US Patent 7851268 Integrated circuit package system using heat slug

An integrated circuit package system includes providing a substrate having an integrated circuit die thereon. A support is provided on the substrate. A heat slug having a tie bar is positioned by the tie bar on the support. The substrate and the integrated circuit die are encapsulated with an encapsulant, the encapsulant in contact with the heat slug. The substrate, heat slug, and encapsulant are singulated to remove the support.