Patent ID: 6870251
Filing Date: 2005-03-22
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a base having an opening therein adapted to receive a semiconductor device, the base further comprising: a major planar surface located within the opening; a plurality of electrical contacts attached to the major planar surface; a slot located at one end of the opening in the base, the slot provided with a plurality of conductors for carrying currents larger than a current needed for an input/output signal; a first edge of the opening including a first overhang attached to the first edge and positioned over the major planar surface within the opening, the first edge fixed in relation to the major planar surface; and a second edge of the opening including a second overhang attached to the first edge and positioned over the major planar surface within the opening, the first overhang and second overhang sloped with respect to the major planar surface, the second edge fixed in relation to the major planar surface.