Patent ID: 6354485
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method of making a plurality of chip assemblies comprising:(a) providing a metallic element having one or more rear regions and one or more flange regions offset from said rear regions in a forward direction; (b) placing a plurality of semiconductor chips into said one or more rear regions in front-face-forward disposition and attaching a rear face of each chip to a rear region of the metallic element; (c) providing bondable flange contacts on the flange regions of the metallic element and providing bondable chip contacts overlying the front face of each chip; and (d) after said placing and attaching step, severing said metallic element to thereby form a plurality of assemblies, each including a metallic cap having a rear wall, one or more flanges with one or more flange contacts thereon, at least one said chip attached to the rear wall and chip contacts overlying the front face of each said chip.