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Lead frame for semiconductor device

US6232651A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1999
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/181
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A lead frame for semiconductor devices including a metal substrate having inner leads and outer leads, a nickel thin layer formed on the metal substrate, an outer layer formed of palladium or a palladium alloy on the nickel thin layer, and a protection layer formed of gold or platinum between the nickel thin layer and the outer layer.

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