Patent ID: 7235871

Claim:
An assembly of packaged microelectronic devices, comprising: a support member having support member circuitry and a mounting region with a generally uniform cross-sectional shape; a first packaged microelectronic device aligned with at least a portion of the mounting region and connected to at least one of the mounting region of the support member and the support member circuitry, the first packaged microelectronic device having a first microelectronic die generally encased in a first encapsulant to define a first package configuration; and a second packaged microelectronic device aligned with at least a portion of the mounting region and connected to at least one of the mounting region of the support member and the support member circuitry with the first packaged microelectronic device positioned between the support member and the second packaged microelectronic device, the second packaged microelectronic device having a second microelectronic die generally encased in a second encapsulant to define a second package configuration different than the first package configuration, and wherein the second packaged microelectronic device is not fixedly attached to the first packaged microelectronic device, wherein the first packaged microelectronic device has a first edge and a second edge facing opposite the first edge and the second packaged microelectronic device has a third edge and a fourth edge facing opposite the third edge, and wherein the third edge of the second packaged microelectronic device extends outwardly beyond the first edge of the first packaged microelectronic device and the fourth edge of the second packaged microelectronic device extends outwardly beyond the second edge of the first packaged microelectronic device.