Patent ID: 7674656

Claim:
A method, comprising: providing a support structure; placing a frame over the support structure, wherein the support structure includes a plurality of openings therein and each opening of the plurality of openings has at least two walls; placing each die of a plurality of die over the support structure, wherein each die of the plurality of die has at least two adjacent major edges; wherein the relative placing of the frame and of each die of the plurality of die results in each die of the plurality of die being in an opening of the plurality of openings; applying an encapsulant to the plurality of die; and moving at least one of a group consisting of the plurality of die and the frame in relation to the other in a manner that causes two major adjacent edges of each die of the plurality of die to substantially abut to and align with two walls of an opening of the plurality of openings; wherein the step of moving is further characterized by occurring during the step of applying the encapsulant.