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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2001
Donald Craig Foster, Mesa, AZ (US);
Amkor Technology, Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A leadframe and a package including the leadframe are disclosed. At least one lead includes a nonconductive layer on the inner end segment of the lead set back from its inner end. An electrically conductive layer is on a surface of the nonconductive layer. The nonconductive layer electrically isolates the electrically conductive layer from the lead upon which the nonconductive layer is positioned. The lead itself and the electrically conductive layer thereon are separately available for electrical connection to a semiconductor chip. The electrically conductive layer in turn may be electrically coupled to a second lead, with the electrically conductive layer serving as a bridge for an electrical connection between the chip and the second lead.