Abstract:
An apparatus and method attaching a heatsink to a surface of an electronic package comprising a substrate, an integrated circuit chip attached to the surface of the substrate, an encapsulant encapsulating the integrated circuit chip and contacting at least a portion of the surface of the substrate, and an orifice formed in the top portion of the encapsulant to attach the heatsink to the surface of the electronic package. The heatsink may be attached and removed as desired to allow for package identification or rework.
Abstract:
An electronic package has a substrate (12) having an upper surface; a semiconductor chip (14) mounted on said upper surface of said substrate and electrically and mechanically coupled to said substrate, said semiconductor chip having a substantially planar upper surface (20); a thermally conductive member (22) constituted of a mesh-like material and having upper and lower surfaces, at least said lower surface being thermally coupled to said upper surface of said semiconductor chip; and dielectric material (24) being imparted to at least a portion of said substrate, and to a portion of said upper surface of said thermally conductive member.
Abstract:
AN APPARATUS AND METHOD ATTACHING A HEATSINK (214) TO A SURFACE OF AN ELECTRONIC PACKAGE (200, 300, 300, 500, 600) COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE (202), AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP (204) ATTACHED TO THE SURFACE OF THE SUBSTRATE, AN ENCAPSULANT (206, 226, 306, 326, 406, 506, 606) ENCAPSULATING THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP AND CONTACTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF THE SUBSTRATE, AND AN ORIFICE (208, 308) FORMED IN THE TOP PORTION OF THE ENCAPSULANT TO ATTACH THE HEATSINK TO THE SURFACE OF THE ELECTRONIC PACKAGE. THE HEATSINK MAY BE ATTACHED AND REMOVED AS DESIRED TO ALLOW FOR PACKAGE IDENTIFICATION OR REWORK.