Patent ID: 8310060

Claim:
A package comprising: a first plated area comprising a first and a second plated layer, wherein the first plated layer is gold and the second plated layer is palladium; a second plated area comprising a first and a second plated layer, wherein the first plated area and the second plated area each have a top surface and a bottom surface wherein a first plated layer of the first plated area and a first plated layer of the second plated area are exposed at the bottom surface; a third plated area having a top surface and a bottom surface comprising a plurality of plated layers that extends at least partially around the first plated area, the third plated area comprising a band near a perimeter of the first plated area wherein the third plated area is not in contact with the first or second plated areas and wherein a first plated layer of the third plated area is exposed at the bottom surface; a die attached to the first plated area on the second plated layer with an adhesive, wherein the adhesive is exposed at the bottom of the package, and further wherein the die is larger than the first plated area; a bond coupling the die to the second plated area; and a molding encapsulating the die, the bond, and the top surfaces of the first and second plated areas, wherein the bottom surfaces of the first and second plated areas are exposed exterior to the package.