Patent ID: 8687370

Claim:
A housing for a chip arrangement, the housing comprising: a carrier comprising a first carrier side configured to receive a chip arrangement, a second carrier side and one or more through-holes extending from the first carrier side to the second carrier side; at least one electrical connector inserted through one of the one or more through-holes, the at least one electrical connector arranged to extend from the second carrier side to the first carrier side; wherein the at least one electrical connector comprises: a first portion on the first carrier side; a second portion on the first carrier side, wherein the first portion extends away from the first carrier side at an angle to the second portion; and a third portion on the second carrier side, wherein the third portion extends away from the second carrier side at an angle to the second portion, wherein the chip arrangement comprises a chip-carrier and at least one chip formed over a first chip-carrier side and wherein a second chip-carrier side faces the first carrier side, and wherein the at least one electrical connector is thermally connected to the at least one chip via a heat-dissipation layer formed over the second chip-carrier side.