Patent ID: 8802502

Claim:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprising: attaching a lead frame to a die, the lead frame including a plurality of leads having at least substantial portions arranged in a lead plane extending over a surface of the die; positioning at least a substantial portion of one conductive element arranged in a plane adjacent the lead frame and substantially parallel to the lead plane such that the conductive element is capacitively coupled to the lead frame and the conductive element and at least one of the leads cooperatively define a controlled-impedance conduction path; providing respective electrical connections between the leads and the die and the conductive elements; and encapsulating the leads and the conductive element with an encapsulant, the device including connection regions which are not covered by the encapsulant and which are electrically connected to the leads and the conductive element, at least some of the connection regions being formed integrally with the leads, wherein the controlled-impedance conduction path has a length of at least one millimeter.