<s>
The	O
multi-leaded	B-Algorithm
power	I-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
style	O
of	O
electronic	O
component	O
package	O
,	O
commonly	O
used	O
for	O
high	O
power	O
integrated	O
circuits	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
monolithic	O
audio	O
amplifiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difference	O
is	O
the	O
lead	O
arrangement	O
;	O
multi-leaded	B-Algorithm
power	I-Algorithm
packages	I-Algorithm
usually	O
have	O
the	O
lead	O
bent	O
to	O
zig-zag	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-leaded	B-Algorithm
power	I-Algorithm
packages	I-Algorithm
commonly	O
have	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
leads	O
;	O
nine-	O
,	O
thirteen	O
-	O
and	O
fifteen-lead	O
units	O
are	O
common	O
,	O
units	O
with	O
five	O
or	O
seven	O
leads	O
with	O
TO-220	B-Algorithm
style	O
are	O
also	O
manufactured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
view	O
of	O
multi-leaded	B-Algorithm
power	I-Algorithm
packages	I-Algorithm
are	O
simply	O
stretched	O
TO-220	B-Algorithm
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Components	O
made	O
in	O
multi-leaded	B-Algorithm
power	I-Algorithm
packages	I-Algorithm
can	O
handle	O
more	O
power	O
than	O
those	O
constructed	O
in	O
TO-220	B-Algorithm
cases	O
,	O
or	O
even	O
TO3	B-Algorithm
cases	O
with	O
thermal	O
resistance	O
no	O
less	O
than	O
1.5	O
C/W	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
well-known	O
STMicroelectronics	O
brand	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
package	O
is	O
Multiwatt	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-leaded	B-Algorithm
power	I-Algorithm
packages	I-Algorithm
are	O
heatsinkable	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
projects	O
where	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
power	O
is	O
being	O
drawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
material	O
used	O
to	O
electrically	O
isolate	O
the	O
multi-leaded	B-Algorithm
power	I-Algorithm
package	I-Algorithm
,	O
like	O
mica	O
,	O
needs	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
high	O
thermal	O
conductivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
applications	O
where	O
vertical	O
clearance	O
is	O
at	O
a	O
premium	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
ISA	B-Architecture
cards	I-Architecture
in	O
computers	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
feasible	O
to	O
bend	O
the	O
leads	O
at	O
a	O
right	O
angle	O
and	O
mount	O
the	O
component	O
flat	O
to	O
the	O
printed	O
wiring	O
board	O
using	O
a	O
screw	O
and	O
nut	O
.	O
</s>
