Patent ID: 7429785

Claim:
A stacked integrated circuit assembly, comprising: a lead frame structure having contact terminals; a first diode array integrated circuit having a plurality of diodes, said first diode array integrated circuit having bottom contact pads corresponding to respective anodes of said diodes, said bottom contact pads bonded to respective lead frame contact terminals, and cathodes of said diodes connected to a common top contact pad of said first diode array integrated circuit; a second diode array integrated circuit having a plurality of diodes, said second diode array integrated circuit having bottom contact pads corresponding to respective cathodes of said diodes of said second diode array integrated circuit, said bottom contact pads of said second diode array integrated circuit bonded to respective lead frame contact terminals, and anodes of said diodes of said second diode array integrated circuit connected to a common top contact pad of said second diode array integrated circuit; said first and second diode array integrated circuits positioned side by side on said lead frame structure, and the bottom contact pads of said first and second diode array integrated circuits bonded to said lead frame structure; and an overvoltage protection integrated circuit overlying at least a portion of said first and second diode array integrated circuits, said overvoltage protection integrated circuit having bottom contact pads bonded directly to the respective top contacts of said first and second diode array integrated circuits.