Semiconductor chip package and method of making same

1. A semiconductor chip package comprising:

a substrate unit comprising an electrically conductive first seat portion and a plurality of electrically conductive second seat portions surrounding the first seat portion, the substrate unit defining a plurality of through holes each coated with electrically conducting film for electrically grounding the corresponding second seat portion;

a chip assembled on the first seat portion and electrically connected with the substrate unit;

a plurality of metal members assembled on the plurality of second seat portions and surrounding the chip, wherein the plurality of metal members are capable of being grounded via the conducting films;

an electrically non-conductive molding compound encapsulating the chip and partially encapsulating the plurality of metal members with part of each of the metal members exposed out of the molding compound; and

an electrically conductive shielding layer covering the molding compound and the part of each of the metal members exposed out of the molding compound to shield the chip from electromagnetic radiation.

2. The semiconductor chip package of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metal members are connected to cooperatively form a frame-shaped metal block, which closely surrounds the chip.

3. The semiconductor chip package of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of metal members are evenly spaced from each other and a distance between two adjacent metal members is less than 5 millimeters.

4. The semiconductor chip package of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of metal members is a grounded resistance.

5. The semiconductor chip package of claim 1 , wherein the substrate unit further comprises a plurality of first bonding pads between the first seat portion and the second seat portions and a plurality of bonding wires are electrically connected between the chip and the corresponding first bonding pads to electrically connect the chip with the substrate unit.

6. The semiconductor chip package of claim 1 , wherein the chip is assembled on the first seat portion via an adhesive.

7. The semiconductor chip package of claim 1 , wherein the conducting film is made of material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, chromium, tin, gold, silver, nickel and any alloy thereof.

8. The semiconductor chip package of claim 1 , further comprising a protection layer which covers the shielding layer to protect the shielding layer.

9. A method of manufacturing a plurality of semiconductor chip packages, the method comprising:

providing a substrate, the substrate comprising a plurality of substrate units each of which comprises a plurality of seat portions configured for grounding;

assembling a plurality of metal members on the seat portions, each metal member corresponding to a seat portion;

assembling a plurality of chips on the substrate units, each chip corresponding to a substrate unit with each chip being surrounded by a corresponding plurality of the metal members;

forming an electrically non-conductive molding compound on the substrate to encapsulate the chips and partially encapsulate each of the metal members, wherein a part of each of the metal members is exposed out of the molding compound, wherein a groove is formed in the molding compound;

forming a shielding layer on the molding compound and the parts of the metal members exposed out of the molding compound, the shielding layer being electrically connected with the metal members; and

cutting the substrate along the groove to obtain a plurality of semiconductor chip packages.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein each chip is assembled on the corresponding substrate unit via an adhesive and electrically connected with the substrate unit by a plurality of bonding wires.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of substrate units defines a plurality of through holes and a conducting film is coated on an inner wall of each of the plurality of through holes to ground the seat portions.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the conducting film is selectively made of material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, copper, chromium, tin, gold, silver, nickel and any alloy thereof.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein walls of the groove form a substantially U-shaped configuration.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of metal members are connected to form a metal block to closely surround the chip.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of metal members are evenly spaced from each other and a distance between two adjacent metal members is less than 5 millimeters.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein each of the plurality of metal members is a grounded resistance.

17. The method of claim 9 , wherein the molding compound is made of black gum or plastic.

18. The method of claim 9 , wherein the shielding layer is formed by chemical vapor deposition, electroless plating, electrolytic plating, spray coating, printing, or sputtering.

19. The method of claim 9 , wherein a protection layer covers the shielding layer to protect the shielding layer and the protection layer is made of a non-conductive material.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the protection layer is formed by one of plating, vacuum printing, vacuum deposition, insert molding, and spray coating.