Patent ID: 7071541

Claim:
A package for an integrated circuit die comprising: a die pad having a first die pad surface, a second die pad surface opposite the first die pad surface, and a peripheral die pad side surface extending between the first and second die pad surfaces; a plurality of contacts, each of the contacts having a first end facing the die pad, a second end opposite the first end, a first contact surface, a second contact surface opposite the first contact surface, and opposing contact side surfaces extending between the first and second ends and the first and second contact surfaces; an integrated circuit die disposed on the first die pad surface; at least one conductor electrically connected to and extending between the die and the first contact surface of a respective one of the contacts; and a package body formed of an encapsulant material which covers the die, the second contact surface of each of the contacts being exposed within the package body; the die pad side surface including a means for vertically locking the die pad to the package body and the contact side surfaces and the first end of each of the contacts including a means for vertically locking the contacts to the package body.