Patent ID: 7329949

Claim:
A packaged microelectronic device, comprising: a single, continuous substrate having a substrate surface and a recess in the substrate and extending from the substrate surface; a microelectronic die having an integrated circuit, a first side with a plurality of bond sites electrically coupled to the integrated circuit, and a second side opposite the first side, the microelectronic die being received within the recess with the second side facing the substrate; an electric coupler deposited on one of the plurality of bond sites; a dielectric layer having a first portion over the microelectronic die and the electric coupler and a second portion in the recess of the substrate, the first portion of the dielectric layer having a thickness approximately equal to a height of the electric coupler relative to the substrate surface; a conductive link deposited on the top surface of the dielectric layer and in physical contact with the electric coupler; and a ball site in or on the dielectric layer and electrically coupled to one of the plurality of bond sites.