Patent ID: 11935844
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 22:
23. A method of forming a semiconductor package comprising:
attaching a semiconductor die including a semiconductor substrate to a metallic pad of a leadframe,
wherein the semiconductor die includes a conductor including a sacrificial fuse element above the semiconductor substrate;
electrically coupling the sacrificial fuse element to one or more leads of the leadframe;
securing a shock-absorbing material over a profile of the sacrificial fuse element; and
covering the semiconductor die, the conductor, and the shock-absorbing material, and partially covering the metallic pad and lead with a mold compound, with the metallic pad and the leads remaining exposed on an outer surface of the semiconductor package,
wherein either a glass transition temperature of the shock-absorbing material or a melting point of the shock-absorbing material is lower than a melting point of the conductor.