Patent ID: 8058706

Claim:
A packaged electronic device, comprising: a thickness shaped integrated circuit (IC) die having a top portion comprising a top surface including active circuitry and a bottom portion including a bottom surface, wherein a cross sectional area of said bottom surface is at least 5% less than a cross sectional area of said top surface to provide a protruding lip, said protruding lip including a bottom lip surface, said thickness shaped IC die having a plurality of bonding features on said top surface or said bottom surface; a package substrate comprising a top substrate surface having a plurality of substrate bonding sites thereon and a bottom substrate surface, said package substrate comprising a die support structure comprising at least two opposing edges on said top substrate surface having a gap region between said opposing edges; wherein said bottom lip surface of said thickness shaped IC die is secured to said die support structure and said bottom surface of said thickness shaped IC die extends below said die support structure into said gap region, and coupling connectors for coupling said plurality of bonding features on said thickness shaped IC die to said plurality of substrate bonding sites.