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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2003
Applicants:
Joseph K. Fauty, Mesa, AZ (US);
James Howard Knapp, Gilbert, AZ (US);
James P. Letterman, Jr., Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Joseph K. Fauty, Mesa, AZ (US);
James Howard Knapp, Gilbert, AZ (US);
James P. Letterman, Jr., Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Semiconductor Components Industries, L.L.C., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/44 (2006.01); H01L 21/48 (2006.01); H01L 21/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of forming a leadframe and a semiconductor package using the leadframe facilitates selectively forming leads for the package. The leadframe is formed with a first portion of the leads extending from a panel of the leadframe into a molding cavity section of the leadframe. After encapsultaion, a portion of the leadframe panel is used to form a second portion of the leads that is external to the package body.