Patent ID: 7473584

Claim:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor package, comprising the steps of: a) providing a leadframe having an outer frame and a plurality of elongate leads attached to the outer frame, each of the leads having: an inner end; a first surface; a second surface disposed in opposed relation to the first surface and positioned in close proximity to the inner end; and a third surface disposed in opposed relation to the first surface and recessed relative to the second surface, the third surface extending to the outer frame; b) attaching a semiconductor die attached to portions of the first surfaces of at least some of the leads; c) electrically connecting the semiconductor die to at least some of the leads; and d) covering the semiconductor die and the leads with a package body such that the second surfaces of the leads are exposed in a bottom surface of the package body and the outer ends of the leads are exposed in a side surface of the package body.