Patent ID: 6372625
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:preparing a lead frame having an island and a lead terminal; mounting a semiconductor chip fixedly on said island, said semiconductor chip having a bonding pad thereon; connecting a bonding wire to a bonding pad on said semiconductor chip and said lead terminal, said connecting comprising first, extending said bonding wire substantially vertically upwardly from said bonding pad to a first bend, second, extending said bonding wire substantially horizontally from said first bend to a second bend such that, between said first and second bends, said bonding wire extends slightly downwardly from said first bend toward a location between said first and second bends and extends slightly upwardly from said location toward said second bend to thereby form a third bend of a slightly downwardly bowed portion between the first and second bends, and third, extending said bonding wire to descend from said second bend to said lead terminal; and encasing said semiconductor chip and said bonding wire in a molded resin body; wherein in said extending of said bonding wire from said first bend to said second bend, said extending is carried out such that said second bend is positioned above a region near an end of said semiconductor chip.