Patent ID: 8535982

Claim:
A method of making a semiconductor device package, the method comprising: providing a lead frame comprising one or more leads having a lead feature formed in a first major surface of the one or more leads, wherein the lead feature is exposed on side surfaces of the one or more leads, and the first major surface is an external contact surface of the semiconductor device package; placing the lead frame on a mold chase, wherein the mold chase comprises one or more mold features that correspond to each lead feature of the lead frame, and each mold feature conforms to each corresponding lead feature; positioning a film between the one or more lead features and the corresponding mold features wherein the film conforms to each of the one or more lead features after said placing the lead frame on the mold chase; forming an encapsulant over and around the lead frame and any other components included in the semiconductor device package; and singulating the semiconductor device package on a plane through a portion of a lead feature.