Patent ID: 8643157

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit package comprising: forming a paddle having four edge bars and a central cross bar resulting in the formation of two adjacent holes, wherein a first hole and a second hole are separated by the central cross bar and surrounded by the four edge bars; forming a first external interconnect adjacent to the first hole; forming a second external interconnect adjacent to the second hole; mounting a first integrated circuit die to the paddle and the central cross bar, the first integrated circuit die having a first active side facing the first hole, wherein an edge of the first integrated circuit die aligns with a first outside edge of at least one of the four edge bars; mounting a second integrated circuit die to the paddle and the central cross bar, the second integrated circuit die having a second active side facing the second hole, wherein an edge of the second integrated circuit die aligns with a second outside edge of at least one of the four edge bars; connecting the first active side and the first external interconnect with a first internal interconnect through the first hole; connecting the second active side and the second external interconnect with a second internal interconnect through the second hole; and encapsulating the first integrated circuit die, the second integrated circuit die, the paddle, the first internal interconnect, the second internal interconnect, the first external interconnect, and the second external interconnect with an encapsulation leaving a portion of the bottom surfaces of the first integrated circuit die, the second integrated circuit die, the first external interconnect, and the second external interconnect partially exposed.