Patent ID: 6011303
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
An electronic component comprising:a substrate portion with a central portion on which a chip is to be supported;a bank portion formed on a periphery of said substrate portion to surround said central portion;a plurality of lead members made of conductive strip pieces and each having an inner lead for being electrically connected to the chip and an outer lead extending to an outside, said substrate portion and said bank portion being integrally molded with a resin to include said lead members so that said inner and outer leads are fixed to a connecting portion between said substrate portion and said bank portion;an anchor hole formed in a portion where each of said lead members is in contact with said bank portion, and filled with a resin; andat least a pair of notches of identical shape in two longitudinal edges of each of said lead members to sandwich said anchor hole, said notches being in the portion where each of said lead members contacts said bank portion and being symmetrical about one of a center line of a width of a corresponding one of said lead members and a center of said anchor hole.