Patent ID: 6162662
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method for forming a semiconductor device assembly using a clamp including upper and lower clamp members, said method comprising the steps of:forming a conductive leadframe strip having opposed rails, dam bars connecting said opposed rails, inner leads and outer leads joined to said dam bars, a die mount paddle, and at least one clamping tab integral with said die mount paddle and extending outwardly to be intersected by said upper clamp member;attaching a semiconductor die to said die mount paddle, said semiconductor die having a plurality of bond pads on an active surface thereof;aligning said leadframe strip on said lower clamp member of a wire bonding machine wherein the upper clamp member overlies portions of said inner leads and outer leads of said at least one clamping tab; andattaching a plurality of bond wires to said plurality of bond pads on said active surface of said semiconductor die and said inner leads.