Patent ID: 8207455
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A package for housing a power semiconductor device comprising: a body that encapsulates the power semiconductor device, the body having a first pair of opposing lateral sides, front and back sides, a top that provides a mounting surface for a heat sink, and a bottom surface, a single elongated protrusion disposed substantially coincident with an edge of the bottom surface, the single elongated protrusion extending outward from the bottom surface such that when the package is mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) the one or more non-conductive protrusions contact the PCB and the bottom surface lies at an angle or incline in relation to the surface of the PCB after assembly; and a plurality of leads that extend outward from at least the first pair of opposing lateral sides, each of the leads having a substantially constant width over a length that extends from the body to a point through an insertion hole of the PCB when the package is mounted to the PCB.