Patent ID: 8884415

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) die having first and second contacts; a stainless steel leadframe having first and second portions separated by at least one opening having sidewalls defined by the leadframe, the at least one opening electrically insulating the first and second portions from one another; a first material on a first surface of the stainless steel leadframe and configured and arranged to adhere to the leadframe; a second material configured and arranged to adhere the IC die to the first material by adhering to both the IC die and the first material; a third material configured and arranged to encapsulate at least a portion of the IC die, the first and third material being configured and arranged to adhere to one another and secure the IC die relative to the leadframe; a first conductor connected between the first contact and the first portion of the leadframe via a first opening in the first material, the first conductor and the IC die being configured and arranged to pass a signal between the first contact and the first portion of the leadframe; and a second conductor connected between the second contact and the second portion of the leadframe, via a second opening in the first material, the second conductor and the IC die being configured and arranged to pass a signal between the second contact and the second portion of the leadframe.