Patent ID: 8338924

Claim:
A substrate for an integrated circuit package, comprising: a) an electrically conductive leadframe having a first side and an opposing second side, said leadframe comprising: i. a plurality of lands on said first side; ii. a first recessed portion between said plurality of lands; iii. a plurality of electrically isolated bonding points on said second side, each bonding point being electrically connected to one of said plurality of lands; iv. a second recessed portion between said plurality of bonding points; b) a first bonding compound disposed in said first recessed portion and exposing said plurality of lands; c) a second bonding compound disposed in at least a portion of said second recessed portion, and selectively exposing a selected area of said leadframe on said second side; wherein said first bonding compound and said second bonding compound hold said plurality of bonding points and said plurality of lands together.