Patent 7939916 was granted and assigned to Analog Devices on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An electronics package includes a wafer die substrate containing electronic circuits and having a top surface and a bottom surface. A top protective layer is substantially thinner than the substrate and covers the top surface. A bottom protective layer is substantially thinner than the substrate and covers the bottom surface. Circuit contacts are distributed about the bottom protective layer for electrically coupling the substrate electronic circuits to external electronic circuits.