Patent ID: 9627299
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a leadframe having a pad and elongated leads spaced from the pad by a gap, the leadframe made of a base metal plated with a layer enabling metal-to-metal bonding; a semiconductor chip attached to the pad, the chip having terminals; a metallic wire connection, comprising a wire metal, from a terminal to a respective elongated lead, the connection including a first ball bond by a first squashed ball attached to the terminal, and a first stitch bond attached to the respective elongated lead; a second squashed ball, of the wire metal, attached to the respective elongated lead as a second ball bond adjacent to the first stitch bond; and a package of a polymeric compound encapsulating the chip, wire connection, second ball and a first portion of the respective elongated lead, and wherein a second portion of the respective elongated lead extends beyond the package, the compound adhering to the materials of the encapsulated entities.