Patent ID: 8575735

Claim:
A film for a tape automated bonding (TAB) package comprising: an input terminal at a first side of the film; an output terminal at a second side of the film opposite the first side; a chip-mounting area for mounting over a surface of a chip that includes a first edge and a second edge that are substantially parallel to each other and are opposite each other on a respective first side and second side of the chip, the chip-mounting area including: an inner area and an outer area, wherein the outer area includes at least a first portion located between the inner area and a first outer border of the chip-mounted area that corresponds to the first edge, and at least a second portion located between the inner area and a second outer border of the chip-mounted area that corresponds to the second edge; a plurality of input leads extending from the first portion of the outer area of the chip-mounted area to the input terminal, the input leads arranged to connect to corresponding input pads of the chip; a plurality of first output leads extending from the second portion of the outer area of the chip-mounted area to the output terminal, the first output leads arranged to connect to corresponding first output pads of the chip; and a plurality of second output leads extending from the inner area of the chip-mounted area to the output terminal, the second output leads arranged to connect to corresponding second output pads of the chip; wherein at least part of at least a first of the plurality of second output leads extends from the inner area of the chip-mounted area in a direction toward the first edge.