Patent ID: 7365424

Claim:
A microelectronic component assembly comprising: a microelectronic component having an active surface and an array of terminals carried on the active surface; a substrate attached to the active surface of the microelectronic component, the substrate having a body, a reduced-thickness base portion, and a passage through the base that is disposed adjacent the terminals of the microelectronic component, the body having a first thickness and a contact surface at a first height outwardly from the active surface of the microelectronic component, and the base having a second thickness and a bond pad surface at a second height outwardly from the active surface of the microelectronic component, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness, and the first height being greater than the second height; and at least one bond wire that extends through the passage and electrically couples one of the terminals of the microelectronic component to a bond pad carried by the bond surface of the substrate, the bond wire having a diameter and a maximum height outwardly from the active surface of the microelectronic component that is no greater than the first height, wherein the difference between the first height and the second height is approximately 2-2.5 times greater than the diameter of the bond wire.