Patent ID: 7038326

Claim:
A radio frequency integrated circuit package, comprising: a circuit package having external interface elements and package bond pads electrically connected to each other; a ground plane, embedded in the package, for connecting to an electrical ground; a radio frequency integrated circuit die having die bonding pads located on four sides of the die, the die bonding pads including a first set of die bonding pads for carrying radio frequency (RF) signals and a second set of bonding pads for carrying non-RF signals, the first set of die bonding pads being located on two sides of the die; bond wires for electrically connecting the die bond pads to either the package bond pads or to the ground plane; and the radio frequency integrated circuit die being offset in two directions from the center of the area encompassed by the package bond pads; to reduce the distance between the package bond pads and the first set of die bonding pads and thereby reduce the inductance of the bond wires connecting the first set of die bonding pads and the package bond pads.