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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2003
Sin-Gu Kang, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a tape carrier package for electrically connecting LCD panel with source and gate driver PCBs and an LCD module to which the tape carrier package is applied. The tape carrier package includes: a first flexible film made of insulator; a conductive pattern formed on the first flexible film and having a plurality of input/output leads each having an input terminal and an output terminal; a semiconductor chip having a plurality of input/output terminals electrically connected with the input/output leads of the conductive pattern; and a second film made of insulator, the second film coating the conductive input/output leads such that the input/output leads are exposed by a selected length from respective ends thereof, wherein at least one selected lead of the input/output leads disposed at at least one sided end of the tape carrier package comprises a first portion and a second portion which is wider than the first portion, the second portion extending from a first selected position of the exposed leads to a second selected position of the second film passing over a boundary between the second film and the exposed leads.