Patent ID: 7619307

Claim:
A leadframe-based semiconductor package primarily comprising: one or more first leads having a first bonding finger; one or more second leads having a second bonding finger; a supporting bar disposed between the first leads and the second leads; a chip disposed on the first leads, the second leads, and the supporting bar, the chip having a plurality of bonding pads; a plurality of bonding wires electrically connecting the bonding pads to the first bonding finger and to the second bonding finger; and an encapsulant encapsulating parts of the first leads including the first bonding finger, parts of the second leads including the second bonding finger, the supporting bar, the chip, and the bonding wires; wherein the supporting bar has an extended portion projecting from the first bonding finger and the second bonding finger and connecting to a non-lead side of the encapsulant; wherein the extended portion has an arched bend.