Patent ID: 7732258

Claim:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor package, comprising: preparing a lead frame, the lead frame including a die pad, inner and outer leads arranged along an outer periphery of the die pad and having tip terminals, and a connecting bar for connecting tip terminals of the inner leads, the connecting bar being deposited around the die pad, each one end of an inner lead being connected to the connecting bar and each other end of the lead being connected to an outer lead; mounting a bonding pad of a semiconductor chip on the die pad; connecting the bonding pad to at least one tip terminal of an inner lead via a wire; molding the semiconductor chip, wire and inner leads; and cutting the connecting bar which connects the tip terminals of the inner leads so as to independently separate each of the inner leads from the die pad, the molding occurring after the connecting of the bonding pad to at least one terminal, the cutting occurring after the connecting of the bonding pad to at least one tip terminal.