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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Applicants:
Bernhard Lange, Freising, DE;
William David Boyd, Frisco, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bernhard Lange, Freising, DE;
William David Boyd, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/49 (2006.01); H01L 23/495 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) package that comprises a lead frame. The lead frame has a downset portion and leads. The downset portion has an exterior surface that is configured to face away from a mounting board, and an interior surface that is configured to face towards the mounting board. The leads are bent away from the exterior surface, and each of the leads have a first end coupled to an IC and a second end configured to pass through one of a plurality of mounting holes extending through the mounting board. The IC is coupled to the interior surface.