IP Library Granted Patent US 7,884,443
Granted Patent B2
US 7,884,443 · App. 11/993,781 · Granted Feb 8, 2011

Semiconductor device having a mounting substrate with a capacitor interposed therebetween

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Patent No.
US 7,884,443
App. No.
11/993,781
Granted
Feb 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A capacitor-equipped semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a plurality of electrode terminals; a sheet-like substrate at least having a film capacitor; and a mounting substrate. The mounting substrate is provided on one side thereof with chip connection terminals and ground terminals. The chip connection terminals are disposed to correspond to the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip. The ground terminals are disposed to correspond to the one electrode terminals of the film capacitor of the sheet-like substrate. The mounting substrate is provided on the other side thereof with external connection terminals connected to the chip connection terminals and the ground terminals and used to mount the mounting substrate on an external substrate.

Claims (52)

1. A capacitor-equipped semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor chip having a plurality of electrode terminals;

a sheet-like substrate including a polyimide layer and having a plurality of film capacitors with a plurality of electrode terminals corresponding to the plurality of electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip, the plurality of film capacitors being disposed on the polyimide layer; and

a mounting substrate provided on one side thereof with chip connection terminals disposed to correspond to the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip and a ground terminal disposed to correspond to one electrode terminal of the plurality of film capacitors of the sheet-like substrate, the mounting substrate being provided on an other surface thereof with an external connection terminal connected to the chip connection terminals and the ground terminal and used to mount the mounting substrate on an external substrate, wherein:

the sheet-like substrate is interposed between the semiconductor chip and the mounting substrate,

the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip are connected to the chip connection terminals, and

the one electrode terminal of the plurality of film capacitors is connected to the ground terminal, and another electrode terminal of the plurality of film capacitors is connected to a predetermined electrode terminal of the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip.

2. The capacitor-equipped semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein:

when the sheet-like substrate is disposed on the mounting substrate, and the semiconductor chip is disposed on the sheet-like substrate, the one electrode terminal and the other electrode terminal of the plurality of film capacitors are exposed on the sheet-like substrate,

and the chip connection terminals and the ground terminal are exposed on the mounting substrate, and

the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip are connected to the chip connection terminals via wire leads; the one electrode terminal of the plurality of film capacitors is connected to the ground terminal via a wire lead, and the other electrode terminal of the plurality of film capacitors is connected to the electrode terminal of the semiconductor chip via a wire lead.

3. The capacitor-equipped semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein:

the sheet-like substrate further includes one of a film inductor and a film resistor to be connected to the plurality of film capacitors,

one of the film inductor and the film resistor has a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, the first electrode terminal being connected to the predetermined electrode terminal of the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip and the second electrode terminal being connected to the other electrode terminal of the plurality of film capacitor capacitors.

4. A capacitor-equipped semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor chip having a plurality of electrode terminals;

a sheet-like substrate having at least a film capacitor; and

a mounting substrate provided on one side thereof with chip connection terminals disposed to correspond to the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip and a ground terminal disposed to correspond to one electrode terminal of the film capacitor of the sheet-like substrate, the mounting substrate being provided on an other surface thereof with an external connection terminal connected to the chip connection terminals and the ground terminal and used to mount the mounting substrate on an external substrate, wherein:

the sheet-like substrate is interposed between the semiconductor chip and the mounting substrate,

the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip are connected to the chip connection terminals,

the one electrode terminal of the film capacitor is connected to the ground terminal, and an other electrode terminal is connected to a predetermined electrode terminal of the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip,

the semiconductor chip further includes protruding electrodes on surfaces of the electrode terminals,

the sheet-like substrate includes through-holes in positions corresponding to the protruding electrodes, and the one electrode terminal and the other electrode terminal are extended to the through-holes,

the sheet-like substrate is bonded onto a surface of the semiconductor chip, the surface having the protruding electrodes thereon,

the protruding electrodes of the semiconductor chip are inserted into the through-holes of the sheet-like substrate, and

the protruding electrodes protruding beyond the sheet-like substrate are connected to the chip connection terminals.

5. The capacitor-equipped semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein

the sheet-like substrate has same outer dimensions as the semiconductor chip.

6. The capacitor-equipped semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein

the one electrode terminal and the other electrode terminal are connected to the ground terminal and the predetermined electrode terminal via a conductive connecting member at a same time when the protruding electrodes and the chip connection terminals are connected to each other via the conductive connecting member.

7. A capacitor-equipped semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor chip having a plurality of electrode terminals,

a sheet-like substrate having at least a film capacitor; and

a mounting substrate provided on one side thereof with chip connection terminals disposed to correspond to the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip and a ground terminal disposed to correspond to one electrode terminal of the film capacitor of the sheet-like substrate, the mounting substrate being provided on an other surface thereof with an external connection terminal connected to the chip connection terminals and the ground terminal and used to mount the mounting substrate on an external substrate, wherein:

the sheet-like substrate is interposed between the semiconductor chip and the mounting substrate,

the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip are connected to the chip connection terminals,

the one electrode terminal of the film capacitor is connected to the ground terminal, and an other electrode terminal is connected to a predetermined electrode terminal of the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip,

the semiconductor chip further includes protruding electrodes on surfaces of the electrode terminals,

the one electrode terminal and the other electrode terminal of the sheet-like substrate are extended to a region where the predetermined electrode terminal of the semiconductor chip is formed, the region having through-holes into which the protruding electrodes are inserted,

the sheet-like substrate is bonded onto a surface of the semiconductor chip, the surface having the protruding electrodes thereon, and a predetermined one of the protruding electrodes of the semiconductor chip is inserted into the through-hole of the sheet-like substrate, and

the protruding electrodes protruding beyond the sheet-like substrate are connected to the chip connection terminals.

8. The capacitor-equipped semiconductor device of claim 7 , wherein

the sheet-like substrate has smaller outer dimensions than the semiconductor chip; and

the sheet-like substrate is extended at least in the region having the through-holes therein to an edge of the semiconductor chip.

9. A capacitor-equipped semiconductor device comprising:

a semiconductor chip having a plurality of electrode terminals;

a sheet-like substrate having at least a film capacitor; and

a mounting substrate provided on one side thereof with chip connection terminals disposed to correspond to the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip and a ground terminal disposed to correspond to one electrode terminal of the film capacitor of the sheet-like substrate, the mounting substrate being provided on an other surface thereof with an external connection terminal connected to the chip connection terminals and the ground terminal and used to mount the mounting substrate on an external substrate, wherein:

the sheet-like substrate is interposed between the semiconductor chip and the mounting substrate,

the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip are connected to the chip connection terminals,

the one electrode terminal of the film capacitor is connected to the ground terminal, and an other electrode terminal is connected to a predetermined electrode terminal of the electrode terminals of the semiconductor chip, and

the sheet-like substrate is provided on both sides thereof with the film capacitors.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 11, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021818/0725 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2008
From: YAMAMOTO, KENICHI; SUETSUGU, DAISUKE; KOMYOJI, DAIDO
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020805/0455 →