Claims
- 1. A process for forming a plastic carrier, comprising:forming a matrix of lead frames arranged in a 2-dimensional regular pattern out of a metal strip, each lead frame including a die-attach pad and a plurality of leads disposed in close proximity to said die-attach pad, said die-attach pad and said leads each having a bottom surface and a top surface; attaching to the top surface of each die-attach pad a semiconductor die, said semiconductor die having a plurality of bonding pads formed thereon; providing bond wires to electrically connect each of said bonding pads to the top surface of a corresponding lead; and encapsulating said matrix of lead frames, including said die-attach pads, said semiconductor dies, said bond wires and said leads, in a resin material such that said bottom surfaces of said die-attach pads and said bottom surfaces of said leads are exposed.
- 2. A process as in claim 1, wherein said die-attach pad is provided an interlocking lip at the periphery such that said resin material engages interlocking lip of said die-attach pad.
- 3. A process as in claim 1, wherein each of said lead frames includes tie bars, said matrix of lead frames being formed with each tie bar being attached to said die-attach pad and extending from said die-attach pad to form a peripheral heat pad for dissipating heat.
- 4. A process as in claim 3, wherein one of said heat pads has an appearance distinctive from other heat pads in said lead frame.
- 5. A process as in claim 1, further comprising the operation of plating said die-attach pad with palladium.
- 6. A process as in claim 1, wherein a distinctive pattern is formed on said resin material by said encapsulating step.
- 7. A process as in claim 1, further comprising the operation of attaching solder balls to the bottom sides of corresponding leads.
- 8. A process as in claim 1, wherein said attaching step provides a soft solder to attach said semiconductor die to said die-attach pad.
- 9. A process for forming a plastic carrier as in claim 1, further saw-singulating individual chip carriers from said encapsulation, each individual chip carrier including a single lead frame.
- 10. A process for forming a plastic carrier as in claim 1, wherein said encapsulating further comprises forming on said resin material a pattern suitable for automated orientating said matrix of lead frames in subsequent processing.
- 11. A process for forming a plastic carrier as in claim 1, further comprising:creating between said leads in said lead frames connected portions; and severing said connected portions to isolate said leads from each other.
- 12. A process for forming a plastic carrier as in claim 11, wherein said creating further comprises etching said connected portion to a thickness less than a thickness of one of said leads.
RELATED ACTIONS
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/095,803 filed Jun. 10, 1998.
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