Patent ID: 7602050

Claim:
An integrated circuit package comprising: a lead frame comprising a plurality of input/output (I/O) pads positioned around a central ground paddle and proximate to a perimeter of the lead frame; an integrated circuit die positioned on the central ground paddle, wherein the integrated circuit die comprises a plurality of electrically conductive die terminals; a plurality of electrically conductive I/O circuit pads, each circuit pad positioned on and electrically connected with one of the I/O pads; a plurality of electrically conductive ground circuit pads positioned on the central ground paddle around the die between the die and the I/O circuit pads, wherein each ground circuit pad is electrically connected to the central ground paddle; and a plurality of electrically conductive bond wires, each bond wire electrically connecting a die terminal to at least one of an I/O circuit pad or a ground circuit pad, and wherein at least two of the bond wires are electrically connected to a single ground circuit pad.