Patent ID: 7928544

Claim:
A semiconductor chip package assembly comprising: a metallic leadframe comprising a plurality of leadfingers; a heat spreader for providing a thermal path from a mounting surface; each leadfinger having a proximal end for receiving one or more wirebonds and a distal end for receiving electrical connections external to the package; a semiconductor chip affixed to the mounting surface and having a plurality of bond pads on a surface; a plurality of bondwires operably coupling bond pads of the semiconductor chip to the proximal ends of individual leadfingers; encapsulant encapsulating the chip, bondwires, the heat spreader, and a portion of each leadfinger; and the encapsulated portion of each leadfinger having a first portion parallel to the mounting surface and extending beyond the encapsulant, a second portion bending from the first portion away from the mounting surface; and a third portion bending from the second portion towards the mounting surface and bonded to the bondwires.