Patent ID: 6900080

Claim:
A method for forming a microelectronic package, comprising: positioning a microelectronic substrate proximate to a support member, wherein the microelectronic substrate has a first surface with an outer edge, and a second surface facing opposite from the first surface, the first surface facing toward an interior surface of the support member; contacting a generally non-conductive material with at least one of the interior surface of the support member and the first surface of the microelectronic substrate: contacting the material with the other of the interior surface of the support member and the first surface of the microelectronic substrate, wherein an outer surface of the material is recessed inwardly from the outer edge of the microelectronic substrate; and connecting at least one conductive coupler between a first terminal at least proximate to the first surface of the microelectronic substrate and a second terminal at least proximate to the interior surface of the support member.