Patent ID: 7666715

Claim:
A method of making multiple radiation-emitting and/or radiation receiving semiconductor components each comprising a radiation-emitting and/or radiation-receiving semiconductor chip, a molded plastic body which is transmissive to an electromagnetic radiation to be emitted and/or received by the semiconductor component and by which the semiconductor chip is at least partially overmolded, and external electrical leads that are electrically connected to electrical contact areas of the semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip of each component is attached to a metallic lead frame, a carrier substrate or a flexible lead frame comprising the external electrical leads, the semiconductor chip of each component, including subregions of the lead frame, the carrier substrate or the flexible lead frame, is placed in a respective cavity of an injection mold, and an injection channel is led through each of the multiple semiconductor components, silicone molding compound is injected into the respective cavities through the injection channel via an injection molding process or a transfer molding process, and the silicone molding compound is cured in the respective cavities at least such that in each cavity, a shape-stable molded plastic part is formed.