Patent ID: 8058101

Claim:
A method of making a microelectronic assembly comprising: providing a microelectronic package including a substrate, a microelectronic element overlying said substrate and at least two conductive elements projecting from a surface of said substrate, first and second conductive elements of said at least two conductive elements having surfaces remote from said surface of said substrate and being electrically connected through said substrate to said microelectronic element for carrying a first signal electric potential on said first conductive element and for simultaneously carrying a second electric potential on said second conductive element, said second electric potential being different from said first signal electric potential; molding a dielectric material around said at least two conductive elements for supporting said microelectronic package and so that said remote surfaces of said at least two conductive elements are deformed during said molding to present at least substantially planar surfaces, wherein said remote surfaces remain accessible and exposed at an exterior surface of said molded dielectric material.