Patent ID: 6566164
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A semiconductor device, comprising:a substrate having at least coplanar first and second portions each including one or more leads, wherein each said portion is electrically isolated from each other said portion; a semiconductor die having a first terminal electrically connected to a first conductive layer on a first surface of the die, and a second terminal electrically connected to a second conductive layer on an opposite second surface of the die, wherein the first conductive layer faces and is attached to the first portion of the substrate by an electrically conductive material; a metal strap having a cover portion at a first end thereof and an opposite second end portion, the cover portion having a first surface and an opposite second surface, wherein the first surface of the cover portion is attached to the second conductive layer of the die with an electrically and thermally conductive material, and the second end portion is attached to the second portion of the substrate with an electrically conductive material; and, a body of nonconductive encapsulant material encapsulating the semiconductor die and at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the second surface of the cover portion of the metal strap is exposed through the encapsulant material.