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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2009
Brett Alan Spurlock, Los Altos, CA (US);
Carlo Melendez, Milpitas, CA (US);
BO Soon Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Brett Alan Spurlock, Los Altos, CA (US);
Carlo Melendez, Milpitas, CA (US);
Bo Soon Chang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an integrated circuit package includes a lead frame with a die paddle and several leads. Portions of the lead frame not having an external electrical connection may be thinned such that they may be encapsulated by an electrically insulating packaging material on the back of the lead frame. Portions of the lead frame having external electrical connections may have a thickness such that they are exposed through the packaging material. The lead frame may be covered by an electrically insulating cover to protect components on the lead frame from erroneous electrical contact or electro-static discharge (ESD) damage.