Package with shifted lead neck

A semiconductor package includes a pad and leads having a planar profile shaped from a planar base metal, a semiconductor die attached to the pad, a wire bond extending from the semiconductor die to a respective lead, and mold compound covering the semiconductor die, the wire bond, and a first portion of the respective lead, wherein a second portion of the respective lead extends beyond the mold compound. A shape of the respective lead within the planar profile includes a notch indented relative to a first elongated side of the shape of the respective lead and a protrusion protruding outwardly relative to a second elongated side of the shape of the respective lead. The notch and the protrusion are each partially covered by the mold compound and partially outside the mold compound.