Patent ID: 6759737
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A semiconductor package comprising:a plurality of horizontal metal leads, each of the leads having a first side, an opposite second side, and an inner end, wherein the inner ends of the leads each face a central region in a horizontal plane of the leads; a first semiconductor chip having input/output pads, said first chip located in the central region; a second semiconductor chip having central input/output pads and peripheral input/output pads, wherein each of the central input/output pads superimposes and is electrically connected to a respective one of the input/output pads of the first semiconductor chip, and each of the peripheral input/output pads superimposes and is electrically connected to the first side of a respective one of the leads; and a package body formed of a hardened encapsulating material, wherein at least portions of the first and second semiconductor chips are encapsulated in the package body, and at least a portion of the second side of each of the leads is exposed at a horizontal first exterior surface of the package body.