Patent ID: 9553059
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: forming and patterning a passivation layer over a carrier substrate; forming a plurality of bond pads over the patterned passivation layer; forming a plurality of through vias on the plurality of bond pads, the plurality of through vias extending in a direction perpendicular to a major surface of the carrier substrate; attaching a first die to the patterned passivation layer; encapsulating the plurality of through vias and the first die with a molding compound; removing the carrier substrate; and patterning the patterned passivation layer to form a plurality of recesses in the patterned passivation layer, the plurality of bond pads being exposed in the recesses of the patterned passivation layer, each of the plurality of bond pads having sidewalls that taper in a direction away from the molding compound, bottommost surfaces of the plurality of bond pads being level with a bottommost surface of the patterned passivation layer, the bottommost surfaces of the plurality of bond pads and the bottommost surface of the patterned passivation layer facing away from the molding compound.