Claims
- 1. An overmolded semiconductor package, comprising:
- a sandwich structure of a leadframe disposed between an upper substrate and a lower substrate;
- a semiconductor die mounted within an opening in the lower substrate and connected to wiring traces disposed on the lower substrate;
- means for selectively electrically connecting the wiring traces to leads of the leadframe;
- at least one hole extending through the upper and lower substrates; and
- a plastic molded structure disposed over the die and partially over the lower substrate, and extending through the at least one hole of the upper and lower substrates.
- 2. An overmolded semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein:
- at least a portion of the plastic molded structure includes locating pins arranged in a pattern; and
- the pattern of the locating pins is adapted to enforce a particular orientation of the package when inserted into a set of corresponding holes formed in a printed circuit board.
- 3. An overmolded semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein the molded structure includes a rivet-like anchor.
- 4. An overmolded semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein the molded structure includes a standoff.
- 5. An overmolded semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein the molded structure includes a locating pin.
- 6. An overmolded semiconductor package according to claim 1, wherein the molded structure includes a standoff with locating pin extending therefrom.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of commonly-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/331,263, filed Oct. 28, 1994; which was a file wrapper continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/969,862, filed Oct. 28, 1992 (now abandoned); which was a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/917,894, filed Jul. 21, 1992 (now abandoned), and a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/834,182, filed Feb. 7, 1992 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,262,927, issued Nov. 16, 1993.
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