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Thermal vias-provided cavity-down IC package structure

US6175497A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 1999
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/1532
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thermal vias-provided cavity-down IC package structure of the invention is provided. The thermal vias-provided cavity-down IC package structure includes a substrate, a heat sink and an adhesive layer for attaching the substrate to the heat sink. The substrate is formed of multiple layers of printed circuit boards which are attached to each other, and have a cavity formed at the center thereof. A plurality of thermal vias is formed surrounding the substrate. The head sink is divided into a chip mount area and a thermal via joint area. The chip mount area is used for a chip mount pad to be disposed thereon, wherein a chip is connected to the heat sink through the chip mount pad. The thermal via area is electrically coupled to the thermal vias thereby to form an approximate short path or a short path. Thus, heat energy is transferred not only by the heat sink directly, but also from the heat sink to the substrate through the thermal vias. Furthermore, since the depth of the chip mount area is adjustable, it is unnecessary to additionally grind the chip, resulting in a great saving of time and cost.

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