Patent ID: 7838992
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor device on a substrate, the semiconductor device including a bonding pad in a device region of the substrate; a dielectric layer on the substrate, a horizontal portion of the dielectric layer between the bonding pad and an outer side surface of the substrate, and a vertical portion of the dielectric layer covering the outer side surface of the substrate; and a conductive interconnect on the dielectric layer in contact with the bonding pad, a horizontal portion of the conductive interconnect extending from the bonding pad to the outer side surface of the substrate, and a vertical portion of the conductive interconnect extending from the horizontal portion of the conductive interconnect and in a vertical direction along the outer side surface of the substrate, the vertical portion of the conductive interconnect being spaced apart from the vertical portion of the dielectric layer.