Patent ID: 6951980

Claim:
A package for an electrical device comprising: an electrically insulating substrate; said substrate having an accommodation surface thereon for an electrical device and an opposing surface; at least one electrically conductive mass in contact with and extending through said substrate and having a surface coplanar with said opposing surface of said substrate, said electrically conductive mass having substantially uniform dimensions through said substrate and having at least one edge coincident with an edge of said substrate; an electrical device disposed on said accommodations surface and having at least one connection locus thereon; at least one connection structure coupling at least one connection locus with said at least one conductive mass; and an enclosing structure enclosing said electrical device and said substrate; said enclosing structure and said at least one conductive mass cooperating to present at least one contact structure accessible from exterior of said enclosing structure; said at least one contact structure being configured for effecting surface mounting of the package in a circuit.