Plastic overmolded packages with mechanically decoupled lid attach attachment
View Patent ↗The specification describes a lidded MCM IC plastic overmolded package with chimney-type heat sink. The lid is mechanically decoupled from the chimneys by a compliant conductive polymer plug.
1. An overmolded MCM IC package comprising:
a. a substrate,
b. a plurality of N semiconductor IC devices attached to the substrate, where N is at least 2,
c. a plurality of N heat sinks with a heat sink attached to each IC device, the heat sinks having a top and a bottom, with the bottom attached to an IC device,
d. a polymer overmold encapsulating the N semiconductor IC devices and the N heat sinks, the overmold forming a top surface with the tops of the heat sinks exposed,
e. a plurality of N plugs of a first polymer material selectively applied to the exposed tops of the heat sinks,
f. a lid attached to the overmold by a second polymer material.
2. The package of claim 1 wherein the second polymer material is an adhesive thermal interface material (TIM) applied over both the overmold and the plugs.
3. The package of claim 1 additionally including an adhesive polymer applied selectively to the overmold leaving the plugs uncovered by adhesive polymer.
4. The package of claim 1 wherein the IC devices are electrically connected to the substrate with wire bonds.
5. The package of claim 1 wherein the heat sink is silicon.
6. The package of claim 5 wherein the lid is copper.
7. The package of claim 1 wherein N is at least 4.
8. The package of claim 1 wherein the first polymer material has a Tg lower than the Tg of the second polymer material.
9. The package of claim 8 wherein the first polymer material has an elastic modulus lower than the elastic modulus of the second polymer material.
10. The package of claim 1 wherein the first polymer material has a conductivity greater than 0.7 W/mK.
11. The package of claim 10 wherein the second polymer material has a conductivity less than 0.3 W/mK.