Patent ID: 8198709

Claim:
An integrated circuit device, comprising: a die; a first lead and a second lead; an electrically-conductive structure, distinct from said first lead and said second lead, wherein said die has two opposing sides, wherein one side of said die faces said electrically-conductive structure and the other side of said die contacts said first lead, and wherein said second lead makes direct contact with said first lead and also with a same side of said electrically-conductive structure as said die faces; a potting material having the electrically conductive structure, the die, the first lead and at least part of the second lead embedded therein, wherein said die rests on said electrically-conductive structure embedded in said potting material; and an electrically-conductive housing encasing only the potting material, together with the electrically conductive structure, the die, the first lead and at least part of the second lead embedded therein, and arranged to form exterior packaging of the integrated circuit device, wherein heat is removable from the die via a thermal conduction path formed by the electrically-conductive structure, the potting material, and the electrically-conductive housing.