Axial lead frame

Abstract

An axial lead frame including two side rails arranged opposite to each other and plural pairs of lead terminals separated from each other and located opposite to each other, in which a longer lead terminal and a shorter lead terminal of a pair of the lead terminals are alternately arranged to extend in parallel with each other in the equally spaced relationship between both side rails. And, a buffer member is formed at the substantially central part between both the side rails so as to allow the longer lead terminals extending from both the side rails toward the buffer member to be jointed to each other along the buffer member. A die pad is die-bonded to the foremost end of each of the longer lead terminal, while a pad is placed at the foremost end of each of the shorter lead terminal. Dam bars are bridged between adjacent lead terminals in order to prevent molten resin from flowing out during molding operation.

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