Patent ID: 7281946

Claim:
A hermetically sealed package comprising: a base member of electrically non-conductive material having an outer periphery and having a top surface and a bottom surface; means for securely mounting an electronic device having a plurality of electrodes on the top surface of the base member; means for accessing the electrodes of the electronic device comprising: a—a plurality of holes extending from the top surface to the bottom surface of the base member; b—corresponding to each one of said plurality of holes there is formed a furrow along the bottom surface of the base member, each furrow extending between the intersection of its corresponding hole with the bottom surface of the base member and the outer periphery of the base member; c—a plurality of leads of conductive material, one lead per hole and its corresponding furrow, each one of said plurality of leads being shaped to fit within and along a furrow and its corresponding hole; each lead extending through its hole a given distance above the top surface of the base member; where where each one of said plurality of electrodes, holes and leads includes a number greater than two; means brazing each lead within its hole for forming a hermetic seal between the lead and the inner surfaces of the hole; selected ones of the leads being electrically insulated from the other leads and selected ones of the leads being wire bonded to selected electrodes of the electronic device; and a lid mounted over the top surface of the base member covering the electronic device and the leads extending above the top surface of the base member, said lid having a bottom rim brazed to the top surface of the base member for providing an hermetically sealed package.