Patent ID: 8184440
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electronic apparatus comprising: a circuit board; at least one semiconductor component mounted on the circuit board; at least one trace or conductor located on the circuit board and operably coupled to the at least one semiconductor component, the at least one conductor also being operably coupled to a connection arrangement mounted on the circuit board; a molded frame part mounted on the circuit board and overlying the connection arrangement, wherein the molded frame part defines an interior cavity; an electrically insulating encapsulating layer formed of an encapsulating compound positioned over at least part of the circuit board, wherein the encapsulating layer comprises a first portion located within the interior cavity of the molded frame part and a second portion located exterior the molded frame part, wherein the first portion is thicker than the second portion.