Patent ID: 7361976
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: G06K,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lead-frame configuration that is in the form of a lead-frame strip, that has a frame base and that has a plurality of lead-frames that are connected to the frame base and that are situated next to one another in the longitudinal direction of the lead-frame strip, each of which lead-frames is intended to receive a chip wherein, each lead-frame has at least two connecting plates wherein there is provided for the lead-frames that are situated next to one another in the longitudinal direction of the lead-frame strip a reinforcement strip that extends in the longitudinal direction of the lead-frame strip and is connected both to the frame base and to the connecting plates of each of the lead-frames that are situated next to one another in the longitudinal direction of the lead-frame strip, the connection being made by means of a layer of adhesive, wherein the reinforcement strip is formed by a fiber-reinforced film of plastics material and wherein the layer of adhesive is produced by means of an adhesive that is suitable for transmitting shear forces that may occur in the region between the connecting plates on the one hand and the reinforcement strip on the other hand.