Patent ID: 8064202

Claim:
A sandwich structure for mini-modules, comprising: a top lead frame for thermal cooling, EMI shielding and current carrying, wherein said top lead frame has a top surface and a bottom surface; a bottom structure for thermal cooling, current carrying and circuit controlling, wherein said bottom structure has a top surface and a bottom surface; internal components, wherein said internal components comprise at least a first set of one or more components, further wherein a first side of each of said first set of one or more components is mounted on said top surface of said bottom structure; a first set of one or more connecting structures, each of said first set of one or more connecting structures for connecting each of said first set of one or more components with said bottom surface of said top lead frame; and a second set of one or more connecting structures connected between said bottom surface of said top lead frame and said top surface of said bottom structure for providing one or more current paths for said internal components.