Patent ID: 6538337
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A ball grid array (BGA) package, comprising:a substrate having a first surface, and a second surface; a plurality of substrate pads attached to the first surface of said substrate; a semiconductor chip attached to said substrate, said chip having an external surface and a plurality of bonding pads disposed on said external surface; an electrical connector electrically connecting at least one of said plurality of bonding pads to at least one of said plurality of substrate pads; a filling material protecting the bonding pads and the internal routing configuration; and at least one auxiliary routing configuration disposed on a portion of the substrate, each said auxiliary routing configuration electrically connecting at least one of said plurality of bonding pads to at least one other of said plurality of bonding pads without being electrically conductively connected throughout the substrate to any of said plurality of substrate pads.