Patent ID: 6965157

Claim:
A semiconductor package, comprising: a metal lead frame, including a plurality of elongate leads arrayed around a central region thereof, each lead having a generally planar upper surface, an outer end portion extending away from the central region and defining an outer end, an inner end portion extending toward the central region, and a middle portion extending between the outer and inner end portions, the middle portion being of a lead width and having a lower surface which defines a land; a spatulate bonding pad formed in the inner end portion of each lead and having a bonding pad width which exceeds the lead width, the bonding pad being partially defined by the upper surface of the lead and including a lower bonding pad surface positioned between the upper surface of the lead and the lower surface of the lead which defines the land; and a die pad attached to the lead frame in the central region thereof and adjacent to the inner end portions of the leads, the die pad having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a body of an insulative plastic molded over the die, the die pad, and the leads such that the plastic body surrounds the bonding pads and interlocks with them, and such that the lands are exposed in and substantially flush with a lower surface of the body and the outer ends of the leads are exposed in and substantially flush with a side surface of the body.