Patent ID: 7166807

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit, comprising: providing a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces; providing a magnetic field sensing element on the first surface of the substrate; mounting the substrate proximate to a lead frame, wherein at least a portion of the lead frame is substantially parallel to the first surface of the substrate and proximate to the magnetic field sensing element, wherein the lead frame has a plurality of leads and the portion of the lead frame proximate to the magnetic field sensing element comprises a current conductor portion including a coupling of at least two of the plurality of leads, wherein each one of the leads has a respective length, and wherein each one of the leads has a bend in a direction selected to result in each one of the leads being closer to the first surface of the substrate than to the second surface of the substrate throughout the length of the lead; and providing an insulating layer disposed between and proximate to the substrate and the portion of the lead frame, wherein the providing an insulating layer includes at least one of providing an interposing insulating layer, providing a lead frame insulating layer associated with the lead frame, or providing a substrate insulating layer associated with the substrate.