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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2001
Manny Kin F. Ma, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a semiconductor device assembly comprising a semiconductor chip, a heat sink having internal and external portions, and a housing that encapsulates the semiconductor chip and the internal portion. The internal portion thermally couples to one surface of the semiconductor chip. The present invention also provides a process of fabricating a semiconductor device assembly. The process includes: providing a semiconductor chip; providing a heat sink having internal and external portions; mechanically attaching a face of the chip to the internal portion; and applying an encapsulating material around the semiconductor chip and the internal portions.