Patent ID: 6921860

Claim:
A microelectronic component assembly comprising: a microelectronic component having a surface that includes a covered region; a first dam carried on the surface of the microelectronic component, the first dam circumscribing a first uncovered region of the microelectronic component surface and having external dam surface; a second dam carried on the surface of the microelectronic component, the second dam circumscribing a second uncovered region of the microelectronic component surface and having an external dam surface, the second uncovered region being spaced from the first uncovered region and a portion of the covered region extending between the first and second uncovered regions; and an encapsulant bonded to and substantially covering the covered region, the encapsulant extending between the first and second dams and covering at least a portion of the external dam surface of the first dam and covering at least a portion of the external dam surface of the second dam.