Patent ID: 8168458

Claim:
A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of semiconductor die with a peripheral area around the semiconductor die; forming a recessed region in the peripheral area, the recessed region having an angled or vertical sidewall; forming a first conductive layer in the recessed region; forming a first stud bump over a contact pad of the semiconductor die; forming a second stud bump over the first conductive layer within the recessed region; forming a bond wire between the first and second stud bumps; forming a third stud bump over the bond wire, and first stud bump; forming an encapsulant over the first conductive layer, bond wire, and first, second, and third stud bumps; forming a dicing channel partially through the peripheral area; and removing a portion of a backside of the semiconductor wafer to the dicing channel to singulate the semiconductor wafer, and separate the semiconductor die while leaving the second stud bump and the first conductive layer embedded within the encapsulant.