ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,512,393, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to DIODES Inc. (Plano, Texas).
"Leadframe" was invented by Li-Ju Huang (Plano, Texas) and Michael Yimin Zhang (Dallas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leadframe includes a peripheral frame, a plurality of lead pads, and a die attach pad (DAP). Each lead pad is physically connected to the peripheral frame by a respective connecting portion. The DAP is surrounded by the plurality of lead pads. The DAP includes a first protruding portion coupled to a first lead pad on a first side of the DAP and a second protruding portion coupled to a second lead pad on a second side of the DAP opposite the first si...