Patent ID: 7259457

Claim:
A ball grid array (BGA) package, comprising: a substrate having a plurality of contact pads on a first surface electrically connected through the substrate to a plurality of solder ball pads on a second surface of the substrate, the first surface of the substrate including a centrally located portion capable of mounting an integrated circuit (IC) die; a heat spreader that has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the heat spreader is attached to the second surface of the substrate; a thermally conductive adhesive that attaches the first surface of the heat spreader to the second surface of the substrate; and a ring shaped stiffener being centrally open in a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface of the ring shaped stiffener is attached to the first surface of the substrate; wherein the second surface of the heat spreader is capable of being coupled to a printed circuit board (PCB).