Integrated circuit package configurations to reduce stiffness

An integrated circuit (IC) package comprising:

• a die having a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side;
• an encapsulation material encapsulating at least a portion of the die and having a first surface that is adjacent to the first side of the die and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface, wherein the encapsulation material includes a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side disposed between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the second side is directly adjacent to the first side, the third side is directly adjacent to the second side, and the fourth side is directly adjacent to the third side, wherein the first side and the second side of the encapsulation material are substantially perpendicular to one another, and wherein the third side and the fourth side of the encapsulation material are substantially perpendicular to each other;
• a first trench formed in the second surface, wherein the trench extends from the first side to the second side of the encapsulation material, a second trench formed in the second surface, wherein the second trench extends from the second side to the third side of the encapsulation material, a third trench formed in the second surface, wherein the third trench extends from the third side to the fourth side of the encapsulation material;
• and a fourth trench formed in the second surface, wherein the fourth trench extends from the fourth side to the first side of the encapsulation material, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth trenches intersect respectively first, second, third, and fourth sides under varying angles such that the first, second, third and fourth trenches form a geometric figure other than a square, wherein the second surface of the encapsulating material has a shape such that one or more cross sectional areas is thinner than one or more other cross sectional areas, and the trenches are formed at various depths to achieve the thinner cross sectional areas.