Patent ID: 8362594
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An article of manufacture, comprising: a die having a first side, a second side, and an end between the first side and the second side; a mold material having a first side generally coplanar with the first side of the die, and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the mold material covers the die on the second side and at least substantially covering the end; a trench in the mold material at the first side of the mold material spaced apart from the end; a channel in the mold material at the second side, wherein the channel intersects with the trench to form a through-hole from the first side of the mold material to the second side of the mold material; a connector at the second side of the wafer; and an electrical connection electrically coupling the die to the connector, the electrical connection extending from the first side of the die and through the through-hole to the connector.