Patent ID: 7256482
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit chip packaging assembly having a first package side and a second package side, the assembly comprising: an integrated circuit chip having a substrate side and an active circuit side, the chip comprising contact pads and integrated circuit devices formed on the active circuit side, wherein the active circuit side of the chip faces the first package side; and a die pad attached to the active circuit side of the chip, the die pad being towards the first package side relative to the chip; runner members extending from four corners of the die pad and bent toward the first package side; package leads formed on the second package side, at least some of the package leads being electrically connected to at least some of the contact pads on the chip, wherein the package leads and the substrate side of the integrated circuit chip are coplanar; and package mold compound formed over the die pad and at least part of the chip, wherein at least part of the runner member is not covered by the package mold compound on the first package side.