Patent ID: 6674177
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A semiconductor device having a semiconductor die having integrated circuitry and including a plurality of bond pads, each bond pad connected to at least a portion of said integrated circuitry, said semiconductor device comprising:at least one electrically conductive wire bond between a first bond pad and a second bond pad selected from said plurality of bond pads for a connection therebetween, said first bond pad and second bond pad interconnected via a portion of said integrated circuitry having a voltage drop therebetween, said at least one electrically conductive wire bond bypassing said voltage drop, said first bond pad and said second bond pad optionally connected to a third bond pad selected from said plurality of bond pads via said portion of said integrated circuitry, said third bond pad connected to a fourth bond pad selected from said plurality of bond pads via a wire bond.