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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:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Buford H. Carter, Jr., Richardson, TX (US);
Dennis D. Davis, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 4/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 4/500 ;
Abstract
A modular tool for forming features in an exposed pad having a pad surface between a bleed groove and an edge of the pad surface in a lead frame including a first tool for forming a bottom of the exposed pad under the pad surface, a second tool coupled to the first tool for forming a side of the exposed pad, and a third tool coupled to the first tool for forming another side of the exposed pad.