Patent ID: 6756659
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A leadframe for a semiconductor device comprising:a first rail and a second rail forming a pair of rails; two dam bars connecting said pair of rails; a plurality of leads, each lead of said plurality of leads having an inner end and being joined to one of said dam bars; and a die mount paddle including a plurality of paddle support bars connecting said die mount paddle to a portion of said leadframe and at least one clamping tab extending from said die mount paddle, said at least one clamping tab used in clamping between a first clamping member and a second clamping member for reducing movement of said die mount paddle and a plurality of paddle support bars during wire bonding a portion of a wire to a bond pad of a semiconductor device and at least one lead of said plurality of leads, said at least one clamping tab spaced from said inner ends of said plurality of leads and spaced from any other clamping tab a distance for flow of encapsulation material for encapsulation of said semiconductor device and portions of said leadframe.