A packaged microelectronic device is provided which includes: (a) a unit
having a chip with an upwardly-facing front surface and a
downwardly-facing rear surface, a lid overlying at least a portion of the
front surface of the chip, the lid having a top surface facing upwardly
away from the chip and unit connections exposed at the top surface of the
lid. At least some of the unit connections are electrically connected to
the chip. The packaged microelectronic device also includes a package
structure including structure defining package terminals, at least some
of the package terminals being electrically connected to the chip. The
package structure, the unit or both define a downwardly-facing bottom
surface of the package, the terminals being exposed at the bottom
surface.