Method for producing an electronic device and electronic device

1. A method for producing an electronic device, the method comprising:

attaching semiconductor chips on a carrier;

applying a fluoropolymer to main surfaces of the semiconductor chips facing away from the carrier and a main surface of the carrier facing the semiconductor chips thereby forming an encapsulation layer comprising the fluoropolymer;

structuring the encapsulation layer thereby forming cavities in the encapsulation layer, wherein the cavities are laterally delimited by the encapsulation layer and delimited from below by the carrier; and

applying a metal layer in the cavities.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method produces a radiation-emitting optoelectronic device, and wherein a semiconductor chip is adapted to emit UV radiation during operation.

3. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fluoropolymer comprises a first structural unit A of the following general formula:

wherein the substituents X 1 to X 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, R and OR,

wherein R is in each case a hydrocarbon residue C 1 -C 10 or a fluorinated hydrocarbon residue C 1 -C 10 , and

wherein at least one of the substituents X 1 to X 4 is fluorine.

4. The method according to claim 3 ,

wherein the fluoropolymer is a copolymer comprising, in addition to the first structural unit A, at least one further structural unit B, different from the first structural unit A, of the following general formula:

wherein the substituents Y 1 to Y 4 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogens, R and OR, and

wherein each R is a hydrocarbon residue C 1 -C 10 or a fluorinated hydrocarbon residue C 1 -C 10 .

5. The method according to claim 3 ,

wherein the fluoropolymer is a copolymer comprising, in addition to the first structural unit A, at least one further structural unit B, different from the first structural unit A, of the following general formula:

6. The method according to claim 1 ,

wherein the fluoropolymer is a copolymer having a first structural unit A and a second structural unit B,

wherein the first structural unit A is selected from the group consisting of:

wherein the second structural unit B is selected from the group consisting of:

and

wherein each R is a hydrocarbon residue C 1 -C 10 or a fluorinated hydrocarbon residue C 1 -C 10 .

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolymer is a polymer selected from the group consisting of Ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer (ECTFE), Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene copolymer (ETFE), Perfluoroalkoxy polymers (PFA), Fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer (FEP), Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE), Copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and vinylidene fluoride (THV), Copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and 2,2 bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxolane (PTFE-AF), Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein applying the fluoropolymer comprises applying a film including the fluoropolymer by hot stamping or lamination.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein applying the fluoropolymer comprises applying the fluoropolymer by injection molding, injection compression molding, transfer molding, hot stamping or welding.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein structuring the encapsulation layer comprises structuring the encapsulation layer by hot stamping or by sawing.

11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising roughening the carrier.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein roughening the carrier comprise roughening the carrier by powder coating, etching or a plasma treatment.

13. The method according to claim 12 , roughening the carrier comprises forming anchorages on the main surface of the carrier.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the anchorages protrude 10 to 100 μm above the main surface of the carrier.

15. The method according to claim 1 , wherein applying the metal layer comprises applying the metal layer by sputtering.

16. A radiation-emitting optoelectronic device comprising:

a semiconductor chip arranged on a carrier, the semiconductor chip configured to emit UV radiation during operation;

an encapsulation layer comprising a fluoropolymer arranged above a main surface of the semiconductor chip facing away from the carrier and above a main surface of the carrier facing the semiconductor chip; and

a metal layer disposed above side surfaces of the semiconductor chip and above and in direct contact with the encapsulation layer,

the fluoropolymer being selected from:

MFA

with a first structural unit A

and with a second structural unit B

wherein R is CF 3 , and wherein a proportion of the second structural unit B in a copolymer is 3-4 mol %;

PFA-1

with the first structural unit A

and with the second structural unit B

wherein R is CF 2 CF 2 CF 3 , and wherein a proportion of the second structural unit B in the copolymer is 1.5-2 mol %;

a combination of the MFA and the PFA; or

FEP-1

with a first structural unit A

and with a second structural unit B

wherein R is CF 3 , and wherein a proportion of the second structural unit B in the copolymer is 7-7.5 mol %.

17. A method for producing an electronic device the method comprising:

attaching semiconductor chips on a carrier;

applying a fluoropolymer to main surfaces of the semiconductor chips facing away from the carrier and a main surface of the carrier facing the semiconductor chip thereby forming an encapsulation layer comprising the fluoropolymer;

structuring the encapsulation layer comprising the fluoropolymer thereby forming cavities in the encapsulation layer, wherein the cavities are laterally delimited by the encapsulation layer and delimited from below by the carrier, and wherein the cavities are formed in interspaces between the individual semiconductor chips; and

applying a metal layer in the cavities.