Patent ID: 8143717

Claim:
A package for use in encapsulating an electronic device, comprising: a dielectric frame having first and second sides, a pair of apertures extending through said dielectric frame separated by a raised shelf span extending inwardly from an internal perimeter of said dielectric frame, said raised shelf span defining a first thickness of said dielectric frame, and a raised sidewall extending outwardly from said second side along an external perimeter of said dielectric frame, said raised sidewall defining a second thickness of said frame, said second thickness being greater than said first thickness; and a metallic component having a flange and a pedestal that extends perpendicularly from said flange, said flange bonded to said first side of said dielectric frame and extending across one of said pair of apertures and said pedestal extending into said aperture with a gap between said pedestal and said dielectric frame having a width of at least 0.015 inch.