Patent ID: 7714422

Claim:
An electronic module, comprising: a component housing; a circuit carrier comprising a plurality of edge area contact connecting pads arranged in edge areas of an upper surface of the circuit carrier; at least one integrated circuit chip arranged on the circuit carrier in the component housing, the integrated circuit chip being electrically connected to the circuit carrier via connection elements, wherein the integrated circuit chip, the connection elements, the edge area contact connecting pads, and at least a portion of the circuit carrier are embedded in a plastic housing compound; and a self-supporting, structured metal plate fixed to the edge area contact connecting pads of the circuit carrier, the structured metal plate including: at least one structured element disposed on an upper face of the component housing, the at least one structured element including a lower face embedded in the plastic housing compound; and a plurality of leads spaced apart from each other and extending between the at least one structured element and the edge area contact connecting pads, the leads including angled portions that constitute side faces of the structured metal plate and that are embedded in the plastic housing compound.