Patent ID: 8564124

Claim:
A semiconductor package, comprising: a plurality of leads; a semiconductor die including a first surface; a first conductive interconnect body interposed between said first surface of said semiconductor die and a respective lead; a metallic heat spreader including a first face having a first lateral dimension and a second opposing face having a second lateral dimension wider than said first lateral dimension, said first face thermally and mechanically coupled using a layer of thermally and electrically conductive adhesive to a second surface of said semiconductor die opposite said first surface, wherein said second surface is electrically inactive and has a third lateral dimension wider than said first lateral dimension, and wherein said first face substantially covers an entirety of said second surface; a die pad; a molded housing encapsulating said semiconductor die, a portion of said die pad, each said first conductive interconnect body, and at least part of said metallic heat spreader; and a second interconnect body interposed between said first surface of said semiconductor die and said die pad, wherein said die pad is disposed between and lateral to said plurality of leads.