Patent ID: 8415809

Claim:
An integrated circuit package, comprising: an integrated circuit (IC); a packaging substrate onto which the IC is disposed, the packaging substrate having a plurality of decoupling capacitors disposed on a planar top surface of the packaging substrate; a support member surrounding a peripheral edge of the IC, the support member affixed to the planar top surface of the packaging substrate through an adhesive spacer, the adhesive spacer being configured to enable the plurality of decoupling capacitors to be disposed under and spaced apart from a bottom surface of the support member, the adhesive spacer disposed on the planar top surface of the packaging substrate and extending therefrom, the support member composed of a conductive material and the support member forming a cavity through a center region of the support member, the cavity sized such that the IC fits therethrough; and molding compound injected into the integrated circuit package, the molding compound filling areas around the IC and below and above the support member, wherein edges of the cavity of the support member are spaced far apart from edges of the IC for reaching below the bottom surface of the support member and further contacting the entire planar top surface of the support member.