Patent ID: 7566955

Claim:
A packaged semiconductor chip comprising: (a) a first semiconductor chip having an upwardly-facing front face, a downwardly-facing rear face, edges bounding said faces and contacts exposed at said front face, said first semiconductor chip including active components; (b) a connecting element including passive components, said connecting element being electrically connected to at least some of said contacts, said connecting element overlying said front face of said first chip and projecting outwardly beyond said edges of said first chip; (c) a chip carrier disposed below said rear face of said first chip, said chip carrier having a bottom surface facing downwardly away from said first chip and having a plurality of terminals exposed at said bottom surface, at least some of said terminals being electrically connected to at least some of said contacts of said first chip through said connecting element; and (d) deformable leads connecting said terminals to said connecting element.