Patent ID: 6703692
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A leadframe for use in a integrated circuit package, the leadframe comprising:a frame lying in a first plane; a plurality of leads disposed substantially in the first plane, each of said leads having an end attached to the frame; a die paddle lying in a second plane which is substantially parallel to the first plane and is offset from the first plane by a given distance; first and second support members that are connected between one end of the die paddle and the frame, the first and second support members being in the same plane as each other and being substantially parallel to the end of the die paddle to which they are connected; and third and fourth support members that are connected between the other end of the die paddle and the frame, the third and fourth support members being in the same plane as each other and being substantially parallel to the end of the die paddle to which they are connected.