Patent ID: 11908826
Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A clip frame comprising:
a pair of spaced-apart holed runner strips, and
a clip held by tie bars between the pair of spaced-apart holed runner strips, the clip including:
an aligner structure configured to attach a lead contact portion to a lead post;
a die contact portion configured to contact a surface of a semiconductor die,
the die contact portion having a surface downset from a surface of the lead contact portion, the die contact portion having a first lateral width; and
an intermediate portion connecting the die contact portion to the lead contact portion in the aligner structure,
the clip including at least a secondary clip formed by removal of a part of the die contact portion, a remaining die contact portion remaining in the secondary clip having a second lateral width that is smaller than the first lateral width.