Patent ID: 8044508

Claim:
An integrated circuit package apparatus, comprising: an integrated circuit die; a lead-frame; a thin-film battery provided on a substrate, wherein the thin-film battery includes a plurality of layers successively deposited on one another as solid-state thin-film layers; an electrical connection between said integrated circuit die and said thin-film battery; said integrated circuit die, said lead-frame; said substrate, said thin-film battery and said electrical connection encapsulated together within an encapsulant material, wherein said lead-frame includes a die pad on which said integrated circuit die is supported, said thin-film battery interposed between said die pad and said integrated circuit die, and wherein said plurality of layers of the thin-film battery includes a first electrode layer electrically connected to a back of said integrated circuit die, and a second electrode layer electrically connected to said die pad, and wherein said die pad is electrically connected to said integrated circuit die.