Patent ID: 6867072

Claim:
A method of packaging semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: providing a first leadframe having a perimeter that defines a cavity and a plurality of leads extending inwardly from the perimeter, wherein the first leadframe has first and second sides; applying a first tape to the first side of the first leadframe; providing a second leadframe having a die paddle, the die paddle having a die receiving area, the second leadframe having top and bottom surfaces; applying a second tape to the bottom surface of the second leadframe; attaching an integrated circuit (IC) to the die receiving area of the die paddle, the IC having a top surface with a plurality of bonding pads around a perimeter thereof and a bottom surfaces; stacking the second leadframe on the first leadframe such that the plurality of IC bonding pads electrically contact respective ones of the plurality of leads of the first leadframe; forming a mold compound over at least the top surface of the second leadframe, the top surface of the IC and the electrical contacts; and removing the first and second tapes from the first and second leadframes so that the first side of the first leadframe and the bottom surface of the second leadframe are exposed.