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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2008
Tomoyuki Yoshino, Chiba, JP;
Tomoyuki Yoshino, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor device has an element encapsulated in a resin mold. Metal leads protruding from the resin mold are solder plated except at the lead-tip end surfaces, and the exposed lead-tip end surfaces have an area less than half the cross-sectional area of the protruding metal leads. The semiconductor device is manufactured using a lead frame in which the metal leads are connected to a frame by plating bars having a thickness smaller than half the thickness of the metal leads. In another embodiment, the metal leads are connected to the frame by plating bars that extend sideways from the metal leads, and the end tips of the metal leads are entirely covered with plating to improve soldering wettability.