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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:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yasufumi Uchida, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
257691 ; 257668 ; 257678 ; 257784 ;
Abstract
A semiconductor device including electrode pads on a semiconductor element, leads coupled with some of the electrode pads via bonding wires, and common lines provided on the semiconductor element that achieve electrical continuity for other electrode pads that handle a common signal. At least the surfaces of the common lines are covered with an insulating member such as an insulating adhesive tape. With this, the loops of the bonding wires can be lowered, thereby achieving a thinner package.