Patent ID: 8093690

Claim:
A chip package, comprising: a substrate; at least a chip disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the substrate; a molding compound disposed over the substrate, at least encapsulating the chip, and a portion of the substrate; and a shield including; a plurality of conductive connectors circumscribing a lateral periphery of the molding compound, wherein a side surface of at least one of the plurality of conductive connectors is exposed, and wherein the at least one of the conductive connectors is connected to the substrate; and a first portion disposed over portions of the molding compound, wherein the first portion is electrically connected to the conductive connectors; wherein the side surface of the at least one of the plurality of conductive connectors is exposed at an external periphery of the shield, and is inwardly indented such that the external periphery of the shield is inwardly indented.