Patent ID: 8184453

Claim:
A lead frame, comprising: a die pad; a plurality of tie bars extending outwardly from the die pad; a frame connecting the tie bars to each other; a plurality of extended leads extending from the frame toward the die pad at a predetermined pitch, each of the extended leads being of a first length and including first and second lands spaced from the die pad at a predetermined distance, each of the extended leads further having opposed top and bottom surfaces and a half etched portion which is formed between the first and second lands only on the top surface thereof; and a plurality of normal leads extending from the frame toward the die pad at a predetermined pitch, each of the normal leads being of a second length which is less than the first length and including a third land spaced from the die pad at a predetermined distance, each of the normal leads further having opposed top and bottom surfaces and a half etched portion which is formed between the third land and the frame only on the bottom surface thereof.