A semiconductor module is provided which includes a beat heat spreader, at least two semiconductors thermally coupled to the heat spreader, and a plurality of electrically conductive leads electrically connected to the semiconductors. At least one of the electrically conductive leads is common to both of the semiconductors. The semiconductor module also includes a termination resistor electrically coupled to at least one of the semiconductors. A method of making a semiconductor module is also taught, whereby a plurality of electrically conductive leads are provided. At least two semiconductors are electrically coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive leads, where at least one of the electrically conductive leads is common to both of the semiconductors. The semiconductors are then thermally coupled to a heat spreader. Subsequently, a termination resistor is electrically coupled to at least one of the semiconductors.
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0. 49. A semiconductor module, comprising:
a heat spreader having at least one edge;
a plurality of semiconductors that are thermally coupled to the heat spreader, wherein each semiconductor of the plurality of semiconductors is connected to its own transmission channel and each transmission channel is separately terminated;
a flexible circuit electrically coupled to the plurality of semiconductors, having a segment that is wrapped around the edge of the heat spreader; and
a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the flexible circuit proximate to the edge of the heat spreader, where the plurality of electrical contacts are electrically coupled to the semiconductors via the flexible circuit, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts are configured to removeably couple the semiconductor module to corresponding electrical contacts formed in a slot on a circuit board when a portion of the semiconductor module, including the edge of the heat spreader, the segment of the flexible circuit that is wrapped around the edge of the heat spreader, and at least a portion of each of the plurality of electrical contacts, is inserted into the slot.
0. 58. A method of making a semiconductor module, comprising:
thermally coupling a first semiconductor to a first side of a heat spreader;
thermally coupling a second semiconductor to a second side of the heat spreader, where the second side is opposite the first side;
electrically coupling circuitry of the first and second semiconductors to a flexible circuit including a plurality of electrically conductive leads, where at least one of the electrically conductive leads is common to both of the semiconductors, where a segment of the flexible circuit is wrapped around an edge of the heat spreader, where the edge of the heat spreader is between the first side and the second side; and
electrically coupling a plurality of electrical contacts to the plurality of electrically conductive leads, where the electrical contacts are disposed on the flexible circuit proximate to the edge of the heat spreader, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts are configured to removeably couple the semiconductor module to corresponding electrical contacts formed in a slot on a circuit board when a portion of the semiconductor module, including the edge the heat spreader, the segment of the flexible circuit that is wrapped around the edge of the heat spreader, and at least a portion of each of the plurality of electrical contacts, is inserted into the slot.
0. 24. A semiconductor module, comprising:
a heat spreader having at least three substantially planar sides including first and second opposing sides and a third side substantially perpendicular to the first and second sides;
a first semiconductor thermally coupled to the first side, where the first semiconductor includes first circuitry;
a second semiconductor thermally coupled to the second side, where the second semiconductor includes second circuitry;
a flexible circuit, including a plurality of electrically conductive leads electrically connected to the circuitry of the first and second semiconductors, where the flexible circuit is at least partially bonded to the heat spreader and includes a segment of the flexible circuit that is wrapped around the third side of the heat spreader; and
a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the flexible circuit proximate to the third side of the heat spreader, where respective ones of the plurality of electrical contacts are electrically coupled to respective ones of the plurality of electrically conductive leads, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts are configured to removeably couple the semiconductor module to corresponding electrical contacts formed in a slot on a circuit board when a portion of the semiconductor module, including the third side the heat spreader, the segment of the flexible circuit that is wrapped around the third side of the heat spreader, and at least a portion of each of the plurality of electrical contacts, is inserted into the slot.
0. 1. A semiconductor module, comprising:
a heat spreader;
at least two semiconductors thermally coupled to said heat spreader;
a plurality of electrically conductive leads electrically connected to said semiconductors, where at least one of said electrically conductive leads is common to both of said semiconductors; and
a termination resistor electrically coupled to at least one of said semiconductors.
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0. 17. A method of making a semiconductor module, comprising:
providing a plurality of electrically conductive leads;
electrically coupling at least two semiconductors to said plurality of electrically conductive leads, where at least one of said electrically conductive leads is common to both of said semiconductors;
thermally coupling said semiconductors to a heat spreader; and
electrically coupling a termination resistor to at least one of said semiconductors.
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0. 25. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the flexible circuit is flexible tape.
0. 26. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the flexible circuit is bonded to the heat spreader along the first and second sides.
0. 27. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, further comprising:
a termination circuit electrically coupled to the circuitry of at least one of the first and second semiconductors, wherein one semiconductor of the semiconductors is not connected to the termination circuit; and
an additional termination circuit electrically coupled to the one semiconductor that is not connected to the termination circuit.
0. 28. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, further comprising a termination circuit electrically coupled to the circuitry of at least one of the first and second semiconductors, wherein the termination circuit is a termination resistor having a resistance value selected such that an impedance of the termination resistor substantially matches an impedance of a transmission channel and a signal source to which the termination resistor is connected.
0. 29. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, further comprising a termination circuit electrically coupled to the circuitry of at least one of the first and second semiconductors, wherein the termination circuit is thermally coupled to the heat spreader.
0. 30. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, further comprising a termination circuit electrically coupled to the circuitry of at least one of the first and second semiconductors, wherein the termination circuit is bonded directly to a side wall of the heat spreader.
0. 31. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the heat spreader is a solid block of heat dissipating material.
0. 32. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein:
the heat spreader is configured to removeably mechanically engage directly to a fastening mechanism mounted to the circuit board so as to maintain contact between the plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the flexible circuit and corresponding electrical contacts in the slot on the circuit board.
0. 33. The semiconductor module according to claim 32, wherein the fastening mechanism includes with one or more opposing clamps each engaging with a respective opposite side of the heat spreader for anchoring the semiconductor module to the circuit board.
0. 34. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts comprise a plurality of electrical contact pads electrically and mechanically coupled to the plurality of electrically conductive leads.
0. 35. The semiconductor module according to claim 34, wherein the plurality of electrical contact pads are an array of bond pads.
0. 36. The semiconductor module according to claim 34, wherein the plurality of electrical contact pads are an array of metal points.
0. 37. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the semiconductors are bonded to the heat spreader using a bonding adhesive with thermal expansion properties similar to those of the semiconductors and the heat spreader.
0. 38. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of electrically conductive leads are contained within the flexible circuit.
0. 39. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the flexible circuit is bonded to the heat spreader using a bonding adhesive with thermal expansion properties similar to those of the flexible circuit and the heat spreader.
0. 40. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the flexible circuit is at least partially bonded to the heat spreader and the semiconductors.
0. 41. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the semiconductor module is configured to connect to a pin grid array (PGA) socket that in turn connects to a circuit board.
0. 42. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, further comprising shielding to protect the semiconductors from electromagnetic forces.
0. 43. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, further comprising a first set of semiconductors including the first semiconductor, wherein the first set of semiconductors are connected to one another in series.
0. 44. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the semiconductor module is a memory module.
0. 45. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein when the plurality of electrical contacts on the flexible circuit make contact with the corresponding electrical contacts formed in the slot, the opposing sides of the heat spreader are substantially perpendicular to the circuit board.
0. 46. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts are substantially equally distanced from the first and second semiconductors.
0. 47. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the flexible circuit includes a flexible tape having opposing first and second sides, the first side of the flexible tape facing the heat spreader, and wherein the plurality of electrically conductive leads are disposed on the second side of the flexible tape.
0. 48. The semiconductor module according to claim 24, wherein the flexible circuit is bonded to the heat spreader along the first and second sides of the heat spreader, and the first and second semiconductors are bonded to the flexible circuit and thermally coupled to the heat spreader through the flexible circuit.
0. 50. The semiconductor module according to claim 49, further comprising a plurality of termination circuits, each transmission channel having its own termination circuit, wherein the termination circuits are termination resistors, and resistance values of the termination resistors are selected such that the impedances of the termination resistors substantially matches an impedance of a transmission channel and a signal source to which the termination resistor is connected.
0. 51. The semiconductor module according to claim 49, further comprising a plurality of termination circuits, each transmission channel having its own termination circuit, wherein the termination circuits are thermally coupled to the heat spreader.
0. 52. The semiconductor module according to claim 49, further comprising a plurality of termination circuits, each transmission channel having its own termination circuit, wherein the termination circuits are bonded directly to a side wall of the heat spreader.
0. 53. The semiconductor module according to claim 49, wherein the heat spreader is a solid block of heat dissipating material.
0. 54. The semiconductor module according to claim 49, wherein the flexible circuit is bonded to the heat spreader using a bonding adhesive with thermal expansion properties similar to those of the flexible circuit and the heat spreader.
0. 55. The semiconductor module according to claim 49, wherein:
the plurality of semiconductors includes:
a first set of two semiconductors each comprising circuitry, where the semiconductors are thermally coupled to the heat spreader;
a second set of two semiconductors each comprising circuitry, where the semiconductors are thermally coupled to the heat spreader; and
the plurality of electrically conductive leads includes:
a first set of electrically conductive leads electrically connected to the semiconductors of the first set of semiconductors, where a first common lead of the first set of electrically conductive leads is common to both of the semiconductors of the first set of semiconductors; and
a second set of electrically conductive leads electrically connected to the semiconductors of the second set of semiconductors, where a second common lead of the second set of electrically conductive leads is common to both of the semiconductors of the second set of semiconductors, wherein the first common lead is distinct from second common lead.
0. 56. The semiconductor module according to claim 49, wherein the semiconductor module is a memory module.
0. 57. The semiconductor module according to claim 49, wherein the heat spreader comprises a solid block of heat spreading material with substantially planar opposing sides that are substantially perpendicular to the edge of the heat spreader; and when the electrical contacts on the flexible circuit are coupled with the corresponding electrical contacts formed in the slot, the substantially planar opposing sides of the heat spreader are substantially perpendicular to the circuit board.
0. 59. The method according to claim 58, further comprising: electrically coupling a termination circuit to the circuitry of at least one of the semiconductors, wherein the plurality of electrically conductive leads are bonded to at least a portion of the first side, the second side, and the edge of the heat spreader, wherein the edge of the heat spreader is substantially perpendicular to and connects the first and second sides.
0. 60. A method according to claim 58, initially comprising electrically coupling the semiconductors in series, where the semiconductors are capable of being electrically coupled to a transmission channel.
0. 61. A method according to claim 58, further comprising:
electrically coupling a termination circuit to the circuitry of at least one of the semiconductors; and
electrically coupling an additional termination circuit to the semiconductor not already connected to the termination circuit, where each of the semiconductors is capable of being electrically coupled to a separate transmission channel.
0. 62. A method according to claim 58, further comprising electrically coupling a termination circuit to the circuitry of at least one of the semiconductors, wherein the termination circuit is bonded directly to the first side or the second side of the heat spreader.
0. 63. A method according to claim 58, including bonding each of the semiconductors directly to the first side or the second side of the heat spreader.
0. 64. A method according to claim 58, including:
electrically coupling circuitry of a first plurality of semiconductors to the plurality of electrically conductive leads of the flexible circuit, wherein the first plurality of semiconductors includes the first semiconductor and the plurality of electrically conductive leads includes a first common lead that is common to the semiconductors in the first set of semiconductors; and
electrically coupling circuitry of a second plurality of semiconductors to the plurality of electrically conductive leads of the flexible circuit, wherein the second plurality of semiconductors includes the second semiconductor and the plurality of electrically conductive leads includes a second common lead that is common to the semiconductors in the second set of semiconductors, wherein the first common lead is distinct from the second common lead.
0. 65. The method according to claim 58 wherein the heat spreader comprises a solid block of heat spreading material with substantially planar opposing sides that are substantially perpendicular to the edge of the heat spreader; and when the electrical contacts on the flexible circuit are coupled with the corresponding electrical contacts in the slot, the substantially planar opposing sides of the heat spreader are substantially perpendicular to the circuit board.
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This application 1115 (FIG. 10) to protect the semiconductor from electromagnetic forces. In addition, adhesive may be placed between the tape and the base of the heat spreader to cushion the contact points and ensure contact between the contact points and the PCB.
The semiconductor module of the invention eliminates the need for a separate heat spreader. The invention reduces overall cost and weight through shared common contact points or nodes. The common contact points also allow for a constant footprint to be maintained independent of the size or number of semiconductors used. Furthermore, the module is reliable as the semiconductors are not exposed to as high thermal stresses. The module also substantially improves heat dissipation by exposing greater surface areas to the surrounding air.
As explained above in the background section of this specification, many existing semiconductor modules position their embedded semiconductors relatively far from the circuit board to which they are attached. Each semiconductor in such semiconductor modules connects to a transmission channel via its own electrical lead. A signal passing along the transmission channel from lead to lead is degraded by a load placed on the signal by each successive lead. The longer the stub, the more the signal is degraded. Each successive lead further degrades the signal, until such time as the signal has been degraded so as to be useless. Most semiconductor modules also include a termination resistor at the end of each transmission channel on the printed circuit board. The present invention addresses the problem associated with signal degradation in semiconductor modules having relatively long electrical leads.
Impedance matching of an electrical load to the impedance of a signal source and the characteristic impedance of a transmission channel is often necessary to reduce reflections by the load, back into the transmission channel. As the length of a non-terminated transmission line increases, reflections become more problematic. When high frequency signals are transmitted or passed through even very short transmission lines, such as printed circuit board (PCB) traces, a termination resistor may be inserted at the load to avoid reflections and degradations in performance.
In the multi-chip modules of the present invention, termination resistors are preferably internal to the MCM's. The use of external termination resistors presents a number of drawbacks. The placement of a termination resistor outside an MCM results in an additional stub or short transmission line between the termination resistor and the integrated circuit device. External termination resistors also require significant circuit board space, and increase circuit board layout complexity and cost.
The semiconductors 1204 on the flexible circuit 1210, are preferably bonded directly to a heat spreader 1218. Alternatively, as shown and described in relation to
The heat spreader 1218 is preferably made from a material with good heat dissipation properties, such as a metal. In a preferred embodiment, the semiconductors 1204 are positioned on opposing sides of the heat spreader 1218. The electrical leads 1202 connect the semiconductors 1204 to electrical contact points 1216 at the base of the semiconductor module 1200. In use, electrical contact points 1216 may for example comprise solder balls or bond pads. The electrical contact points 1216 electrically couple the electrical leads 1202 to a transmission channel 1214 on a printed circuit board 1212. Electrical signals are transmitted along the transmission channel 1214 to electrical contact points 1216. The electrical signals are then passed from the electrical contact points 1216 through the electrical leads 1202 to each of the semiconductors 1204.
In this embodiment, the semiconductors 1204, on opposing sides of the heat spreader 1218, are connected to one another in series by the electrical lead 1202. It should be noted that multiple (i.e., more than two) semiconductors 1204 may be connected together in series. The final semiconductor in the series, remote from the transmission channel, electrically couples to a termination resistor 1208. The termination resistor 1208 is preferably thermally coupled to the heat spreader 1218 so that any heat built up in termination resistor 1208 can dissipate through the heat spreader.
The termination resistor 1208 connected in series to the semiconductors 1204 substantially reduces any degradation of the signal caused by a load placed on the signal from the electrical leads 1210, as the signal is not being split as is the case with stubs in existing semiconductor modules. A signal is transmitted from a signal source along the transmission channel 1214, along an electrical lead 1202, to each semiconductor 1204 connected in series, and is terminated at the termination resistor 1208. Furthermore, by incorporating the termination resistor 1208 into the semiconductor module 1200, the need for a termination resistor on the printed circuit board 1214 is eliminated.
This embodiment of the invention is particularly useful now that the memory capacity of individual semiconductors has increased to a point where only a few semiconductors are needed for many applications.
The resistance value of the termination resistor 1208 (
The semiconductors may be electrically coupled in series, where the semiconductors are capable of being electrically coupled to a transmission channel. Moreover, an additional termination resistor may be electrically coupled to the semiconductor not already connected to the termination resistor, where each of the semiconductors is capable of being electrically coupled to a separate transmission channel.
While the foregoing description and drawings represent the preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that various additions, modifications and substitutions may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the accompanying claims. In particular, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms, structures, arrangements, proportions, and with other elements, materials, and components, without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The presently disclosed embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims, and not limited to the foregoing description.
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