Patent ID: 7091581
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit package comprising: a semiconductor die mounted to a die attach pad; at least one row of contact pads circumscribing said die attach pad; wire bonds connecting said semiconductor die to ones of said contact pads; an overmold covering one side of said semiconductor die, said wire bonds and a portion of one side of said contact pads such that a remaining portion of said one side of said contact pads is uncovered leaving cavities circumscribed by the overmold at said one side of said contact pads, and an opposing side of said contact pads is uncovered; external contacts in the form of contact balls in an array, disposed on said one side of said contact pads, in the cavities at the uncovered remaining portion, such that said contact balls of said array sit in said cavities circumscribed by the overmold and extend beyond the bottom surface of said overmold.