Patent ID: 7005737

Claim:
A ball grid array (BGA) package, comprising: a substrate having an electrically insulating layer and a plurality of electrically conductive features formed on a first surface of said insulating layer, said substrate further having a substantially continuous planar electrically conductive layer on a second surface of said insulating layer; a stiffener having a first surface attached to said first surface of said insulating layer; an integrated circuit (IC) die having a first surface mounted to a second surface of said stiffener; at least one electrically conductive via that extends through said substrate, and electrically couples an electrically conductive feature on from said first surface of said insulating layer to said electrically conductive layer on said second surface of said insulating layer; and at least one wire bond that couples at least one bond pad on a second surface of said IC die to said electrically conductive feature, wherein said at least one wire bond extends through at least one opening through said stiffener that is open at said first and second surfaces of said stiffener.