The present invention relates generally to a driving device, and more particularly to a driving device with a built-in package.
A power module of a conventional driving device is connected to a three-phase motor to drive the three-phase motor. For example, the US Patent Publication No. U.S. Pat. No. 11,476,183B2 discloses a “Semiconductor package”, wherein a power module is constituted of a plurality of driving circuits 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 4c and a plurality of switching units 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f. The driving circuits 3a, 3b, 3c, 4a, 4b, 4c include three high-side driving circuits 3a, 3b, 3c and three low-side driving circuits 4a, 4b, 4c. The switching units 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f include three high-side switching units 1a, 1b, 1c and three low-side switching units 1d, 1e, 1f. By the packaging technique of package in package (PiP), the three high-side driving circuits 3a, 3b, 3c are packaged in a built-in package 5 to form a high-side driving unit that is monolithic. The high-side driving unit is connected to the high-side switching units 1a, 1b, 1c through a plurality of wires 7a, 7b, 7c by bonding. Then the power module is packaged by an outer package 8.
The built-in package 5 could simultaneously package the three high-side driving circuits 3a, 3b, 3c. The high-side driving unit packaged by the built-in package 5 could be inspected in advance. However, when any one of the high-side driving circuits 3a, 3b, 3c of the high-side driving unit is found malfunctioned during inspection, the entire high-side driving unit packaged by the built-in package 5 is required to be replaced even if the other two high-side driving circuits 3a, 3b, 3c function properly, so that the overall cost is increased Moreover, as three high-side driving circuits 3a, 3b, 3c of the high-side driving unit are integrally packaged, the yield rate of packaging is decreased and the packaging time is increased.
Therefore, the conventional driving module still has room for improvement. How to reduce the cost due to malfunction and increase the yield rate, has become a major issue in the industry.
In view of the above, the primary objective of the present invention is to provide a driving device, which could reduce a cost due to malfunction and increase a yield rate.
The present invention provides a driving device, including a lead frame, a plurality of high-side driving modules, at least one low-side driving module, a plurality of high-side switching modules, a plurality of low-side switching modules, and an outer package. The lead frame has a plurality of high-side driving regions, at least one low-side driving region, a plurality of high-side switching regions, and a plurality of low-side switching regions. The high-side driving modules are respectively disposed in the high-side driving regions of the lead frame. Each of the high-side driving modules includes a built-in package, a primary-side circuit, a drive-side circuit, and a bootstrap diode. The built-in package packages the primary-side circuit, the drive-side circuit, and the bootstrap diode. The built-in package has a top surface and a bottom surface. The bottom surface is provided with a plurality of leads. The leads are electrically connected to the primary-side circuit, the drive-side circuit, and the bootstrap diode. The bottom surface of each of the high-side driving modules faces each of the high-side driving regions of the lead frame. The leads of each of the high-side driving modules are welded to each of the high-side driving regions of the lead frame. The at least one low-side driving module is disposed in the at least one low-side driving region of the lead frame. The high-side switching modules are respectively disposed in the high-side switching regions of the lead frame. Each of the high-side switching modules are electrically connected to each of the high-side driving modules through the lead frame. The low-side switching modules are respectively disposed in the low-side switching regions of the lead frame. The low-side switching modules are electrically connected to the at least one low-side driving module through the lead frame. The outer package packages the high-side driving modules, the at least one low-side driving module, the high-side switching modules, the low-side switching modules, and the lead frame.
With the aforementioned design, each of the high-side driving modules includes the built-in package to package the primary-side circuit, the drive-side circuit, and the bootstrap diode, so that each of the high-side driving modules forms an individual component. In this way, before the outer package packages, each of the high-side driving modules could be inspected in advance for troubleshooting. If any one of the high-side driving modules is found malfunctioned during inspection, only the malfunctioned high-side driving module that is packaged is required to be replaced, thereby reducing the cost due to malfunction. Moreover, as each of the high-side driving modules forms an individual component, the problem of the conventional power module that the yield rate of packaging is decreased and the packaging time is increased by integrally packaging three high-side driving circuits could be relieved.
The present invention will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of some illustrative embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which
A driving device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in
The lead frame 10 has a plurality of high-side driving regions 11, a connection linkage 12, at least one low-side driving region 13, a plurality of high-side switching regions 14, and a plurality of low-side switching regions 15. The high-side driving regions 11 and the high-side switching regions 14 are arranged side by side. The at least one low-side driving region 13 and the low-side switching regions 15 are arranged side by side. In the current embodiment, the number of the high-side driving regions 11 is three to correspond to three high-side driving modules 20, and the number of the at least one low-side driving region 13 is one to correspond to one low-side driving module 30, but not limited thereto.
Each of the high-side driving regions 11 includes a plurality of high-side linkages 111, wherein the high-side linkage 111 are arranged at intervals. Each of the high-side linkages 111 has a contact 111a, wherein the contact 111a is located on a terminal of the high-side linkage 111. The connection linkage 12 is located between the high-side driving regions 11 and the high-side switching regions 14. One of the high-side linkages 111 of each of the high-side driving regions 11 is connected to the connection linkage 12. In the current embodiment, each of the high-side switching modules 40 is connected to two of the high-side linkages 111 of each of the high-side driving regions 11 through two high-side metal wires 112 in a manner of wire bonding.
The low-side driving region 13 includes a plurality of low-side linkages 131 and at least one die pad 133. In the current embodiment, the number of the at least one die pad 133 is one, but not limited thereto. The low-side linkages 131 are arranged at intervals. The low-side driving module 30 is disposed on the die pad 133. The low-side driving module 30 are respectively connected to the low-side switching modules 50 and the low-side linkages 131 through a plurality of low-side metal wires 132 in a manner of wire bonding.
The three high-side driving modules 20 are respectively disposed in the high-side driving regions 11 of the lead frame 10. Each of the three high-side driving modules 20 includes a built-in package 21, a primary-side circuit 22, a drive-side circuit 23, and a bootstrap diode 24. The built-in package 21 packages the primary-side circuit 22, the drive-side circuit 23, and the bootstrap diode 24. As shown in
In the current embodiment, the number of the built-in package 21 corresponds to the number of the high-side driving modules 20 to be three; the leads 213 of each of the built-in packages 21 are internal leads that are structures located on a bottom of a package body and not extending outward from the package body. However, the configuration of the built-in packages 21 is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the configuration of the built-in packages 21 could be, for example, a Small Out-Line Package (SOP).
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Moreover, each of the three high-side driving modules 20 further has a first chip 25 and a second chip 26, wherein the first chip 25 has the primary-side circuit 22, and the second chip 26 has the drive-side circuit 23. The primary-side circuit 22 is electrically connected to the drive-side circuit 23. An anode of the bootstrap diode 24 is electrically connected to the primary-side circuit 22, and a cathode of the bootstrap diode 24 is electrically connected to the drive-side circuit 23.
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Additionally, in the current embodiment, the driving device 100 further includes an external third power lead P8, three external low-side signal-input leads P9, and an external third ground lead P10. The external third power lead P8 is connected to a third power V3. The external low-side signal-input leads P9 are connected to the microcontroller 70. The external third ground lead P10 is grounded. In the current embodiment, the number of the external low-side signal-input leads P9 corresponds to the number of the phases of the motor driven by the driving device 100.
In the current embodiment, the number of the at least one low-side driving module 30 is one, but not limited thereto. The low-side driving module 30 is disposed in the low-side driving region 13 of the lead frame 10. The low-side driving module 30 includes an internal power contact 31, three internal low-side signal-input contacts 32, an internal ground contact 33, and a plurality of internal low-side signal-output contacts 34. The internal power contact 31 is connected to the external third power lead P8 through one of the low-side linkages 131 that is corresponding. The three internal low-side signal-input contacts 32 are connected to the external low-side signal-input leads P9 through multiple of the low-side linkages 131 that are corresponding. The internal ground contact 33 is connected to the external third ground lead P10 through one of the low-side linkages 131 that is corresponding. The internal low-side signal-output contacts 34 are electrically connected to the low-side switching modules 50 that are corresponding. The number of the internal low-side signal-input contacts 32 and the number of the internal low-side signal-output contacts 34 respectively correspond to the number of the phase of the driven motor.
Additionally, in the current embodiment, the driving device 100 further includes a plurality of external low-side signal-output leads PO3, wherein the external low-side signal-output leads PO3 are connected to the low-side linkages 131, which are corresponding to the internal low-side signal-output contacts 34, to detect an output signal of the low-side driving module 30. The external low-side signal-output leads PO3 are connected to the low-side linkages 131, which are corresponding to the internal low-side signal-output contacts 34, in a manner of integral connection.
The high-side switching modules 40 are respectively disposed in the high-side switching regions 14 of the lead frame 10. In the current embodiment, the structure and the function of the three high-side switching modules 40 are identical. In order to illustrate easily, one of the high-side switching modules 40 is used for illustration. The high-side switching module 40 includes a first transistor 41 and a first diode 42. The first transistor 41 has a first end 411, a second end 412, and a third end 413. The first end 411 is electrically connected to the external second power lead P2 and a cathode of the first diode 42. The second end 412 is electrically connected to the internal high-side signal-output lead 213e through one of the high-side linkages 111 and one of the high-side metal wires 112 of the lead frame 10 that are corresponding. The third end 413 is electrically connected to an anode of the first diode 42, one of the external drive-output leads P6 that is corresponding, and is electrically connected to the internal second ground lead 213f through one of the high-side linkages 111 and one of the high-side metal wires 112 of the lead frame 10 that are corresponding. In the current embodiment, the first transistor 41 of each of the high-side switching modules 40 is an insulated-gate bipolar transistor, wherein the first end 411 is a collector of the insulated-gate bipolar transistor, the second end 412 is a gate of the insulated-gate bipolar transistor, and the third end 413 is an emitter of the insulated-gate bipolar transistor. In other embodiments, the first transistors 41 of the high-side switching modules 40 could be a switching element, such as a bipolar transistor or a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.
The three low-side switching modules 50 are respectively disposed in the low-side switching regions 15 of the lead frame 10. In the current embodiment, the structure and the function of the three low-side switching modules 50 are identical. In order to illustrate easily, one of the low-side switching modules 50 is used for illustration. The low-side switching module 50 includes a second transistor 51 and a second diode 52. The second transistor 51 has a fourth end 511, a fifth end 512, and a sixth end 513. The fourth end 511 is electrically connected to the third end 413 of the first transistor 41, a cathode of the second diode 52, and one of the external drive-output leads P6 that is corresponding. The fifth end 512 is electrically connected to one of the internal low-side signal-output contacts 34, which is corresponding, through one of the low-side linkages 131 and one of the low-side metal wires 132 of the lead frame 10 that are corresponding. The sixth end 513 is electrically connected to an anode of the second diode 52 and one of the external second ground leads P7 that is corresponding. In the current embodiment, the second transistor 51 of each of the low-side switching modules 50 is an insulated-gate bipolar transistor, wherein the fourth end 511 is a collector of the insulated-gate bipolar transistor, the fifth end 512 is a gate of the insulated-gate bipolar transistor, and the sixth end 513 is an emitter of the insulated-gate bipolar transistor. In other embodiments, the second transistors 51 of the low-side switching modules 50 could be a switching element such as a bipolar transistor or a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor.
The outer package 60 packages the high-side driving modules 20, the low-side driving module 30, the high-side switching modules 40, the low-side switching modules 50 and the lead frame 10.
In other embodiments, the number of the at least one low-side driving module 30 could be adjusted to three without integration to meet different requirements and then the number of the at least one low-side driving region 13 is correspondingly adjusted, as long as the number of the low-side driving module 30 and the number of the low-side driving region 13 correspond to the number of the phases of the motor driven by the driving device 100. In practice, the number of the external second ground lead P7 could be at least one, wherein the at least one external second ground lead P7 is connected to the second transistors 51 and the second diodes 52 through a plurality of metal wires.
With the aforementioned design, each of the high-side driving modules 20 includes the built-in package 21 to packages the primary-side circuit 22, the drive-side circuit 23, and the bootstrap diode 24, so that the driving device 100 of the present invention achieves that each of the high-side driving modules 20 forms an individual component. In this way, before the outer package 60 packages, each of the high-side driving modules 20 could be inspected in advance for troubleshooting. When any one of the high-side driving modules 20 is found malfunctioned during inspection, only the malfunctioned high-side driving module 20 is required to be replaced, thereby reducing the cost due to malfunction. Moreover, as each of the high-side driving modules 20 forms an individual component, the problem of the conventional power module that the yield rate of packaging is decreased and the packaging time is increased by integrally packaging three high-side driving circuits could be relieved.
It must be pointed out that the embodiments described above are only some preferred embodiments of the present invention. All equivalent structures which employ the concepts disclosed in this specification and the appended claims should fall within the scope of the present invention.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 112147678 | Dec 2023 | TW | national |