Patent ID: 7871859

Claim:
A method for connecting a semiconductor die to a carrier substrate, comprising: connecting an alignment device to the carrier substrate, wherein first ends of conductive elements of the alignment device proximate a first surface of the alignment device are coupled to corresponding contact pads of the carrier substrate, a receptacle being formed in a second surface of the alignment device, second ends of the conductive elements extending through the alignment device and into the receptacle; inserting only an edge of the semiconductor die and bond pads on or adjacent to the edge of the semiconductor die into the receptacle of the alignment device; establishing direct contact between the bond pads of the semiconductor die and the corresponding contact pads of the carrier substrate through the conductive elements of the alignment device, wherein the bond pads of the semiconductor die contact the second ends of the conductive elements in the receptacle; and maintaining the direct contact by securing a mounting element on the semiconductor die to at least one corresponding feature of the alignment device.