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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:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen R Nelson, Richardson, TX (US);
Buford H Carter, Richardson, TX (US);
Dennis D Davis, Garland, TX (US);
Tammy J Lahutsky, Plano, TX (US);
John Barnett, Mesquite, TX (US);
Glen R Haas, Jr, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257734 ; 257676 ; 257774 ; 257775 ;
Abstract
This is a device package comprising: a leadframe comprising a plurality of leads for effecting circuit connections to the device; and a metal ground piece connected to the leadframe. Other devices and methods are also disclosed.