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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1996
Chok J Chia, Campbell, CA (US);
Seng-Sooi Lim, San Jose, CA (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A process of mounting a semiconductor device and leadframe to a printed circuit board are described. The device has a body, and a plurality of leads extending from the body. One or more alignment features are formed on the exterior of the package body, for maintaining precise alignment of the device with respect to a printed wiring board. The alignment feature is a tab formed as part of portion of the leadframe external to the package body. The tab may have various shapes, and may be provided with a hole for registering with a pin on an underlying substrate, such as a printed wiring board. The pin and the tab may be electrically connected.