Patent ID: 6921975

Claim:
A device with at least partial packaging, comprising: a circuit device having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface comprises active circuitry; an electrically conductive layer having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and at least one opening, wherein: the at least one opening at least partially surrounds the circuit device, the first surface of the circuit device is substantially coplanar with the first surface of the electrically conductive layer, and the electrically conductive layer comprises a first reference voltage plane; an electrical contact, electrically coupled to the first reference voltage plane, said electrical contact enabling electrical contact to be made to said first reference voltage plane; and an encapsulant layer at least partially filling a gap within the at least one opening between the circuit device and the electrically conductive layer, wherein the electrically conductive layer comprises at least two portions which are electrically isolated from each other.