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US 12,224,180 · App. 17/518,862 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device

Inventors: Ricardo Yandoc (Nijmegen, NL); Anthony Matthew (Nijmegen, NL); Manoj Balakrishnan (Nijmegen, NL); Adam Brown (Nijmegen, NL)
Assignee: Nexperia B.V.
H01L21/4821B23K20/10B23K2101/40H01L2021/60007
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Patent No.
US 12,224,180
App. No.
17/518,862
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device including a clip, and the clip includes a clip slot, and a slug and the slug includes a groove. The clip and the slug are attached by the ultrasonic welding. The groove and the clip slot are at least partially overlapping to form a gas pathway.

Claims (34)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a clip, wherein the clip comprises a clip slot; and

a slug, wherein the slug comprises a groove on an underside of the slug that is encased by the top of the slug,

wherein the groove and the clip slot are at least partially overlapping to form a gas pathway tunnel on the underside of the slug to an outside side of the slug.

2. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the clip and the slug are connected by an ultrasonic welding.

3. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device further comprises:

a leadframe;

a first solder positioned on a top of the leadframe;

a silicon die positioned on a top of the first solder; and

a second solder positioned on a top of the silicon die,

wherein the clip and the slug are positioned on a top of the second solder.

4. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device further comprises at least two grooves and at least two clip slots.

5. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the semiconductor device further comprises:

a leadframe;

a first solder positioned on a top of the leadframe;

a silicon die positioned on a top of the first solder; and

a second solder positioned on a top of the silicon die,

wherein the clip and the slug are positioned on a top of the second solder.

6. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the semiconductor device further comprises at least two grooves and at least two clip slots.

7. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the semiconductor device further comprises at least two grooves and at least two clip slots.

8. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the at least two grooves and the at least two clip slots are overlapping with each other, and wherein the at least two grooves and the at least two clip slots both form a cross-shape.

9. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the at least two grooves and the at least two clip slots are overlapping with each other, and wherein the at least two grooves and the at least two clip slots both form a plus-shape.

10. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the at least two grooves and the at least two clip slots are partially overlapping with each other, wherein the at least two grooves and the at least two clip slots form a rectangle-shape, and wherein the at least two grooves correspond to a first two sides of the rectangle-shape and the at least two clip slots correspond to a second two sides of the rectangle-shape, and the overlapping between the at least two grooves and the at least two clip slots is at vertices of the rectangle-shape.

11. A method of producing a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 1 .

12. A method of producing a semiconductor device, the method comprising steps of:

solder stencil printing to a die pad;

attaching a die to the die pad;

dispensing a solder on a top of the die;

attaching a slug to a clip using ultrasonic welding,

wherein the slug comprises a groove on an underside oft the slug that is encased by a top of the slug, and wherein the clip comprises a clip slot,

wherein the groove and the clip slot are at least partially overlapping when attaching the slug to the clip to form a gas pathway tunnel on the underside of the slug a to an outside of the slug,

wherein the groove is positioned on a side of the slug to which the slug is attached to the clip; and

molding, PMC deflash and plating.

13. The semiconductor device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the at least two grooves and the at least two clip slots are overlapping with each other and are arranged in parallel lines.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: YANDOC, RICARDO; ANTHONY, MATTHEW; BALAKRISHNAN, MANOJ; BROWN, ADAM
To: NEXPERIA B.V.
Reel/Frame 058020/0057 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20205690 · Nov 4, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220139724A1 · May 5, 2022
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