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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Vinu Yamunan, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Vinu Yamunan, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L023/495 ; H01L023/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A semiconductor device () having a leadframe with a first plurality of segments () having a narrow end portion () in a first horizontal plane () and a wide end portion () in a second horizontal plane (). The leadframe further includes a second plurality of segments () having a narrow center portion () in the first horizontal plane, at least one wide center portion () in the second horizontal plane, and narrow end portions () in a third horizontal plane (), which is located between the first and second planes.