A semiconductor package for power transistors and the like has a heat sink
flange with at least one die mounted thereon, a non-ceramic based window
frame mounted thereon adjacent the die, and a plurality of leads mounted
on the window frame and electrically coupled to the die by wire bonds.
The non-ceramic based window frame is thermally matched to copper or
other highly conductive material typically used for the flange, to
facilitate assembly of the semiconductor package at high temperatures.
The non-ceramic based window frame is flexible and is thermally matched
to the highly conductive flange so as to expand and contract at a rate
similar to the flange to prevent failure during assembly of the
semiconductor package. The non-ceramic based material of the window frame
includes a matrix of principally organic material, such as
polytetrafluoroethylene, filled with fibers which may be glass fibers or
ceramic fibers. The matrix is clad in a metal such as copper or aluminum,
and may be coated with nickel and gold to facilitate bonding of the
window frame to the flange and the leads with gold/germanium solder. The
window frame may also be bonded to the flange using epoxy. Cladding of
the window frame may be performed by laminating copper or other cladding
metal on the matrix in a sufficient thickness so as to form the flange.
The flange may be provided with a pedestal extending upwardly from an
upper surface at a central portion thereof to define a die attach area
and forming a barrier to brazing material used to join the window frame
to the flange.