Patent ID: 8241953

Claim:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (a) forming a die bond pad on a first semiconductor die; (b) forming a redistribution layer including a redistribution pad on top of the die bond pad, the redistribution pad being larger than the die bond pad and having an upper surface at least to the height of the surface of the die; (c) affixing the first semiconductor die to a substrate, the first semiconductor die including a surface and the die bond pad and the substrate including a pad for receiving a wire bond; (d) wire bonding a first end of a wire to the pad on the substrate by forming an end of the wire into a ball and coupling the ball to the substrate pad; and (e) wire bonding a second portion of the wire, spaced from the first end of the wire, to the redistribution pad on the first semiconductor die in a wedge bond, the step (e) including the step of pulling the wire taut against an upper surface of the redistribution layer.