Patent ID: 6501157
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
A semiconductor die receiving member comprising:a die receiving surface for receiving a packaged die adhered thereto; a plurality of electrically conductive first contact sites upon the die receiving surface for electrically connecting to a respective plurality of bond pads of a flip-chip configuration of said packaged die; a plurality of electrically conductive second contact sites upon the die receiving surface for electrically connecting to a respective plurality of bond pads of a wirebond configuration of said packaged die, said die receiving surface providing electrical isolation around each said first and second contact sites; and a substrate having said die receiving surface on one side, an external circuitry receiving region on an opposite side, and a plurality of electrically conductive traces passing through said substrate between said opposing sides, wherein: the external circuitry receiving region has a plurality of terminal contact sites; and each said electrically conductive trace places each said first contact site in electrical communication with a respective one of: the second contact sites; and the terminal contact sites.