High-frequency module
11602089 · 2023-03-07
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
H01L2924/19105
ELECTRICITY
H01L25/18
ELECTRICITY
H05K2201/09972
ELECTRICITY
H01L2224/16225
ELECTRICITY
H01L2924/00012
ELECTRICITY
H01L23/552
ELECTRICITY
H01L25/16
ELECTRICITY
H05K9/0024
ELECTRICITY
H01L2924/00012
ELECTRICITY
H05K1/0215
ELECTRICITY
International classification
H05K9/00
ELECTRICITY
H01L25/18
ELECTRICITY
Abstract
In a high-frequency module provided with a shield member between components, improvement in the degree of freedom in design such as arrangement of components or the like is achieved while preventing damage to a wiring board. A high-frequency module (1a) includes a multilayer wiring board (2), a plurality of components (3a) and (3b) mounted on an upper surface (20a) of the multilayer wiring board (2), and a shield member (5) for shielding between the component (3a) and the component (3b), in which the shield member (5) is formed in a flat plate shape, with a plurality of metal pins (5a) each stacked in a thickness direction of the sealing resin layer (4) such that a length direction is made to be substantially parallel to the upper surface (20a) of the multilayer wiring board (2), and a resin molded portion (5b) for fixing the metal pins (5a).
Claims
1. A high-frequency module comprising: a wiring board; a first component and a second component mounted on a main surface of the wiring board; a shield member arranged between the first component and the second component, wherein the shield member includes one or more metal pins, each of the one or more metal pins having a predominant length and being arranged such that a direction of the predominant length is substantially parallel to the main surface of the wiring board; a sealing resin layer including a contact surface making contact with the main surface of the wiring board, an opposing surface opposing to the contact surface, and a side surface for connecting end edges of the contact surface and the opposing surface to each other, wherein the sealing resin layer seals the first component and the second component; and a shield film for covering at least the opposing surface and the side surface of the sealing resin layer, wherein the one or more metal pins include a plurality of first metal pins, wherein each first metal pin is arranged so as to overlap with another first metal pin when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the wiring board, and wherein a first metal pin among the plurality of first metal pins, arranged at a farthest position from the main surface of the wiring board in a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the wiring board, is exposed from the opposing surface of the sealing resin layer and connected to the shield film.
2. The high-frequency module according to claim 1, wherein the shield member is arranged so as to surround at least one of the first component and the second component.
3. The high-frequency module according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of each of the plurality of first metal pins is exposed to the side surface of the sealing resin layer and connected to the shield film.
4. The high-frequency module according to claim 2, wherein an end portion of each of the plurality of first metal pins is exposed to the side surface of the sealing resin layer and connected to the shield film.
5. A high-frequency module comprising: a wiring board; a first component and a second component mounted on a main surface of the wiring board; and a shield member arranged between the first component and the second component, wherein the shield member includes one or more metal pins, each of the one or more metal pins having a predominant length and being arranged such that a direction of the predominant length is substantially parallel to the main surface of the wiring board, wherein the one or more metal pins include a plurality of first metal pins, wherein each first metal pin is arranged so as to overlap with another first metal pin when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the wiring board, and wherein the one or more metal pins further includes a plurality of second metal pins, each second metal pin being spaced apart from the first component and arranged at a position overlapping with the first component when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the main surface.
6. The high-frequency module according to claim 5, the high-frequency module further comprising: a sealing resin layer including a contact surface making contact with the main surface of the wiring board, an opposing surface opposing to the contact surface, and a side surface for connecting end edges of the contact surface and the opposing surface to each other, wherein the sealing resin layer seals one of the first component and the second component; and a shield film for covering at least the opposing surface and the side surface of the sealing resin layer.
7. The high-frequency module according to claim 5, wherein the shield member is arranged so as to surround at least one of the first component and the second component.
8. The high-frequency module according to claim 5, wherein the shield member is comprised of a first shield member arranged between the first component and the second component, and a second shield member provided so as to cover the first component.
9. The high-frequency module according to claim 5, wherein the shield member has a box shape, and is arranged at a position covering the first component.
10. The high-frequency module according to claim 5, wherein an end portion of each of the plurality of first metal pins is exposed to the side surface of the sealing resin layer and connected to the shield film.
11. A high-frequency module comprising: a wiring board; a first component and a second component mounted on a main surface of the wiring board; a shield member arranged between the first component and the second component; a sealing resin layer including a contact surface making contact with the main surface of the wiring board, an opposing surface opposing to the contact surface, and a side surface for connecting end edges of the contact surface and the opposing surface to each other, wherein the sealing layer seals the first component and the second component; and a shield film for covering at least the opposing surface and the side surface of the sealing resin layer, wherein the shield member includes one or more metal pins, each of the one or more metal pins comprising an elongated body that is predominantly elongated in a direction substantially parallel to the main surface of the wiring board, wherein the one or more metal pins include a plurality of first metal pins, wherein each first metal pin is arranged so as to overlap with another first metal pin when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the wiring board, and wherein an end portion of each of the plurality of first metal pins is exposed to the side surface of the sealing resin layer and connected to the shield film.
12. The high-frequency module according to claim 11, wherein the one or more metal pins further includes a plurality of second metal pins, each second metal pin being spaced apart from the first component and arranged at a position overlapping with the first component when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the main surface.
13. The high-frequency module according to claim 11, wherein the shield member is arranged so as to surround at least one of the first component and the second component.
14. The high-frequency module according to claim 11, wherein the shield member is comprised of a first shield member arranged between the first component and the second component, and a second shield member provided so as to cover the first component.
15. The high-frequency module according to claim 11, wherein the shield member has a box shape, and is arranged at a position covering the first component.
16. The high-frequency module according to claim 11, wherein the shield member is provided in a plate shape by the plurality of first metal pins being covered with a resin.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSURE
First Embodiment
(15) A high-frequency module 1a according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
(16) As illustrated in
(17) The multilayer wiring board 2 is formed by laminating a plurality of insulating layers 2a to 2d formed of, for example, low-temperature co-fired ceramics, high-temperature co-fired ceramics, a glass epoxy resin, or the like. On the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2 (corresponding to “a main surface of a wiring board” of the present disclosure), mounting electrodes 7 for mounting the components 3a and 3b and the shield member 5 are formed. On a lower surface 20b of the multilayer wiring board 2, a plurality of outer electrodes 8 for external connection is formed.
(18) Furthermore, various inner wiring electrodes 9 are formed between adjacent layers among the insulating layers 2a to 2d, and a plurality of via conductors 10 for connecting the inner wiring electrodes 9 to each other formed in different insulating layers 2a to 2d is formed inside the multilayer wiring board 2. The mounting electrode 7 connected to the shield member 5 is connected to a ground electrode (inner wiring electrode 9) formed on the multilayer wiring board 2, whereby the shield member 5 is grounded.
(19) The mounting electrodes 7, the outer electrodes 8, and the inner wiring electrodes 9 are each formed of a metal commonly used as a wiring electrode, such as Cu, Ag, Al, or the like. Furthermore, each of the via conductors 10 is made of a metal such as Ag, Cu, or the like. Note that Ni/Au plating may be applied to each of the mounting electrodes 7 and each of the outer electrodes 8.
(20) The components 3a and 3b are comprised of a semiconductor element such as an IC, a PA (power amplifier), or the like and a chip component such as a chip inductor, a chip capacitor, a chip resistor, or the like, and are mounted on the multilayer wiring board 2 by a common surface mount technology such as solder bonding or the like.
(21) The sealing resin layer 4 is formed of a resin commonly used as a sealing resin, such as an epoxy resin or the like, and seals each of the components 3a and 3b and the shield member 5. Furthermore, the sealing resin layer 4 includes a lower surface 4b (corresponding to “a contact surface of a sealing resin layer” of the present disclosure) making contact with the multilayer wiring board 2, an upper surface 4a (corresponding to “an opposing surface of a sealing resin layer” of the present disclosure) opposing to the lower surface 4b, and a side surface 4c.
(22) The shield member 5 is a member for shielding between the component 3a and the component 3b, and is comprised of a plurality of metal pins 5a and a resin molded portion 5b (see
(23) These flat plates are each comprised of the plurality of metal pins 5a and the resin molded portion 5b. At this time, the metal pins 5a forming one flat plate each comprises an elongated body 11 and are each formed to have substantially the same predominant length l and a straight line shape. Furthermore, the metal pins 5a are each arranged such that the length direction (i.e., the predominantly elongated direction of the elongated body 11) is parallel to the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2, and are arranged such that all the metal pins 5a are overlapped with one another when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2 in a mounted state. That is, the metal pins 5a are fixed by the resin molded portion 5b in a state of being stacked up from the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2 toward the upper surface 4a of the sealing resin layer 4, in a horizontally placed state. Furthermore, the metal pin 5a (metal pin 5a closest to the multilayer wiring board 2) is exposed from a lower end surface of each flat plate, and is connected to the mounting electrode 7 of the multilayer wiring board 2 by solder or the like. Furthermore, the metal pin 5a (metal pin 5a farthest from the multilayer wiring board 2) is exposed from an upper end surface of each flat plate, and is connected to the shield film 6. Note that the resin molded portion 5b can be formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin.
(24) Furthermore, as illustrated in
(25) Note that the shield member 5 is not required to be divided into two flat plates, and may be formed of one member, for example, as illustrated in
(26) Furthermore, as illustrated in
(27) Each metal pin 5a can be formed by performing a shearing process on a wire material made of a metal material commonly used as a wiring electrode, such as Cu, Au, Ag, Al, a Cu-based alloy, or the like, and forming in a predetermined length, or the like. Note that when a frequency of a use signal is taken as λ, it is preferable that all intervals between the metal pins 5a be equal to or less than ¼λ. With this configuration, the shield characteristics by the shield member 5 are improved.
(28) The shield film 6 covers the surface (upper surface 4a and side surface 4c) of the sealing resin layer 4 and the side surface 20c of the multilayer wiring board 2. In addition, at the upper surface 4a of the sealing resin layer 4, the metal pin 5a exposed to the upper end surface of the shield member 5 and the shield film 6 are in contact with each other. The shield film 6 is connected to a ground electrode (not illustrated) exposed to the side surface 20c of the multilayer wiring board 2.
(29) The shield film 6 can be formed in a multilayer structure including a close-contact film laminated on the upper surface 4a of the sealing resin layer 4, a conductive film laminated on the close-contact film, and a protective film laminated on the conductive film. Here, the close-contact film is provided to increase the close contact strength between the conductive film and the sealing resin layer 4, and can be formed of, for example, a metal such as SUS or the like. The conductive film is a layer responsible for a substantial shield function of the shield film 6, and can be formed of, for example, any metal of Cu, Ag, and Al. The protective film is provided to prevent the corrosion or damage of the conductive film, and can be formed of, for example, SUS. Note that since the shield film 6 is in contact with the shield member 5 which is grounded, when the shield member 5 is grounded, it is not absolutely necessary to expose the ground electrode to the side surface 20c of the multilayer wiring board 2 and to perform the connection to the ground electrode.
(30) Therefore, according to the embodiment described above, since the shield member 5 can be formed by the metal pin 5a and the resin molded portion 5b, there is no risk that the wiring board is damaged when forming a shield between the components unlike the existing high-frequency module in which the shield is formed in a groove of a sealing resin layer. Furthermore, since it is not necessary to form the groove by laser processing in the sealing resin layer as in the prior art, the restriction that the components 3a and 3b cannot be arranged in the vicinity of the shield member 5 is eliminated, and the degree of freedom in design is improved. Additionally, since each of the metal pins 5a has a higher conductivity than that of a conductive paste, it is possible to improve the shield characteristics of the shield member 5. Furthermore, since each of the metal pins 5a is arranged such that the length direction is substantially parallel to the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2, the multilayer wiring board 2 and the metal pin 5a are easy to be connected to each other.
(31) Furthermore, the shield film 6 and the ground electrode (inner wiring electrode 9) of the multilayer wiring board 2 can be electrically connected to each other through the shield member 5. In this case, for example, in comparison with a configuration in which the end portion of the ground electrode is exposed to the side surface of the multilayer wiring board and connected to the shield film, the connection resistance can be reduced with ease, and the shield characteristics of the shield film 6 are thus improved.
(32) Furthermore, by forming the shield member 5 by the plurality of metal pins 5a and the resin molded portion 5b, it is possible to easily maintain a state in which the metal pins 5a are arrayed. That is, it is easy to perform mounting on the multilayer wiring board 2 in a state in which the horizontally placed metal pins 5a are stacked up.
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(34) In the above-described embodiment, the formation is made such that the end portion (upper end portion) of the shield member 5 in the thickness direction of the sealing resin layer 4 is exposed from the upper surface 4a of the sealing resin layer 4, but for example, as illustrated in
(35) Furthermore, as illustrated in
Second Embodiment
(36) A high-frequency module 1b according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
(37) The high-frequency module 1b according to this embodiment differs from the high-frequency module 1a according to the first embodiment described with reference to
(38) In this case, a shield member 50 is arranged so as to surround a component 3c arranged at substantially the center of the multilayer wiring board 2. For the shield member 50, for example, two members similar to the shield member 5 illustrated in
(39) According to this configuration, in the configuration in which the component 3c arranged at substantially the center of the multilayer wiring board 2 is shielded, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.
Third Embodiment
(40) A high-frequency module 1c according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
(41) The high-frequency module 1c according to this embodiment differs from the high-frequency module 1a according to the first embodiment described with reference to
(42) In this case, in
(43) The first shield member 51a has the same structure as that of the one flat plate of the shield member 5 illustrated in
(44) The second shield member 51b includes a first portion 51b1 arranged between the component 3a and the component 3b on the right side of the component 3a, and a second portion 51b2 covering the upper side of the component 3a. The metal pins 5a of the first portion 51b1, each of which has the length direction parallel to a short side of the component 3a, are stacked up in one column in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2 (see
(45) The second portion 51b2 is a portion extending from an upper end portion of the first portion 51b1 in a direction parallel to the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2. Here, the respective metal pins 5a of the second portion 51b2 are arranged at positions overlapping with the component 3a when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2, and are arrayed in a direction parallel to the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2 (see
(46) Furthermore, in this embodiment, each of the metal pins 5a of the first portion 51b1 and the second portion 51b2 similarly comprises an elongated body 11 and has substantially the same predominant length 1. Furthermore, the respective metal pins 5a of the first portion 51b1 are arranged such that the length directions (i.e., the predominantly elongated directions of the elongated bodies 11) thereof are parallel to one another. The respective metal pins 5a of the second portion 51b2 are also arranged such that the length directions (i.e., the predominantly elongated directions of the elongated bodies 11) thereof are parallel to one another. Furthermore, one end surface of the second shield member 51b is exposed from the side surface 4c of the sealing resin layer 4, and in contact with the shield film 6. Note that the second shield member 51b can be formed, for example, by forming a plate-like member in which the respective metal pins 5a are arrayed in parallel at predetermined intervals, and bending it at a boundary position between the first portion 51b1 and the second portion 51b2. At this time, a fold line may be provided in parallel to the length direction of the metal pin 5a.
(47) Furthermore, each of the first shield member 51a and the second shield member 51b is formed to have a height in the thickness direction of the sealing resin layer 4 less than the thickness of the sealing resin layer 4, and is embedded in the sealing resin layer 4. Note that an upper end portion of each of the first shield member 51a and the second shield member 51b may be exposed from the upper surface 4a of the sealing resin layer 4 to be in contact with the shield film 6.
(48) According to this configuration, since the upper side of the component 3a is also covered by the second portion 51b2 of the second shield member 51b, the shield characteristics for the component 3a are further improved in addition to the effects of the first embodiment. Furthermore, by dividing into the first shield member 51a and the second shield member 51b, the shield member surrounding the component 3a can be manufactured with ease.
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(50) The shape of the second shield member 51b can be changed as appropriate. For example, as illustrated in
(51) In the shield film 6, a film thickness of a portion covering the side surface 4c of the sealing resin layer 4 is thinner than a film thickness of a portion covering the upper surface 4a of the sealing resin layer 4. Therefore, the shield film 6 has, in comparison with the portion covering the upper surface 4a of the sealing resin layer 4, poorer shield characteristics of the portion covering the side surface 4c of the sealing resin layer 4. Accordingly, by forming the third portion 51b3 as in the present example, it is possible to improve the function of blocking noise from the side surface 4c of the sealing resin layer 4.
Fourth Embodiment
(52) A high-frequency module 1d according to a fourth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
(53) The high-frequency module 1d according to this embodiment differs from the high-frequency module 1b according to the second embodiment described with reference to
(54) In this case, the shield member 52 is formed in a box shape, and is mounted at a position covering the component 3c at the center. Furthermore, the shield member 52 has a height in the thickness direction of the sealing resin layer 4 less than the thickness of the sealing resin layer 4, and the shield member 52 is embedded in the sealing resin layer 4.
(55) As a method for manufacturing the shield member 52, for example, the plurality of metal pins 5a arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals is fixed by the resin molded portion 5b and is formed in a flat plate shape. At this time, the resin molded portion 5b is not completely cured and made to be in a B-stage state. Next, as illustrated in
(56) According to this configuration, since the upper side of the component 3c is also covered with the shield member 52, the shield function for the component 3c is further improved.
Fifth Embodiment
(57) A high-frequency module 1e according to a fifth embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to
(58) The high-frequency module 1e according to this embodiment differs from the high-frequency module 1a according to the first embodiment described with reference to
(59) In this case, the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2 is divided into a mounting area of the component 3a and a mounting area of the component 3b by using the shield member 5 as a boundary, the mounting area of the component 3a is not sealed with the sealing resin layer 4 and the mounting area of the component 3b is sealed with the sealing resin layer 4.
(60) The shield film 6 covers the upper surface 4a of the sealing resin layer 4, and does not cover a portion where the shield member 5 is arranged and covers the other region, of the side surface 4c of the sealing resin layer 4.
(61) When the shield film 6 is formed by a sputtering method or the like, a film thickness of the portion covering the side surface 4c of the sealing resin layer 4 is less than a film thickness of the portion covering the upper surface 4a. Accordingly, the side surface 4c of the sealing resin layer 4 has poorer shielding characteristics than those of the upper surface 4a. Accordingly, in a case where the shield member 5 is not provided in this embodiment, there is a risk that the shield function between the component 3a and the component 3b will decrease. Therefore, as in this embodiment, by arranging the shield member 5 in place of the shield film 6, it is possible to prevent the shield function between the component 3a and the other component 3b from decreasing.
(62) Note that the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the above-described embodiments, and many changes aside from the contents described above can be made without departing from the essential spirit of the present disclosure. For example, the configurations of the embodiments and the modifications described above may be combined.
(63) Furthermore, in the first, second, fourth, and fifth embodiments described above, the mounting electrode 7 for the shield members 5, 50, and 52 is provided over the entire region in which the shield members 5, 50, and 52 are each in contact with the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2, but the mounting electrode 7 for the shield members 5, 50, and 52 may be provided only a part of the region in which the shield members 5, 50, and 52 are each in contact with the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2. With this configuration, the degree of freedom in design of wiring of the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2 is improved.
(64) Furthermore, in the fourth embodiment, the configuration in which the shield member 52 covers only the one component 3c has been described, but the shield member 52 may be used as a member for shielding a predetermined area, such as covering a plurality of components together.
(65) Furthermore, in the embodiments described above, the case where the shield members 5, 50, 51a, 51b, and 52 each have the plurality of metal pins 5a has been described, but the shield member may be formed, only by mounting one metal pin so as to be horizontally placed (mounting in a direction in which the length direction is parallel to the upper surface 20a of the multilayer wiring board 2).
(66) Furthermore, in the embodiments described above, the shield film 6 may not be provided. In this case, the shield members 5, 50, 51a, 51b, and 52 may each be connected to the ground electrode (inner wiring electrode 9) of the multilayer wiring board 2.
(67) The present disclosure can be broadly applied in various high-frequency modules including a shield between components. 1a to 1e HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE 2 MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD (WIRING BOARD) 3a to 3d COMPONENT 4 SEALING RESIN LAYER 5, 50, 51a, 51b, 52 SHIELD MEMBER 5a METAL PIN 5b RESIN MOLDED PORTION 6 SHIELD FILM