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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1999
Michael Ray Bell, Dallas, TX (US);
Raymond G. Mayer, Plano, TX (US);
Vito Savino, Mesquite, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
An improved package for a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes an apparatus having at least two access leads to facilitate electrical connection of the apparatus within an electrical circuit. The package has generally a closed polyhedral shape presenting a plurality of faces and substantially insulatingly surrounding the apparatus in a manner leaving the access leads exposed for effecting electrical connection. The access leads extend a distance from exit loci from the package. The exit loci are situated on an exit face of the package, adjacent pairs of exit loci being generally in a common plane. An intraplanar distance within the common plane is established intermediate each adjacent pair of the exit loci. The improvement comprises configuring the exit face to establish an on-surface path greater than the intraplanar distance intermediate selected adjacent pairs of the exit loci.