Inventors:
Henry E. Geist - Scottsdale AZ
Eugene E. Segerson - Tempe AZ
Assignee:
Motorola Inc. - Schaumburg IL
International Classification:
H01L 2340
H01L 2336
Abstract:
An improved semiconductor device package and method include, in a first embodiment, a die supporting leadframe having fingers inside the package body which are interleaved with mating fingers of a metallic heat extractor, without touching. A thermally conductive encapsulation fills the spaces between and around the fingers to provide thermal coupling and electrical isolation. The heat extractor extends outside the package body. Alternatively, the heat extractor and the leadframe have large parallel faces inside the package body which are arranged in a face-to-face relationship, without touching. An insulating spacer locks the opposing faces in the spaced-apart, electrically isolated relationship. An encapsulation fills any remaining space between the faces to provide efficient thermal coupling.