Patent ID: 9305911
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: forming a trench in a sidewall of a package body, wherein first, second, third, and fourth exposed ends of first, second, third, and fourth device-to-edge conductors are exposed at the sidewall of the package body; forming a first package conductor over the sidewall along a first side of the trench to electrically couple the first exposed end of the first device-to-edge conductor and the second exposed end of the second device-to-edge conductor; and forming a second package surface conductor over the sidewall along an opposite second side of the trench to electrically couple the third exposed end of the third device-to-edge conductor and the fourth exposed end of the fourth device-to-edge conductor, wherein the first and second package surface conductors are not electrically shorted across the trench.