Patent ID: 8456021

Claim:
An integrated circuit (IC) device, comprising: a polymer substrate having a topside surface and a bottomside surface opposite said topside surface; a plurality of through-holes that extend from said topside surface to said bottomside surface; a plurality of bottom metal pads on said bottomside surface positioned over said plurality of through-holes; at least one IC die having an active topside including a plurality of bond pads and a second side opposite said active topside, wherein said IC die is affixed to said topside surface of said polymer substrate; mold compound encapsulating said IC die, wherein said mold compound adheres to said topside surface of said polymer substrate such that a solder resist of Ball-Grid Array (BGA) polymer substrate assembly is not needed; and bonding features coupled to said plurality of bond pads for coupling respective ones of said plurality of bond pads to said plurality of bottom metal pads, wherein said bonding features extend into said through-holes to contact said bottom metal pads.