Patent ID: 7298025

Claim:
A microelectronic component assembly comprising: a first microelectronic component carrying a plurality of first contacts; a second microelectronic component carrying a plurality of second contacts; a first lead frame comprising a set of first leads and a first dam bar, at least some of the first leads being electrically coupled to one of the first contacts, each of the first leads having an outer tip portion spaced outwardly from the first microelectronic component, the first dam bar comprising the outer tip portions of the first leads and a plurality of first dam bar elements together defining a continuous outer edge having a plurality of curves; wherein an outer edge of each outer tip portion curves inwardly from a location adjacent each first dam bar element toward a midline of the outer tip portion to define a recess of the outer tip portion; and a second lead frame comprising a set of second leads, at least some of the second leads being electrically coupled to one of the second contacts, a length of each of the second leads being aligned with a length of one of the first leads and each second lead has an outer length that extends outwardly farther than the aligned first lead.