Heat spreader package

1. A heat spreader package comprising:

an electronic component;

an inverted pyramid heat spreader thermally connected to the electronic component, the inverted pyramid heat spreader comprising:

a first heatsink;

a first heatsink adhesive directly connecting the first heatsink to the electronic component;

a second heatsink having an absence of active circuitry, the second heatsink comprising sides; and

a second heatsink adhesive directly connecting a first surface of the second heatsink to the first heatsink, the second heatsink adhesive entirely covering the first surface of the second heatsink; and

a package body comprising sides, the sides of the second heatsink being laterally inwards of the sides of the package body.

2. The heat spreader package of claim 1 wherein the first heatsink includes a first surface, a second surface, and sides extending between the first surface and the second surface of the first heatsink, the first surface of the first heatsink being directly attached to the electronic component by the first heatsink adhesive.

3. The heat spreader package of claim 2 wherein the first surface of the first heatsink has an area less than an area of an active surface of the electronic component.

4. The heat spreader package of claim 3 wherein the active surface comprises bond pads, the first heatsink being mounted to the active surface inward of the bond pads.

5. The heat spreader package of claim 4 wherein the sides of the first heatsink are inward of sides of the electronic component.

6. The heat spreader package of claim 5 wherein the first surface of the second heatsink has an area greater than the active surface.

7. The heat spreader package of claim 6 wherein the second heatsink is located directly above the bond pads.

8. The heat spreader package of claim 7 wherein the second heatsink adhesive is directly between the bond pads and the second heatsink.

9. The heat spreader package of claim 8 further comprising:

a substrate comprising a first surface, wherein an inactive surface of the electronic component is mounted to the first surface of the substrate;

first traces on the first surface of the substrate; and

bond wires electrically connecting the bond pads to the first traces, the second heatsink adhesive being directly between the bond wires and the second heatsink.

10. The heat spreader package of claim 9 wherein the bond wires directly contact the second heatsink adhesive.

11. The heat spreader package of claim 10 wherein the second heatsink adhesive prevents shorting between the bond wires and the second heatsink.

12. The heat spreader package of claim 6 wherein the package body further comprises a principal surface parallel to and coplanar with a second surface of the second heatsink.

13. The heat spreader package of claim 1 further comprising:

a substrate comprising sides, wherein the sides of the second heatsink are laterally inwards of the sides of the substrate.

14. The heat spreader package of claim 1 further comprising:

a substrate comprising first traces; and

flip chip bumps physically and electrically connecting bond pads on an active surface of the electronic component to the first traces, wherein the first heatsink is directly attached to an inactive surface of the electronic component by the first heatsink adhesive.

15. The heat spreader package of claim 14 wherein the first surface of the first heatsink has an area less than an area of the inactive surface of the electronic component.

16. A heat spreader package comprising:

an electronic component;

a substrate comprising first traces;

flip chip bumps physically and electrically connecting bond pads on an active surface of the electronic component to the first traces;

an inverted pyramid heat spreader thermally connected to the electronic component, the inverted pyramid heat spreader comprising:

a first heatsink comprising a first surface;

a first heatsink adhesive directly connecting the first surface of the first heatsink to an inactive surface of the electronic component, wherein the first surface of the first heatsink has an area equal to an area of the inactive surface of the electronic component;

a second heatsink having an absence of active circuitry, the second heatsink comprising sides; and

a second heatsink adhesive directly connecting a first surface of the second heatsink to the first heatsink, the second heatsink adhesive entirely covering the first surface of the second heatsink; and

a package body comprising sides, the sides of the second heatsink being laterally inwards of the sides of the package body.

17. The heat spreader package of claim 16 wherein sides of the first heatsink are parallel to and coplanar with sides of the electronic component.

18. The heat spreader package of claim 16 wherein the first heatsink adhesive directly connects the entire first surface of the first heatsink to the entire inactive surface of the electronic component.

19. A heat spreader package comprising:

an inverted pyramid heat spreader thermally connected to an electronic component, the inverted pyramid heat spreader comprising:

a first heatsink;

a first heatsink adhesive directly connecting the first heatsink to the electronic component;

a second heatsink having an absence of active circuitry;

a second heatsink adhesive directly connecting a first surface of the second heatsink to the first heatsink, the second heatsink adhesive entirely covering the first surface of the second heatsink;

a substrate comprising traces, wherein an inactive surface of the electronic component is mounted to the substrate;

bond wires electrically connecting bond pads on an active surface of the electronic component to the traces, wherein the second heatsink adhesive prevents shorting of the bond wires to the second heatsink; and

a package body comprising sides, the sides of the second heatsink being laterally inwards of the sides of the package body.

20. The heat spreader package of claim 19 wherein sides of the first heatsink are parallel to and coplanar with sides of the electronic component.