| CPC H01L 23/4951 (2013.01) [H01L 23/4824 (2013.01); H01L 23/4952 (2013.01); H05K 7/1046 (2013.01)] | 28 Claims |

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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a package substrate including a die pad and including leads spaced from the die pad surface;
a semiconductor die mounted to the package substrate on the die pad, the semiconductor die having bond pads on an active surface;
electrical connections coupling the bond pads of the semiconductor die to the leads;
mold compound covering a portion of the package substrate, the semiconductor die, and the electrical connections, with the leads extending through the mold compound and having end portions exposed from the mold compound; and
the end portions exposed from the mold compound including a first portion with a first width and extending with the first width from the mold compound to a second portion having a second width that is greater than the first width, wherein a distal end of the leads includes the second width.
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