Patent ID: 6424031
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A stackable package for an integrated circuit, the package comprising:a package body having a first side, an opposite second side, and side surfaces extending vertically between the first and second sides, said package body formed of a molded insulative encapsulant material, wherein at least one of the first side and second side of the package body includes at least one integrally molded member extending therefrom, and at least the other of the first or second sides of the package body includes at least one hole shaped to receive a similarly shaped member of another said stackable package; a plurality of leads each having a first portion embedded in the package body, a second portion extending vertically adjacent to a peripheral side surface of the package body, and a third portion adjacent to and extending over first side of package body, wherein a surface of embedded first portion of the leads is exposed at the second side of the package body; and an integrated circuit having a first surface with bond pads thereon and an opposite second surface, wherein the first surface of the integrated circuit is covered with encapsulant, the integrated circuit is mounted on the embedded first portion of the leads and the bond pads are electrically connected thereto, and the second surface of the integrated circuit is exposed at the first side of the package body.