Patent ID: 8502396

Claim:
An integrated circuit package comprising: a die including: a first plurality of die pads disposed on an upper surface of the die, and a second plurality of die pads disposed on the upper surface of the die; and a substrate having a set of outer contacts disposed on the upper surface of the substrate and a set of inner contacts disposed on the upper surface of the substrate, wherein the inner contacts are located between the outer contacts and the die, wherein each die pad in the first plurality of die pads is connected to an inner contact in the set of inner contacts by a signal bond wire, wherein a first die pad in the first plurality of die pads includes a protected signal trace, wherein each die pad in the second plurality of die pads is connected to an outer contact in the set of outer contacts by a protection bond wire , wherein a first die pad in the second plurality of die pads and a second die pad in the second plurality of die pads are connected via a wire connection disposed above the protected signal trace, wherein the plurality of protection bond wires are vertically higher than the plurality of signal bond wires, thereby creating a bond wire cage around the plurality of signal bond wires.