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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thierry Sicard, Cugnaux, FR;
Steve Charles Machuga, Deisenhofen, DE;
Conrad Monroe, Forstinning, DE;
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257666 ; 257341 ; 257342 ; 257691 ; 257207 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor power device comprises a metal conductor (6) coupled to a semiconductor region (30) of the device, one or more bumps (8) formed in contact with the metal conductor (6) and a frame (14) formed of high conductivity material. The frame (14) comprises a connecting portion (18) for connecting to at least one of the one or more bumps (8) so as to provide an external connection to the semiconductor region (30) of the device.