Patent ID: 8890338
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of active devices on the semiconductor substrate; multiple metallization levels over the active devices, the multiple metallization layers including a bond pad level; and, a plurality of programming pads formed on the bond-pad level; a plastic package encapsulating at least said multiple metallization levels, wherein the encapsulating plastic package has an opening over two or more of the plurality of programming pads; wherein the two or more of the plurality of programming pads are adapted to program a programmable circuit by selectively coupling two or more of said plurality of programming pads together, wherein the two or more programming pads are coupled to one another by a printed conductive ink deposited using an ink jet printer after an encapsulation of one or more of said multiple metallization levels, wherein the opening is at least partially filled with a protective coating.