Patent ID: 6774472
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A composite panel structure comprising:a first panel, a second panel and a third panel, each of said first and third panels having an inner surface and an outer surface, and said second panel having a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of openings extending between said first and second surfaces, said inner surface of one of said first and third panels being adhered to said first surface of said second panel, and said inner surface of the other of said first and third panels being adhered to said second surface of said second panel to form a plurality of chip compartments in both a longitudinal direction and a direction transverse to said longitudinal direction; a plurality of semiconductor chips mounted on said inner surface of said one of said first and third panels, at least one of said plurality of semiconductor chips being located in each of said chip compartments; said panel structure having the shape of a rectangular and including three positioning slots, one in each of three edges of said composite panel structure, each of said slots being arranged to receive a pin to precisely position said composite panel structure on a supporting surface associated with a device for cutting said composite panel structure into a plurality of chip modules each comprising at least one of said chip compartments; a pad of conductive material in each of said chip compartments positioned on said inner surface of said one of said first and third panels on which said plurality of semiconductor chips are mounted, said pad being electrically connected to said at least one of said plurality of semiconductor chips being located in each of said chip compartments by a conductive element; each of said pads of conductive material and each of said conductive elements being encapsulated in a polymeric material; an exterior terminal of said conductive material corresponding to each pad and located on said outer surface of said one of said first and third panels on which said plurality of semiconductor chips are mounted, said exterior terminal being electrically connected to said pad; and said chip compartments being arranged in a plurality of longitudinally aligned rows and in a plurality of transversely aligned rows such that a plurality of linear longitudinal cuts and a plurality of linear transverse cuts through said composite panel structure will provide a plurality of individual chip modules.