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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Renato Poinelli, Casatenovo, IT;
Mauro Mazzola, Treviglio, IT;
Assignee:
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257675 ; 257678 ; 257706 ; 257712 ; 257717 ; 257720 ; 257713 ; 257796 ;
Abstract
A QFP plastic surface-mounting semiconductor power device, comprising a plastic package inside which there is provided a chip which is connected by means of conductors to terminals that protrude from the plastic package, and a heat sink plate that is arranged on the bottom of the plastic package and has thinner ends, wherein the length of the heat sink plate is at least equal to the minimum length of the plastic package, channels being formed in the plastic package in a position that is adjacent to the thinner ends of the heat sink plate.