Patent ID: 7013558

Claim:
A method for shielding an electronic component from electromagnetic frequencies comprising the steps of: (a) providing a semiconductor device; (b) providing a reference potential source; (c) electrically connecting a conforming shield enclosure to the reference potential source; and (d) providing a housing enclosing the semiconductor device, reference potential source, and conforming shield enclosure within the assembly; wherein the conforming shield enclosure comprises a metalized thermoformable polymer having dimensions conforming to the inside of the housing and enclosing and thereby shielding the semiconductor device from electromagnetic frequencies, wherein the conforming shield enclosure is prepared by paint metalization; and the metalized thermoformable polymer comprises metal particles selected from the group consisting of copper, silver, cobalt, titanates, niobates, zirconates, nickel, gold, tin, aluminum, magnesium, and alloys thereof.