Patent ID: 6246583
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method of removing heat from a semiconductor device comprising:a) providing a semiconductor device having a first side and an opposite, second side, the device having circuit elements on the first side;b) providing a plurality of thermally conductive pads on the first side of the device, at least one of the thermally conductive pads being provided so as to remove heat from the device rather than to provide electrical contact to the device;c) coupling the thermally conductive pads on the first side of the device to a substrate;d) providing within the substrate means for extracting heat from the thermally conductive pads, the heat extracting means being thermally coupled to the thermally conductive pads on the first side the device;e) providing a module cover thermally coupled to the second side of the device and having a thermally conductive path therein; andf) coupling the thermally conductive path of the module cover to the means for extracting heat of the substrate such that the module cover is thermally coupled to both the first and second sides of the semiconductor device and the device does not overheat.