Patent ID: 7163839

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a multi-chip module, comprising: providing a support substrate having first and second major surfaces, wherein the support substrate has a chip receiving area and a plurality of bonding pads disposed on the first major surface; coupling a penultimate semiconductor chip to the chip receiving area, the penultimate semiconductor chip having a plurality of bonding pads; coupling an interlevel semiconductor chip between the semiconductor chip receiving area and the penultimate semiconductor chip, wherein the interlevel semiconductor chip is larger than the penultimate semiconductor chip and has a plurality of bonding pads; coupling at least one bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads on the penultimate semiconductor chip to a first bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads on the first major surface; coupling a spacer to a portion of the penultimate semiconductor chip; coupling an ultimate semiconductor chip to the spacer after coupling the at least one bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads of the penultimate semiconductor chip to the at least one bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads on the first major surface, wherein the ultimate semiconductor chip is larger than the penultimate semiconductor chip and has a plurality of bonding pads; and coupling at least one bonding pad of the ultimate semiconductor chip to a second bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads on the first major surface.