Patent ID: 7274094

Claim:
An electronic device package comprising: a package shell having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface; an aperture located in the top surface of the package shell; a bottom-side cavity located in the bottom surface of the package shell and in communication with the aperture, the bottom-side cavity having an outside perimeter that is larger than an outside perimeter of the aperture to form a cavity top surface in the bottom-side cavity; at least one terminal pad positioned on the cavity top surface; an optically interactive microelectronic device mounted within the bottom-side cavity and in electrical communication with the at least one terminal pad, the optically interactive microelectronic device having an active surface at least partially exposed through the aperture; a transparent lid covering the aperture and at least a portion of the top surface of the package shell; at least one solder pad configured for electrical coupling with a carrier substrate on at least the bottom surface of the package shell and outside of the bottom-side cavity, and in electrical communication with the at least one terminal pad, the at least one solder pad configured for mechanical attachment of the electronic device package to a carrier substrate.