Plastic integrated circuit device package and leadframe having partially undercut leads and die pad
US6281568A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49171
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Packages for an integrated circuit device and methods and leadframes for making such packages are disclosed. The package includes a die, a die pad, leads, bond wires, and an encapsulant. The lower surfaces of the die pad and leads are provided with a stepped profile by an etching step that etches partially through the thickness of a peripheral portion of the die pad, and also etches partially through the thickness of portions of the leads. Encapsulant material fills in beneath the recessed, substantially horizontal surfaces of the die pad and leads formed by the above-described etching step, and thereby prevents the die pad and leads from being pulled vertically from the package body. Other portions of the die pad and leads are exposed at the lower surface of the package for connecting the package externally. A metal leadframe for making an encapsulated package includes an outer frame. A die pad is within and connected to the frame. Leads extend from the frame toward the die pad without contacting the die pad. After an encapsulation step, the die pad and leads are severed from the leadframe, and a completed package is cut from the leadframe. A portion of the severed leads may exten…
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