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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1993
Theodore R Golubic, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Timothy L Olson, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A heatsink having isolated bonding pads formed on the heatsink eliminates breaking of the wire bond, lifting of the wire bond to the heatsink, and die attach material contamination of the bond. In one embodiment, the isolated bonding pad has an elevated pedestal configuration. In a second embodiment, the isolated bonding pad has an elevated pedestal configuration, so that the pedestal is also configured to lock a mold compound around the pedestal. In a third embodiment, the isolated bonding pad has an island configuration. In a fourth embodiment, the island configuration is configured to lock the mold compound formed around the island. The locking mechanism of the elevated pedestal or island prevents delamination of the mold compound to heatsink interface, preventing lifting or breaking of a wire bonded to the isolated bonding pad.