Patent ID: 7842546

Claim:
A method of making an integrated circuit (IC) module comprising: attaching an outer surface of a ground plane to a process carrier, said ground plane having a first cutout and a second cutout, each of said first and second cutouts extending through said ground plane, said second cutout having a first end and a second end, said first end adjoining said first cutout, and said second cutout forming a critical signal pathway; coupling a first surface of a first device to said process carrier, said first device being positioned in said first cutout; fastening a second surface of a second device to said process carrier, said second device being positioned outside of said first cutout and adjacent to said second end of said second cutout; encapsulating said ground plane, said first device, and said second device in a packaging material, such that said outer surface, said first surface, and said second surface are exposed out of said packaging material; and forming an electrical interconnect positioned in said critical signal pathway to produce said IC module, said electrical interconnect interconnecting said first device with said second device.