QFN DEVICE AND LEAD FRAME THEREFOR

摘要

A lead frame for a quad flat no-lead (QFN) type semiconductor device package includes a die pad, a plurality of leads that surround the die pad. The outer edge of leads includes a channel that extends from a lower surface to an upper surface of the leads. A semiconductor die is attached to the die pad. An inner edge of each lead is electrically connected to a corresponding bonding pad on the semiconductor die. The assembly is covered with an encapsulation material except that the outer edge of each lead and the corresponding channel are exposed. The channel allows solder to flow up the outer edge of a lead when the QFN device is soldered to a substrate, which improves the ability to perform visual inspection of the solder-lead connection.