Thermally enhanced BGA package

A BGA package comprising:

• a substrate having an upper surface with a metal pad disposed thereon, the pad forming a mold gate;
• a chip mounted on the upper surface of the substrate;
• a heat spreader having a bottom part, a top part and a sidewall between the bottom part and the top part, the heat spreader covering the chip which is mounted on the upper surface of the substrate;
• a plurality of protrusions provided on the bottom part of the heat spreader, attached to the upper surface of the substrate such that the bottom part of the heat spreader and the upper surface of the substrate can together define a plurality of gaps which connect through the inside of the heat spreader, at least one protrusion in contact with the pad forming the molding gate;
• a plurality of holes provided on the side wall of the heat spreader;
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• an encapsulating material covering the chip and the heat spreader by molding in a manner that the encapsulating material flows conveniently through the gaps defined by the bottom part of the heat spreader and the upper surface of the substrate as well as holes on the sidewall and air trapped inside the heat spreader is expelled therethrough;
• whereby the heat generated from the chip is dissipated from the top part of the heat spreader and the bottom part of the heat spreader to the pad.