Patent ID: 7682878

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a circuit board assembly comprising: providing a substrate having a top surface with a circuit component region adapted to mount a component having a height dimension that extends above the substrate top surface, providing a substantially planar frame having a substantially planar bottom side surface and a substantially planar top side surface, the frame having a thickness, the frame further having a continuous wall that defines a hole formed through the thickness of the frame, the continuous wall extending from the top surface to the bottom surface through the thickness of the frame, stacking the frame and the substrate on top of one another such that the hole in the frame surrounds the circuit component, attaching the substantially planar bottom side surface of the frame to the top surface of the substrate, the frame being of a thickness, such that upon stacking the frame and the substrate, the hole forms a well having a depth that is equal to or greater than a height dimension of a component mounted to the substrate top surface, and filling the well formed by the hole with a protective material to encapsulate a component mounted to the substrate top surface.