Patent ID: 6143981
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A package for an integrated circuit die comprising:an integrated circuit die;a package body formed of an encapsulant material, the encapsulant material covering said die;a plurality of substantially rectangular metal contacts;wherein each contact has a planar first surface, a planar second surface that is opposite and coextensive with said first surface, a first end surface between the first and second surfaces, a second end surface between the first and second surfaces and opposite said first end surface, a first side surface between the first and second surfaces and between the first and surface end surfaces, and a second side surface that is between the first and second surfaces, between the first and second end surfaces, and opposite said first side surface,wherein an electrical conductor is connected between the die and the first surface of each contact, and the second surface of each contact is exposed in a common plane with a planar first exterior surface of the package body, andwherein the first end surface and the first and second side surfaces of each contact include a reentrant portion covered by the encapsulant material; anda substantially rectangular metal die pad having a planar first surface with the die mounted thereon, an planar second opposite the first surface, and side surfaces around the die pad between the first surface and the second surface;wherein the side surfaces of the die pad include a reentrant portion covered by the encapsulant material.