Abstract:
The present invention relates to a heat sink for surface mount power packages, of the type comprising a conductive element having at least a surface (9) which is in contact with an exposed surface (6) of slug (5) incorporated into an IC power package (1) to be mounted on a printed circuit board (4). The conductive element (8) of the heat sink is formed by a first portion (8a) passing through a hole (7) provided in said printed circuit board (4) and by a second larger portion (8b) abutting against the printed circuit board (4). A process is also provide for mounting the heat sink (8) on an IC power package (1) and in contact with an exposed slug (5) surface of the package (1) to be mounted on the printed circuit board (4).
Abstract:
An external heat sink (2) may be soldered to a metal slug (3) incorporated at the bottom of a molded body (4) of encapsulating resin of the package of an integrated power device for surface mounting on printed circuit board (7). The metal slug (3) has at least a portion protruding from an outer surface of at least one face of the body (4); an external metal heat sink (2), geometrically coupling with the packaged device over the printed circuit board (7), has at least a surface abutting with a surface of the resin body (4) thus defining a separation gap (10) between at least a surface of said protruding portion of the metal slug (3) and a surface (5, 9a, 9b) opposed to it of the external metal heat sink (2) that gets filled with molten solder alloy (8) during the normal soldering treatment to which the board is subjected.