Patent ID: 6302673
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B29C,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for encapsulating an integrated circuit chip package having a lead frame having at least one lead, the system comprising:a lead frame having at least one lead;a first plate;a second plate spaced from the first plate, the lead frame sealingly disposable between said first and second plates, said first and second plates in combination forming a mold cavity; anda gasket couplable to said lead frame to form a portion of a boundary of the mold cavity, said gasket comprising a compressible strip having at least one groove corresponding to each of said at least one lead for receiving the at least one lead therein;each said groove having a depth and width when said gasket is in the uncompressed state dimensioned greater than said lead for encapsulation corresponding to said groove;said groove, in a compressed state, sealingly engaging said at least one lead.