Patent ID: 8912635

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a plurality of leads, each lead comprising a first surface and an opposing second surface and having a recessed portion in the first surface of the lead, wherein a thickness of the lead in the recessed portion, as measured between the first surface and opposing second surface, is less than a thickness of remaining portions of the lead, each of the leads being separated from one another; and a semiconductor chip being mounted in the recessed portion of the plurality of leads, a first major surface of the semiconductor chip facing the recessed portion of the plurality of leads and a molding compound covering the semiconductor chip and a portion of the first surface of each lead including portions of the recessed portion not covered by the semiconductor chip, the mold material not extending beyond the recess portion of each lead in a direction toward the second surface such that a portion of the first major surface of the semiconductor chip is exposed from the mold material.