Patent ID: 7061080
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A power module package comprising: a power circuit; a control circuit which is connected to the power circuit and controls chips in the power circuit; a lead frame having external connecting structures at edges thereof and forming a continuous structure from a first edge of the package to a second edge of the package, the lead frame having a down set part, that forms a facing concave portion, formed between the external connecting structures, an upper part above the down set part, wherein the control circuit is attached to the upper part, a first surface to which the power circuit and the control circuit are attached, and a second surface used as a heat dissipating path, wherein the power circuit is attached to the down set part; a heat sink which is attached to the down set part of the second surface of the lead frame by an adhesive in the form of a layer having a uniform thickness; and a single molding compound for surrounding the power circuit, the control circuit, the lead frame and the heat sink, and for exposing the external connecting structures of the lead frame and a side of the heat sink.