Patent ID: 8921995

Claim:
An integrated circuit (IC) package, comprising: a substrate including a plurality of electrical contacts configured to electrically connect the integrated circuit (IC) package to an external device and a plurality of electrically-conductive via holes extending through the substrate, each of the electrically-conductive via holes electrically coupled to an external contact; an encapsulation layer configured to form an enclosure, the encapsulation layer comprising a protective material; a semiconductor die disposed in the enclosure, the semiconductor die including a plurality of die contacts, the semiconductor die oriented such that the die contacts are on a side of the semiconductor die facing away from the substrate, where the protective material is disposed between the semiconductor die and the substrate so that the semiconductor die is not mounted to the substrate; and a plurality of interconnects, each of the interconnects having a first end electrically coupled to a die contact and a second end electrically coupled to an electrically-conductive via hole.