Patent ID: 7023097

Claim:
An electronic component, comprising: a substrate including a bonding channel having a stepped configuration extending through the substrate, the substrate having a plurality of soldering balls disposed on a bottom surface, the substrate having a plurality of contact islands adjacent the bonding channel, wherein some of the contact islands are arranged in a first plane and others of the contact islands are arranged in a second plane, the first plane being parallel to and spaced from the second plane; a chip having a central row of bond pads on an upper surface, the upper surface of the chip being attached to a top surface of the substrate such that the central row of bond pads are aligned inside the bonding channel of the substrate, the top surface of the substrate being opposite the bottom surface of the substrate; and a plurality of wire bridges electrically coupling the bond pads of the chip to the contact islands of the substrate, the wire bridges extending through the bonding channel.