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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bharat Shivkumar, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Daniel M. Kinzer, El Segundo, CA (US);
Jorge Munoz, Cypress, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Rectifier Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/348 ; H01L 2/352 ; H01L 2/940 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/348 ; H01L 2/352 ; H01L 2/940 ;
Abstract
A substrate having upper and lower surfaces, the upper surface including a periphery defined by first and second spaced apart side edges and front and rear spaced apart edges; a power semiconductor die disposed on the upper surface of the substrate, the die including a top surface on which at least a first metalized surface is disposed and a bottom surface; a plurality of conductive pads disposed only at the second side edge of the substrate; and a plurality of wire bonds extending from the first metalized surface to the plurality of conductive pads.