A combined chip/heat-dissipating metal plate includes a chip and a
heat-dissipating metal plate bonded to a side of the chip, wherein the
heat-dissipating metal plate is in a stretched state. The
heat-dissipating metal plate is stretched before bonding the chip.
Preferably, the stretched heat-dissipating metal plate has a thickness
smaller than that of the heat-dissipating metal plate before stretching
by not more than 20%. The chip has good compression strength in the
radial direction and the heat-dissipating metal plate has higher tensile
strength after being stretched and taking shape, providing a more stable
structure and avoiding damage to the chip due to radially outward
tension. The combined chip/heat-dissipating metal plate thus obtained is
more stable and thus benefits the subsequent cutting by a laser cutting
apparatus.