Patent ID: 6256206
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
An electronic circuit for an active implantable medical device, such as a cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator, comprising:at least one chip (12) and at least one other associated electronic component (18) placed on a substrate (10), wherein said at least one chip is a bare chip, not embedded in an encapsulation, having an electrical contact pad on at least one surface, and wherein the chip surface having said contact pad is turned toward the exterior, and wherein the substrate comprises a thickness and a cavity (30) having a bottom, wherein the chip is located proximate to the bottom of the substrate cavity;an electrical connection having one end connected to the chip contact pad and the other end extending to a surface of the substrate; andan isolating resin (38) filling the cavity to the surface of the substrate such that the isolating resin covers the chip and not the end of the electrical connection, wherein the electrical connection is to be connected to electrical interconnections (24, 26, 28) of the substrate.