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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Timothy B. Bambridge, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Timothy B. Bambridge, Pittstown, NJ (US);
Agere Systems Inc, Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
The specification describes a plastic cavity package design for high power transistor packages in which the leadframe is formed of a composite of materials. This allows the portions of the leadframe that require strength to be formed of a high strength material, e.g. steel, while the paddle portion of the leadframe is formed of a high thermal conductivity material, e.g. copper. This composite leadframe optimizes thermal and mechanical performance at low cost. In the preferred embodiment the leadframe is provided with a center cutout, where the die is attached. A copper insert is assembled in the cutout. The copper insert provides an effective heat sink, while the remainder of the leadframe provides the desired mechanical strength.