Patent ID: 7259445

Claim:
A device comprising: a substrate ( 16 ) having first and second generally opposite surfaces, the substrate ( 16 ) first surface having a plurality of bond sites ( 62 ) disposed thereon; a die ( 14 ) mounted to first surface of the substrate ( 16 ), the die ( 14 ) having first and second generally opposite surfaces parallel to the substrate ( 16 ) first and second surfaces, the die ( 14 ) first surface having a plurality of I/O pads ( 60 ) disposed thereon, the I/O pads ( 60 ) being electrically connected to the bond sites ( 62 ); a molding compound ( 18 ) encapsulating the die ( 14 ) and at least the first surface of the substrate ( 16 ); and a heat spreader ( 20 ) at least partially embedded in the molding compound ( 18 ) and having a peripheral cut edge portion ( 32 ) aligned with and not recessed from associated peripheral cut edge portions ( 34 , 36 ) of the substrate ( 16 ) and molding compound ( 18 ).