Patent ID: 7102225
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A ball grid array (BGA) package, comprising: a substantially planar substrate having a plurality of contact pads on a first surface electrically connected through said substrate to a plurality of solder ball pads on a second surface of said substrate, wherein said substrate has an opening formed through said substrate that is open at said first and said second surfaces of said substrate; a metal stiffener having a first surface and a second surface, wherein said first surface of said stiffener is attached to said first surface of said substrate, wherein said stiffener has an opening through said stiffener that is open at said first and second surfaces of said stiffener; an integrated circuit (IC) die mounted to a central location of the second surface of said stiffener, wherein said IC die includes a bond pad; a wire bond that couples said bond pad to a contact pad on said first surface of said substrate through said opening in said stiffener; and a thermal connector attached to a portion of said first surface of said stiffener through said opening in said substrate, wherein a surface of said thermal connector is capable of being attached to a printed circuit board (PCB); wherein said stiffener is a heat spreader; and wherein said stiffener and said thermal connector provide a thermal path from said IC die to a PCB during operation of the IC die.