radiating pattern formed on a circuit board, the melted solder is more effectively prevented from flowing out.

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