OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS
20220140215 · 2022-05-05
Inventors
- Michael Zitzlsperger (Regensburg, DE)
- Matthias GOLDBACH (Pentling, DE)
- Benjamin HÖFLINGER (Regensburg, DE)
Cpc classification
H01L33/62
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/95
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/12105
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/04105
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/97
ELECTRICITY
H01L33/0095
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/24
ELECTRICITY
H01L25/167
ELECTRICITY
H01L2933/0066
ELECTRICITY
H01L2924/15153
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/95
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H01L33/62
ELECTRICITY
H01L25/075
ELECTRICITY
H01L33/00
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
In one embodiment, the optoelectronic semiconductor device comprises at least two metallic lead frame parts and a circuit chip on the lead frame parts. An electrically insulating and opaque matrix material mechanically connects the lead frame parts. The circuit chip is embedded in the matrix material, so that a carrier is formed by the matrix material together with the lead frame parts and the circuit chip. An optoelectronic semiconductor chip is provided on a carrier upper side. Furthermore, the semiconductor device comprises at least one optical component on the carrier upper side.
Claims
1. An optoelectronic semiconductor device with at least two metallic lead frame parts, each of which is a solid metal body produced by means of stamping and/or cutting, at least one circuit chip on at least one of the lead frame parts, an electrically insulating and opaque matrix material which mechanically connects the lead frame parts to one another and in which the circuit chip is embedded, so that a carrier is formed by the matrix material together with the lead frame parts and the circuit chip, at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, located on a carrier upper side of the carrier, and the carrier upper side is opposite to a mounting side, and at least one optical component on the carrier upper side, wherein the carrier comprises at least one laminate layer, and the carrier upper side is formed in places by the laminate layer.
2. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one electrical redistribution layer electrically connected via electrical through-connections with at least one of the lead frame parts, wherein the circuit chip and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip are located in different planes parallel to the mounting side, the circuit chip and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip overlap with each other as seen in a plan view, the optical component or at least one of the optical components is formed by a reflection layer and the semiconductor chip rises above the reflection layer in a direction away from the mounting plane, and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip or at least one of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips is a light-emitting diode chip arranged at a distance from the circuit chip.
3. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 2, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor chip or at least one of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips is arranged on or in the redistribution layer.
4. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 2, comprising a plurality of said redistribution layers, wherein the circuit chip is disposed between two redistribution layers, and one of the redistribution layers is located between the circuit chip and the optoelectronic semiconductor chip or at least one of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips.
5. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the circuit chip and/or the optoelectronic semiconductor chip or at least one of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips is located in at least one recess in at least one of the lead frame parts.
6. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the optical component or at least one of the optical components is formed by a lens, wherein the lens is bounded by a structural edge on the carrier upper side in a direction parallel to the mounting side, wherein the structural edge is formed in multiple layers.
7. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of said optical components are provided and one of the optical components is formed by an opaque diffuse reflective cover layer, wherein the cover layer partially or completely covers the lens on a side facing away from the carrier.
8. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said optical components are present and said laminate layer forms one of the optical components.
9. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor chip or at least one of the optoelectronic semiconductor chips is partially embedded in the matrix material.
10. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, whose main emission direction is oriented parallel to the mounting side with a tolerance of at most 20°.
11. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 10, in which the optical component or at least one of the optical components or all the optical components are flush with the carrier in a direction parallel to the mounting side.
12. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, comprising a plurality of said optoelectronic semiconductor chips, wherein the optoelectronic semiconductor chips are electrically independently controllable by means of the circuit chip individually or in several groups, wherein the semiconductor device comprises a data input interface which is common to all optoelectronic semiconductor chips and is electrically connected directly to the circuit chip.
13. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the lead frame parts are exposed at side surfaces of the carrier, wherein the lead frame parts each comprise at least one solder control point on the side surfaces, which is formed by a laterally exposed cutout in the respective lead frame part.
14. The optoelectronic semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is a printed circuit board for the optoelectronic semiconductor chip in which the circuit chip is integrated.
15. A manufacturing method for optoelectronic semiconductor devices according to claim 1, comprising the following steps: A) Providing the carriers in the carrier assembly; B) Applying the optoelectronic semiconductor chips to the carriers; C) Producing at least some of the optical components; and D) Separating to form the semiconductor devices.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein at least some of the optical components are formed by lenses, wherein the separating in step D) is performed through the lenses so that the main emission directions of the semiconductor devices after step D) are oriented parallel to the mounting sides with a tolerance of at most 20°.
17. An optoelectronic semiconductor device with at least two metallic lead frame parts, each of which is a solid metal body produced by means of stamping and/or cutting, at least one circuit chip on at least one of the lead frame parts, an electrically insulating and opaque matrix material which mechanically connects the lead frame parts to one another and in which the circuit chip is embedded, so that a carrier is formed by the matrix material together with the lead frame parts and the circuit chip, at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, located on a carrier upper side of the carrier, and the carrier upper side is opposite to a mounting side, and at least one optical component on the carrier upper side.
Description
[0080] In the following, an optoelectronic semiconductor device described herein and a method described herein are explained in more detail with reference to the drawings by means of exemplary embodiments. Identical reference signs specify identical elements in the individual figures. However, no references to scale are shown; rather, individual elements may be shown exaggeratedly large for better understanding.
[0081] In the figures:
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[0096] Further, the carrier 45 comprises an electrical redistribution layer 7, also referred to as RDL, on a mounting side 46 and on a carrier upper side 44, respectively. The redistribution layers 7 are preferably formed by metallizations, for example by galvanically applied copper layers. For example, to improve solderability, the redistribution layers 7 may each comprise further layers not shown.
[0097] A laminate layer 81, for example made of a solder resist, is located on the mounting side 46. The redistribution layer 7 at the mounting side 46 is also optionally provided with solder balls 76.
[0098] There is also a laminate layer 63 on the carrier upper side 44. This laminate layer 63 is colored white, for example, and forms an optical component 6.
[0099] The laminate layer 63 comprises an opening in which an optoelectronic semiconductor chip 2 is located. The semiconductor chip 2 is, for example, an LED chip. Preferably, a plurality of the semiconductor chips 2 are provided, but only one of the semiconductor chips 2 is illustrated to simplify the illustration. The diffuse reflective laminate layer 36 extends almost to the semiconductor chip 2.
[0100] The semiconductor chip 2 is attached to the carrier 45 via electrical bonding agents 72, such as a solder or an electrically conductive adhesive. A main emission direction M of the semiconductor chip 2 points away from the mounting side 46.
[0101] The lead frame pats 4 as well as the redistribution layers 7 are electrically interconnected via electrical through-connections 74 through the matrix material 5. An electrical interconnection of the semiconductor chips 2 via the lead frame parts 4, the through-connections 74 as well as the redistribution layers 7 is illustrated in the figures only schematically and in a highly simplified manner in each case.
[0102] Seen in a plan view, see
[0103] In other words, the carrier 45 with the circuit chip 3, for example an ASIC, is used as a substrate for mounting the at least one semiconductor chip 21. Thus, a space-saving assembly is provided. In particular, the carrier 45 is a so-called EASI substrate or a so-called SESUB.
[0104] In the following, the respective exemplary embodiments of the semiconductor device 1 are illustrated only for a specific design of the carrier 45. However, other types of construction of the carrier 45 may also be used. In particular, the carrier 45 can also be designed in each case as an alternative to the design of
[0105] According to
[0106] In contrast, according to
[0107] In
[0108] In the exemplary embodiment of
[0109] With regard to the design of the optical component 6, the explanations regarding the other exemplary embodiments each apply accordingly to the designs of
[0110] Shown only for the configuration of the carrier 45 of
[0111] In the exemplary embodiment of
[0112] The top laminate layer 7, 6 is formed as a structural edge 47 for the lens 62. That is, when material for the lens is dispensed, this material extends exactly to the structural edge 47. Thus, a shape and a light exit side 10 of the lens 62 can be produced in a defined manner. The main emission direction M is oriented approximately perpendicular to the mounting side 46.
[0113] In the exemplary embodiment of
[0114] In
[0115] In
[0116] The uppermost redistribution layers 7 of
[0117] Preferably, as few redistribution layers 7, or RDLs for short, are used as possible to enable a low-cost structure of the semiconductor device 1.
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[0119] In the step of
[0120] In the optional method step of
[0121] In addition, according to
[0122] The semiconductor chips 2 of
[0123] In the method of
[0124] This allows solder control points 42 to be formed on the side surfaces of the carriers 45. The solder control points 42 are preferably provided with a coating wetting for solder, not shown. The solder control points 42 preferably do not extend to the matrix material 5 of the side surfaces of the carrier 45.
[0125] Corresponding lead frame parts 4 are shown in the schematic plan view of
[0126] Alternatively or in addition, the solder control points may be placed on opposite sides of a particular lead frame part. Thus, alternatively or in addition to the solder control points 42 drawn in
[0127] In
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[0129] Furthermore, solder pads 77 can be defined not only on the lead frame parts 4 but also on the redistribution layer 7. With respect to their width and height, the solder pads 77 can be balanced. With such a configuration, as shown in
[0130] Preferred configurations of laterally emitting semiconductor devices 1 are explained in more detail in
[0131] The lens 62, which together with the redistribution layer 7 forms the optical components 6, is approximately hyperbolic and/or paraboloidal in cross-section according to
[0132] Seen in side view, see
[0133] In
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[0135] The cover layer 64 is produced, for example, by film assisted molding, or FAM for short. It is also possible to build up the cover layer 64 by first creating a dam, for example from a so-called glob top, wherein subsequently a filling of the dam is carried out with a material for the cover layer 64. The cover layer 64 is thus not necessarily cuboidal in cross-section and can be built up from several components.
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[0137] It is not necessary that the lens 62 or the out-coupling layer 66 of
[0138] If the out-coupling layer 66 is formed as a continuous, coherent layer, so that in particular no embedding layer 65 is present, the out-coupling layer 66 can also be exposed all around, so that light is emitted in the lateral direction all around. This is illustrated in
[0139] In the exemplary embodiments of
[0140] In each case, the circuit chip 3 is embedded in the matrix material 5. Electrical contact is made with the circuit chip 3, for example, via bonding wires 71. The carrier 45 is thus relatively thick in the region of the circuit chip 3. In contrast, the semiconductor chip 2 is applied to one or more of the lead frame parts 4. In the region of the semiconductor chip 2, the carrier 45 is comparatively thin.
[0141] According to
[0142] In
[0143] In a direction away from the mounting side 46, the out-coupling layer 66 as well as the matrix material 5 may be flush with each other and jointly covered by the cover layer 64, analogously to
[0144] In
[0145] Deviating from
[0146] Semiconductor devices described here can be used, for example, in reflex light barriers, or RLS for short.
[0147] Unless otherwise indicated, the components shown in the figures preferably follow one another directly in the order indicated. Layers not touching each other in the figures are preferably spaced apart. Where lines are drawn parallel to each other, the corresponding surfaces are preferably also aligned parallel to each other. Likewise, unless otherwise indicated, the relative positions of the drawn components to each other are correctly reproduced in the figures.
[0148] The invention is not restricted to the exemplary embodiments by the description on the basis of said exemplary embodiments. Rather, the invention encompasses any new feature and also any combination of features, which in particular comprises any combination of features in the patent claims and any combination of features in the exemplary embodiments, even if this feature or this combination itself is not explicitly specified in the patent claims or exemplary embodiments.
[0149] This patent application claims priority to German patent application 10 2019 104 325.5, the disclosure content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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[0150] 1 optoelectronic semiconductor device [0151] 10 light exit side [0152] 2 optoelectronic semiconductor chip [0153] 3 circuit chip [0154] 4 lead frame part [0155] 40 carrier assembly [0156] 41 back etching [0157] 42 solder control point [0158] 44 carrier upper side [0159] 45 carrier [0160] 46 mounting side [0161] 47 structural edge [0162] 5 matrix material [0163] 6 optical component [0164] 61 reflection layer [0165] 62 lens [0166] 63 laminate layer [0167] 64 cover layer [0168] 65 embedding layer [0169] 66 out-coupling layer [0170] 7 electrical redistribution layer [0171] 71 bonding wire [0172] 72 electrical bonding agent [0173] 74 electrical through-connection [0174] 76 solder ball [0175] 77 solder pad [0176] 78 contacting structure [0177] 81 further laminate layer [0178] 82 recess [0179] M main emission region [0180] S separation lines