Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.

Akihiko Murata

Shinichi Wakabayashi

Toshihiko Shimada

A lead frame for a semiconductor device includes a resin base film having opposed surfaces and an opening therein. A plurality of inner leads are formed of a metal foil on one surface of the film in a desired inner lead circuit pattern that includes inner edges arranged for connection to a semiconductor device mounted on the film and outer edges positioned over the opening. A plurality of outer leads are formed of a metal sheet and adhered to the other surface of the film in a desired outer lead circuit pattern that includes inner edges positioned over the opening and outer edges that extend outwardly from the frame.

Semiconductor device having a bi-level leadframe

A lead frame for a semiconductor device includes a metal strip made of copper or copper alloy having a plurality of wire bonding areas to which metal wires are directly connected by a direct bonding method. The wire bonding areas are electroplated with a thin silver film or a palladium film, so that formation of a copper oxidized film on the wire bonding area is substantially prevented.

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Nagano, Japan

Akihiko Murata