Patent ID: 8058099

Claim:
A method of fabricating a portable memory including a leadframe and a semiconductor die having die bond pads along only two adjacent sides, the leadframe including a first side, and a second side adjacent the first side, the semiconductor die including a group of die bond pads aligned along the first side of the leadframe, the method comprising the steps of: (a) defining a first set of electrical leads on the first side of the leadframe, the first set of electrical leads including first ends terminating proximate to die bond pads of the group of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first side of the leadframe, and the first set of electerical leads including second ends opposite the first ends, the second ends shaped for mounting to a printed circuit board in a surface mount process; (b) defining a second set of electrical leads on the second side of the leadframe, the second set of electrical leads extending from the second side of the leadframe toward the first side of the leadframe, the second set of electrical leads including first ends terminating proximate to die bond pads of the group of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first side of the leadframe, and the second set of electrical leads including second ends opposite the first ends, the second ends shaped for mounting to a printed circuit board in a surface mount process; (c) wire bonding the first and second sets of leads to die bond pads of the group of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first side of the leadframe.