Patent ID: 8242596

Claim:
An integrated circuit, comprising: one of a leadframe or substrate; one or more dies attached on at least one side of the leadframe or substrate; electrical connections to couple each of the one or more dies to the leadframe or substrate; and a molding compound to encapsulate the one or more dies on the at least one side of the leadframe or substrate; wherein the leadframe or substrate is shaped by singulation to have at least one region with a non-linear shape and at least one region with a linear shape, the singulation providing an instance of the integrated circuit including a side having a first section, a second section and a third section, the first section being parallel to the third section and the second section extending at an oblique angle between the first and third sections, the third section including a notch, the notch serving as a catch region for receiving a component when the integrated circuit product is inserted into a receptacle.