Method of fabricating a two-sided die in a four-sided leadframe based package

1. A method of fabricating a portable memory including a leadframe and a semiconductor die having die bond pads along only two adjacent sides, the leadframe including a first side, and a second side adjacent the first side, the semiconductor die including a group of die bond pads aligned along the first side of the leadframe, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) defining a first set of electrical leads on the first side of the leadframe, the first set of electrical leads including first ends terminating proximate to die bond pads of the group of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first side of the leadframe, and the first set of electerical leads including second ends opposite the first ends, the second ends shaped for mounting to a printed circuit board in a surface mount process;

(b) defining a second set of electrical leads on the second side of the leadframe, the second set of electrical leads extending from the second side of the leadframe toward the first side of the leadframe, the second set of electrical leads including first ends terminating proximate to die bond pads of the group of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first side of the leadframe, and the second set of electrical leads including second ends opposite the first ends, the second ends shaped for mounting to a printed circuit board in a surface mount process;

(c) wire bonding the first and second sets of leads to die bond pads of the group of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first side of the leadframe.

2. The method of claim 1 , the second set of electrical leads extending over a surface of the semiconductor die including the die bond pads.

3. The method of claim 1 , the second set of electrical leads extending beneath a surface of the semiconductor die opposite the surface of the semiconductor die including the die bond pads.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step (d) of mounting a surface of the semiconductor die including the die bond pads to the second set of electrical leads.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step (e) of mounting a surface of the semiconductor die opposite the surface of the semiconductor die including the die bond pads to the second set of electrical leads.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said steps (a) and (b) of defining the first and second sets of electrical leads comprises the step of forming the first and second sets of electrical leads by a photolithographic process.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said steps (a) and (b) of defining the first and second sets of electrical leads comprises the step of forming the first and second sets of electrical leads by a mechanical stamping process.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step (e) of encapsulating the leadframe and semiconductor die in a mold compound.

9. The method of claim 8 , the first and second sets of electrical leads including second ends opposite the first ends, the method further comprising the step (f) of shaping the second ends of the electrical leads for mounting to a printed circuit board in a surface mount process.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of fortifying the portable memory by inclusion of a spacer layer affixed to the second set of electrical leads.

11. A method of fabricating a portable memory including a leadframe and a semiconductor die having die bond pads along only two adjacent sides, the leadframe including first and second sides, a first group of die bond pads aligned along the first side of the leadframe and a second group of die bond pads aligned along the second side of the leadframe, and the leadframe including third and fourth sides adjacent the first and second sides, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) defining a first set of electrical leads on the first and second sides of the leadframe, the first set of electrical leads including first ends terminating proximate to die bond pads of the first and second groups of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first and second sides of the leadframe;

(b) defining a second set of electrical leads on the third side of the leadframe, the second set of electrical leads extending from the third side of the leadframe toward the first side of the leadframe, the second set of electrical leads including first ends terminating proximate to die bond pads of the first group of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first edge of the leadframe, the second set of electrical leads including second ends opposite the first ends, the second ends shaped for mounting to a printed circuit board in a surface mount process;

(c) defining a third set of electrical leads on the fourth side of the leadframe, the third set of electrical leads extending from the fourth side of the leadframe toward the second side of the leadframe, the third set of electrical leads including first ends terminating proximate to die bond pads of the second group of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the second edge of the leadframe, and the third set of electrical leads including second ends opposite the first ends, the second ends shaped for mounting to a printed circuit board in a surface mount process;

(d) mounting a surface of the semiconductor die including die bond pads to the second and third set of electrical leads;

(e) wire bonding the first, second and third sets of leads to die bond pads of the first and second groups of die bond pads on the semiconductor die along the first and second sides of the leadframe.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein said step (d) of mounting a surface of the semiconductor die including die bond pads to the second and third sets of electrical leads comprises the step of lowering the semiconductor die onto the second and third sets of electrical leads with a surface of the semiconductor die including the die bond pads facing the second and third sets electrical leads.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising the step (f) of turning over the leadframe and semiconductor die after said step (d) of mounting the semiconductor die to the second and third sets of electrical leads and prior to said step (e) of wire bonding the first, second and third sets of leads to die bond pads on the semiconductor die.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising a step (g) of encapsulating the leadframe and semiconductor die in a mold compound.

15. The method of claim 14 , the first, second and third sets of electrical leads each including second ends opposite the first ends, the method further comprising the step (h) of shaping the second ends of the electrical leads for mounting to a printed circuit board in a surface mount process.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein said step (b) of defining a second set of electrical leads on the third side of the leadframe and said step (c) of defining a third set of electrical leads on the fourth side of the leadframe comprising defining the second and third sets of electrical leads as the mirror images of each other.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein said step (b) of defining a second set of electrical leads on the third side of the leadframe and said step (c) of defining a third set of electrical leads on the fourth side of the leadframe comprising defining the second and third sets of electrical leads with shapes that are not a mirror images of each other.