Disclosure of utility model
However, the stacked design still employs Small Out-LINE PACKAGE (SOP) or Quad flat package (Quad FLAT PACKAGE, QFP) technology to package the optocoupler into an optocoupler. In the foregoing packaging technology, the power supply pins of the optocoupler are exposed and extend out of the packaging housing of the optocoupler, so that the optocoupler occupies a larger circuit layout area.
The utility model provides a stacked optical coupling device of a leadless package, which comprises a substrate, a first optical element arranged on the substrate, an insulating light-transmitting layer covering the first optical element, a second optical element arranged in a matching manner with the first optical element and arranged outside the insulating light-transmitting layer, a plurality of conductive parts arranged between the substrate and the second optical element, one ends of the conductive parts being electrically connected with the substrate, the other ends of the conductive parts being electrically connected with the second optical element, a molded package shell covering the stacked optical coupling module, and a plurality of contact pads electrically connected with the conductive parts, wherein the contact pads are exposed out of the molded package shell and are flush with the outer surface of the molded package shell.
In some embodiments, the leadless package is a two-sided flat leadless package (Dual Flat No leads, DFN) or a four-sided flat leadless package (Quad Flat No leads, QFN).
In some embodiments, a thermal pad is further included in contact with the plurality of contact pads and the substrate of the stacked optical coupling module.
In some embodiments, the first optical element includes a first top surface disposed away from the substrate and a first bottom surface disposed opposite the first top surface and electrically connected to the substrate.
In some embodiments, the second light element comprises a second top surface arranged far away from the insulating light-transmitting layer, and a second bottom surface arranged opposite to the second top surface and adhered with the insulating light-transmitting layer and arranged corresponding to the first top surface.
In some embodiments, the insulating light-transmitting layer includes an upper surface remote from the first light element and supporting the second bottom surface, and a side surface having one end adjacent to the substrate and the other end connected to the upper surface.
In some embodiments, the first light element is a light emitter and the second light element is a light detector.
In some embodiments, the first top surface is a light emitting surface and the second bottom surface is a light receiving surface.
In some embodiments, the first optical element is a photodetector and the second optical element is an optical transmitter.
In some embodiments, the first top surface is a light receiving surface and the second bottom surface is a light emitting surface.
In summary, according to the stacked optical coupling device of the leadless package of the present utility model, through the structural design of the conductive portion, the contact pad and the stacked optical coupling module, there is no need to additionally provide an independent conductive frame for each of the first optical element and the second optical element, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the physical limit limited by the conductive frame and not reducing the volume. In addition, since the plurality of contact pads of the present utility model are not exposed and extend out of the lead structure, the stacked optocoupler of the leadless package of the present utility model has a relatively small circuit layout area, thereby conforming to the trend of light, thin and small design. In addition, the heat conducting pad can conduct heat energy generated by the stacked optical coupling module and can be matched with the radiator to dissipate the heat energy, so that the service life of the stacked optical coupling module is prolonged.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1, a schematic cross-sectional view of a stacked optocoupler of a leadless package according to an embodiment of the utility model is shown. The leadless packaged stacked optocoupler 100 includes a stacked optocoupler module 150, a molded package housing 60, and a plurality of contact pads 55. In this embodiment, two contact pads 55 are illustrated in fig. 1, but this is not a limitation. The leadless package may be, for example, a two-sided flat leadless package or a four-sided flat leadless package.
The stacked optical coupling module 150 includes a substrate 10, a first optical element 20, an insulating transparent layer 30, a second optical element 40, and a plurality of conductive portions 50. In this embodiment, two conductive portions 50 are illustrated in fig. 1, but this is not a limitation.
The first light element 20 is disposed on the substrate 10. The first light element 20 may be a light emitter (e.g., a light emitting diode) or a light detector (e.g., a phototransistor).
The insulating light-transmitting layer 30 covers the first light element 20. The insulating light-transmitting layer 30 may be, for example, titanium oxide, silicon nitride, or other insulating light-transmitting material, or the like. The insulating light-transmitting layer 30 can be used to electrically isolate the first light element 20 from the second light element 40.
The second light element 40 is disposed in matching with the first light element 20, and the second light element 40 is disposed outside the insulating light-transmitting layer 30. The second light element 40 may be a light emitter (e.g., a light emitting diode) or a light detector (e.g., a phototransistor). In the present embodiment, the first optical element 20 and the second optical element 40 are matched with each other. For example, if the first light element 20 is a light emitter, the second light element 40 that is matched to the first light element 20 is a light detector. In other embodiments, if the first optical element 20 is a photodetector, the second optical element 40 is an optical emitter.
The plurality of conductive parts 50 are disposed between the substrate 10 and the second optical element 40, and one end of each of the plurality of conductive parts 50 is electrically connected with the substrate 10. The other end of each of the plurality of conductive portions 50 is electrically connected to the second optical element 40. The plurality of conductive portions 50 may be selected from a metal or a composite metal such as silver, copper, gold, aluminum, tin, iron, and the like.
A stacked optical coupling module 150 is disposed within the molded package housing 60. The molded package housing 60 may serve as a protective housing for the stacked optical coupling module 150 to block air, impurities, moisture, or the like. The molded package housing 60 may be made of an insulating material such as epoxy or other resin, for example.
The contact pads 55 are disposed adjacent to the substrate 10 and electrically connected to the conductive portions 50 via the substrate 10, respectively, so that when the first optical element 20 is an optical emitter and the second optical element 40 is an optical detector, an external power circuit (not shown) can transmit an electrical signal to the first optical element 20 via the contact pads 55 and the substrate 10 to emit light, and the second optical element 40 performs photoelectric conversion according to the light to generate an output signal, and the output signal is transmitted to an external circuit (not shown) via the conductive portions 50, the substrate 10 and the contact pads 55. When the first optical element 20 is a photodetector and the second optical element 40 is a light emitter, the external power circuit transmits an electrical signal to the second optical element 40 via the plurality of contact pads 55, the substrate 10 and the plurality of conductive portions 50 to emit light, and the first optical element 20 performs photoelectric conversion according to the light to generate an output signal, and transmits the output signal to the external circuit via the substrate 10 and the plurality of contact pads 55. In this way, the first optical element 20 and the second optical element 40 pass through the common substrate 10 and the plurality of contact pads 55, so that the stacked optical coupling module 150 can be designed as a stacked structure (i.e. the second optical element 40 is matched with the first optical element 20), and an independent conductive frame is not required to be disposed for each of the first optical element 20 and the second optical element 40 to transmit the electrical signal. Furthermore, the plurality of contact pads 55 are exposed to the molded package housing 60 and are flush with the outer surface of the molded package housing 60. Therefore, the leadless packaged stacked optocoupler 100 has no exposed and protruding lead structure, and thus the leadless packaged stacked optocoupler 100 has a relatively small circuit layout area, which conforms to the light, thin, and small design trend. The plurality of contact pads 55 are made of conductive material. The plurality of contact pads 55 may be selected from metals or composite metals such as silver, copper, gold, aluminum, tin, iron, etc. In other embodiments, the plurality of contact pads 55 may have the same material as the plurality of conductive portions 50. In other embodiments, the plurality of contact pads 55 may form an integrally formed structure with the plurality of conductive portions 50.
Referring to fig. 2, a schematic cross-sectional view of a stacked optocoupler of a leadless package according to another embodiment of the utility model is shown. The leadless packaged stacked optocoupler 110 includes a stacked optocoupler module 150, a molded package housing 60, a plurality of contact pads 57, and a thermal pad 70. The embodiment of fig. 2 is illustrated by way of example, but not limitation, with two contact pads 57. The leadless package may be, for example, a two-sided flat leadless package or a four-sided flat leadless package.
The embodiment of fig. 2 is different from the embodiment of fig. 1 in that the contact pad 57 is used to replace the contact pad 55 of fig. 1, and the structural shape (e.g. L-shape) of the contact pad 57 is different from the structural shape (e.g. square shape) of the contact pad 55, and the number of heat conductive pads 70 is increased, and the remaining modules or elements are the same as those of the embodiment of fig. 1, which is not repeated herein.
The thermal pad 70 is in contact with one end of the stacked optical coupling module 150. More specifically, the upper surface (not shown) of the thermal pad 70 contacts the lower surface (not shown) of the substrate 10 and a portion of the inner surface of the contact pad 57 to conduct the heat energy generated by the stacked optical coupling module 150. In other embodiments, the thermal pad 70 may also cooperate with a heat sink (not shown) to dissipate the aforementioned thermal energy to the exterior of the leadless packaged stacked optocoupler 110. Thereby, the stacked optical coupling module 150 is prevented from being affected by the heat energy and the service life thereof is shortened. In addition, in order to match the size of the thermal pad 70, the structural shape of the contact pad 57 is adjusted (for example, if the area of the thermal pad 70 is larger or smaller than the area of the substrate 10, the structural shape of the contact pad 57 may be adjusted to be L-shaped, if the area of the thermal pad 70 is equal to the area of the substrate 10, the structural shape of the contact pad 57 may be adjusted to be square or L-shaped), but still is exposed out of the molding package housing 60 and is flush with the outer surface of the molding package housing 60.
Referring to fig. 3, a schematic cross-sectional view of a stacked optocoupler of a leadless package according to another embodiment of the utility model is shown. The leadless packaged stacked optocoupler 120 includes a stacked optocoupler module 155, a molded package housing 60, and a plurality of contact pads 55. The leadless package may be, for example, a two-sided flat leadless package or a four-sided flat leadless package.
The embodiment of FIG. 3 is different from the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that the stacked optical coupling module 150 of FIG. 1 is replaced by a stacked optical coupling module 155, and the same elements in the stacked optical coupling module 155 as those in the stacked optical coupling module 150 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The stacked optical coupling module 155 includes a substrate 10, a first optical element 20, an insulating transparent layer 32, a second optical element 40, and a plurality of conductive portions 52. The embodiment of fig. 3 is illustrated by taking two conductive portions 52 as an example, but is not limited thereto. The conductive portion 52 has a different structural shape (e.g., arc shape) from the conductive portion 50 (e.g., strip shape), and the insulating transparent layer 32 has a different structural shape from the insulating transparent layer 30, and the remaining modules or elements are the same as those of the embodiment of fig. 1, and the same description will not be repeated here.
The first light element 20 comprises a first top surface 21 and a first bottom surface 22. The first top surface 21 is disposed away from the substrate 10, and the first bottom surface 22 is symmetrical to the first top surface 21 and disposed on the substrate 10 and electrically connected to the substrate 10.
The second light element 40 comprises a second top surface 41 and a second bottom surface 42. The second top surface 41 is disposed away from the insulating light-transmitting layer 32. The second bottom surface 42 is symmetrical to the second top surface 41, is covered with the insulating transparent layer 32, and is disposed corresponding to the first top surface 21.
In the present embodiment, the first optical element 20 and the second optical element 40 are matched with each other. The first optical element 20 may be a light emitter and the second optical element 40 a light detector. In the foregoing matching case, the first top surface 21 is a light emitting surface, and the second bottom surface 42 is a light receiving surface. In other embodiments, the first light element 20 may be a light detector, and the second light element 40 is a light emitter, where the first top surface 21 is a light receiving surface and the second bottom surface 42 is a light emitting surface.
The insulating light-transmitting layer 32 includes an upper surface 34, and the upper surface 34 is far from the first light element 20 and supports a second bottom surface 42. The insulating light-transmitting layer 32 further comprises a side surface 36, and one end of the side surface 36 is connected to the substrate 10 and the other end is connected to the upper surface 34.
The plurality of conductive portions 52 are disposed proximate the side surface 36. In the present embodiment, the plurality of conductive portions 52 are disposed in an inward curve according to the side surface 36 of the insulating transparent layer 32 to be adjacent to the insulating transparent layer 32. Thereby, the distance between the first optical element 20 and the second optical element 40 can be shortened again, so as to further reduce the overall height of the stacked optical coupling module 155, and the design trend of light, thin and small is met. In other embodiments, the plurality of conductive portions 52 may be disposed convexly according to the convex shape of the side surface 36 of the insulating light-transmitting layer 32.
Fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a stacked optocoupler of a leadless package according to another embodiment of the utility model. The leadless packaged stacked optocoupler 130 includes a stacked optocoupler module 155, a molded package housing 60, a plurality of contact pads 57, and a thermal pad 70. The leadless package may be, for example, a two-sided flat leadless package or a four-sided flat leadless package.
The embodiment of fig. 4 is different from the embodiment of fig. 3 in that the contact pad 57 is used to replace the contact pad 55 of fig. 3, and the structural shape (e.g. L-shape) of the contact pad 57 is different from the structural shape (e.g. square shape) of the contact pad 55, and the number of heat conductive pads 70 is increased, and the remaining modules or elements are the same as those of the embodiment of fig. 3, which is not repeated herein.
The thermal pad 70 is in contact with one end of the stacked optical coupling module 155. More specifically, the upper surface (not shown) of the thermal pad 70 contacts the lower surface (not shown) of the substrate 10 and a portion of the inner surface of the contact pad 57 to conduct the heat energy generated by the stacked optical coupling module 155. In other embodiments, the thermal pad 70 may also cooperate with a heat sink to dissipate the aforementioned thermal energy to the exterior of the leadless packaged stacked optocoupler 130. Thereby, the stacked optical coupling module 155 is prevented from being affected by the heat energy to shorten the service life. In addition, the contact pads 57 are configured and shaped to match the size of the thermal pad 70, but are still exposed to the molded package housing 60 and flush with the outer surface of the molded package housing 60.
In summary, the stacked optical coupling device 100, 110 (120, 130) of the leadless package of the present utility model can achieve the objective of improving the physical limitation of the conductive frame and not reducing the volume by the structural design of the conductive portion 50, the contact pad 55 and the stacked optical coupling module 150 (155) without providing an additional conductive frame for each of the first optical element 20 and the second optical element 40. In addition, since the plurality of contact pads 55, 57 of the present utility model have no exposed and protruding pin structures, the stacked optocoupler of the leadless package of the present utility model has a relatively small circuit layout area, thereby conforming to the light, thin, and small design trend. In addition, the heat conducting pad 70 of the present utility model can conduct the heat energy generated by the stacked optical coupling module 150 (155) and cooperate with the heat sink to dissipate the heat energy, thereby prolonging the service life of the stacked optical coupling module 150 (155).
The present utility model has been disclosed in the foregoing in terms of preferred embodiments, however, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the embodiments are merely illustrative of the utility model and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions equivalent to the embodiment are intended to be included in the scope of the present utility model. Accordingly, the scope of the utility model is defined by the claims.