Patent ID: 7420809

Claim:
An integrated circuit (IC) package comprising: a package substrate; an IC die mounted on the package substrate; a wire bond electrically connecting the IC die and the package substrate and forming a loop extending to a maximum distance point above the IC die; and a heat spreader mounted on the package substrate and comprising a hole through the heat spreader, the IC die and the wire bond being disposed substantially between the heat spreader and the package substrate, the hole being nearest the wire bond at the maximum distance point of the loop above the IC die and the maximum distance point of the loop of the wire bond extending into the hole of the heat spreader; and wherein: the loop of the wire bond extends between the maximum distance point above the IC die and a contact point on the package substrate; the heat spreader comprises a first portion near the IC die, a second portion including the hole near the wire bond at the maximum distance point of the loop and a third portion near the wire bond between the maximum distance point of the loop and the contact point on the package substrate; and the first portion of the heat spreader has a thickness wherein a bottom side of the first portion is below the maximum distance point of the loop of the wire bond and a top side of the first portion is above the maximum distance point of the loop of the wire bond.