Patent ID: 7449370

Claim:
A production process for manufacturing a semiconductor package, comprising: preparing a first lead frame having at least one plate-like mount; mounting a semiconductor chip on said plate-like mount, said semiconductor chip having at least one electrode formed on a top surface thereof; preparing a second lead frame having at least one lead element, with said lead element having an outer portion, and an inner portion which is previously deformed and shaped with respect to the outer portion; combining and registering said second lead frame with said first lead frame such that the outer portion of said lead element is flush with the plate-like mount of said first lead frame, the deformation and shaping of the inner portion of said lead element being performed such that the inner portion thereof overhangs said semiconductor chip, and such that an inner end of said lead element is spaced apart from the top surface of said semiconductor chip; bonding the electrode of said semiconductor chip and the inner end of said lead element with a bonding-wire element at ends thereof to establish an electrical connection therebetween; and sealing and encapsulating said plate-like mount, said semiconductor chip, the inner portion of said lead element, and the bonding-wire element in an enveloper; wherein said electrode is defined as a first electrode, and said lead element is defined as a first lead element, said semiconductor chip further having a second electrode formed on the top surface thereof, said second lead frame having a second lead element having an outer portion, and an inner portion which is previously deformed and shaped with the outer portion of the second lead element, the outer portion of said lead element being flush with the plate-like mount of said first lead frame when combining and registering said second lead frame with said first lead frame, the deformation and shaping of the inner portion of said second lead element being performed such that the inner portion thereof overhangs said semiconductor chip, and such that an inner end of said second lead element is in contact with the second electrode of said semiconductor chip, said production process further comprising directly and electrically connecting an inner end of said second lead element the second electrode of said semiconductor chip.