Patent ID: 7652381

Claim:
An electrical interconnect assembly comprising: a printed circuit board with first and second surfaces facing in opposite directions, first and second terminals disposed on the first surface, a third terminal on the second surface, and a first aperture extending through the printed circuit board from the first surface to the second surface; a first integrated circuit package partially disposed within the aperture, the first integrated circuit package comprising i) an IC die with a plurality of conductive die terminals disposed thereupon, at least some of which are coupled to corresponding IC package terminals by respective bond wires; ii) an encapsulant that encapsulates at least some of the bond wires, iii) a first exterior package surface facing in a same direction as the first surface of the printed circuit board and having a fourth terminal disposed thereupon, ii) second and third exterior package surfaces which face in a same direction as the second surface of the printed circuit board and comprise first and second steps of a first stair step structure with corresponding fifth and sixth terminals disposed thereupon, a portion of the first step extending beyond the aperture and facing the first surface of the printed circuit board, wherein the fifth terminal is aligned with, and in electrical continuity with, the first terminal; a first conductive member having a first end coupled to the fourth terminal and a second end terminating at a contact on a surface of the printed circuit board; and, a second conductive member having a first end coupled with the sixth terminal and a second end coupled with a terminal on the printed circuit board.