Patent ID: 7414300

Claim:
A molded semiconductor package comprising: a semiconductor chip having a plurality of sides including opposed first and second sides and opposed third and fourth sides; a lead frame on which said semiconductor chip is mounted, the lead frame having a center, a plurality of edges corresponding to respective sides of the semiconductor chip, including first, second, third, and fourth edges, respectively opposite the first, second, third, and fourth sides of the semiconductor chip, a chip mounting region on which the semiconductor chip is mounted and which is offset from the center, a plurality of first inner leads located along the first edge of the lead frame and extending a first distance from the first edge of the lead frame toward the first side of the semiconductor chip, a plurality of second inner leads located along the second edge of the lead frame and extending a second distance from the second edge of the lead frame toward the second side of the semiconductor chip, and a plurality of third and fourth inner leads respectively located at the third and fourth edges of the lead frame; and a plurality of connecting members electrically connecting respective ends of the first and second inner leads, to the semiconductor chip, only at the first and second sides of the semiconductor chip, respectively, wherein the first distance is longer than the second distance.