Method of fastening a semiconductor chip on a lead frame, and electronic component
An electronic component includes a lead frame; a semiconductor chip arranged above the lead frame; and a connection layer sequence arranged between the lead frame and the semiconductor chip, wherein the connection layer sequence includes a first intermetallic layer including gold and indium or gold, indium and tin, a second intermetallic layer including indium and a titanium compound, indium and nickel, indium and platinum or indium and titanium, and a third intermetallic layer including indium and gold.
1. An electronic component comprising:
a lead frame;
a semiconductor chip arranged above the lead frame; and
a connection layer sequence arranged between the lead frame and the semiconductor chip, wherein the connection layer sequence comprises:
a first intermetallic layer comprising gold and indium or gold, indium and tin,
a second intermetallic layer comprising indium and a titanium compound, indium and nickel, indium and platinum or indium and titanium, and
a third intermetallic layer comprising indium and gold.
2. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein
the first intermetallic layer comprises gold, palladium and indium or gold, palladium, indium and tin,
the second intermetallic layer comprises indium, tin and a titanium compound, indium, tin and nickel, indium, tin and platinum or indium, tin and titanium, and
the third intermetallic layer comprises indium, tin and gold.
3. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein
the first intermetallic layer comprises gold, palladium, nickel and indium or gold, palladium, nickel, indium and tin,
the second intermetallic layer comprises indium, tin and a titanium compound; indium, tin and nickel; indium, tin and platinum or indium, tin and titanium, and
the third intermetallic layer comprises indium, tin and gold.
4. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the first intermetallic layer is arranged above the lead frame, the second intermetallic layer is arranged above the first intermetallic layer, and the third intermetallic layer is arranged between the second intermetallic layer and the semiconductor chip.
5. The electronic component according to claim 1 , further comprising a first layer comprising nickel arranged between the lead frame and the first intermetallic layer.
6. The electronic component according to claim 5 , further comprising a second layer comprising palladium arranged between the first layer and the first intermetallic layer.
7. The electronic component according to claim 1 , further comprising an adhesive layer arranged between the semiconductor chip and the connection layer sequence.
8. The electronic component according to claim 7 , wherein the adhesive layer is formed from one or more metallic layers selected from the group consisting of platinum, titanium and gold.
9. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor chip is arranged on a substrate.
10. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the component is an optoelectronic component.
11. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor chip comprises a layer sequence with an active layer formed to emit electromagnetic radiation.
12. The electronic component according to claim 11 , wherein the layer sequence is formed on the basis of InGaAlN.
13. The electronic component according to claim 1 , wherein the first intermetallic layer is arranged above the lead frame, the second intermetallic layer is arranged above the first intermetallic layer and the third intermetallic layer is arranged above the second intermetallic layer.