Patent ID: 6977214

Claim:
An assembly method for a semiconductor device assembly using a wire bonding device having an upper clamp member arid a lower clamp member, said method comprising: providing at least a portion of a strip of leadframes, said strip having opposed rails, having dam bars between said opposed rails, having at least two inner leads located at a first level, having at least two outer leads located at a second level, having a die mount paddle located at a third level and having at least one integral clamping tab, said at least one integral clamping tab located at a fourth level extending outwardly for contact by said upper clamp member; attaching a semiconductor device to said die mount paddle, said semiconductor device having a plurality of bond pads; locating said strip of leadframes on said lower clamp member of said wire bonding device having said upper clamp member overlying portions of said at least two inner leads and portions of said at least one integral clamping tab; and attaching at least one bond wire to said plurality of bond pads of said semiconductor device and said portions of said at least two inner leads.