Patent ID: 7259042

Claim:
A method of fabricating a package, comprising: providing a peripheral chip having a first active surface including a first plurality of bonding pads disposed thereon, and having a corresponding first back surface; providing a leadframe having a plurality of leads including bonding surfaces and non-bonding surfaces, and having a supporting pad that includes at least one elongated chip supporting bar; attaching the supporting pad to the first active surface in such a way as not to interfere with the first plurality of bonding pads; connecting wires between the first plurality of bonding pads and parts of the leads; providing an image sensor chip having a second active surface and a corresponding second back surface, wherein the second active surface comprises a light receiving area and a peripheral area having a second plurality of bonding pads; attaching the image sensor chip to the supporting pad; connecting wires between the second plurality of bonding pads and parts of the leads; and forming a transparent lid over the light receiving area to direct light to the light receiving area.