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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:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2000
Siamak Fazelpour, Irvine, CA (US);
Roberto U. Villanueva, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a leadframe having at least one tab is placed inside a mold cavity. During the molding process, the ceiling of the mold cavity is pressed against the at least one tab, which in turn causes a bottom surface of the leadframe to be pressed firmly against a floor of the mold cavity. When a mold compound is injected into the mold cavity, the mold compound is prevented from reaching under the bottom surface of the leadframe. In one embodiment, the tabs are etched into one of the tie bars in the leadframe. The tabs are then mechanically formed at a nonzero angle with respect to a plane of a frame of the leadframe.