Patent ID: 7965094

Claim:
A package for receiving at least one integrated circuit die, the package comprising: a plurality of stacked layers each comprising a ceramic material, wherein the plurality of layers are stacked to form electrical connections within the package, wherein at least one of the plurality of stacked layers comprises a heater layer, wherein the heater layer comprises a ceramic material, and at least one resistive heating filament printed onto the ceramic material of the heater layer, wherein the resistive heating filament has two ends configured to receive a voltage, and wherein the two ends are electrically connected to leads of the package; and at least one temperature sensor, wherein the at least one temperature sensor comprises a resistive temperature thermistor, wherein the at least one temperature sensor is printed onto at least one of the plurality of stacked layers of the package, wherein the at least one temperature sensor has two ends configured to receive a voltage, and wherein the two ends are electrically connected to leads of the package.