Patent ID: 8076784
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a first semiconductor chip having an array of first connection elements on a first surface of the first semiconductor chip; and a second semiconductor chip having an array of second connection elements on a first surface of the second semiconductor chip, wherein the first connection elements are attached to the second connection elements and the second semiconductor chip has a thickness of less than 100 μm, the second semiconductor chip has a second surface opposite to the first surface of the second semiconductor chip and a first electrically conductive layer is applied to the second surface of the second semiconductor chip, external contact pads are formed from the first electrically conductive layer, the first semiconductor chip extends beyond a periphery of the second semiconductor chip, a second electrically conductive layer is applied to at least one side surface of the second semiconductor chip and the second electrically conductive layer electrically couples at least one of the first connection elements to the first electrically conductive layer, and the at least one of the first connection elements is located outside of the periphery of the second semiconductor chip.