Patent ID: 7423336

Claim:
A semiconductor device assembly, comprising: a first semiconductor device including a surface with at least one bond pad located substantially centrally thereon; a self-supported rerouting element positioned over the first semiconductor device, the self-supported rerouting element having a substantially uniform thickness and comprising: a substantially planar member including a top surface and a bottom surface; at least one contact exposed at the bottom surface and located correspondingly to a location of the at least one bond pad; at least one conductive via extending uninterruptedly through substantially an entire thickness of the substantially planar member; at least one conductive trace corresponding to and extending laterally away from the at least one contact toward a peripheral edge of the substantially planar member; at least one rerouted bond pad corresponding to the at least one conductive trace, the at least one rerouted bond pad being located proximate a periphery of the first semiconductor device; adhesive contacting the surface of the first semiconductor device and the bottom surface of the substantially planar member of the self-supported rerouting element to secure the self-supported rerouting element in close proximity to the first semiconductor device; and a second semiconductor device positioned over a portion of the self-supported rerouting element, the at least one rerouted bond pad being exposed beyond a periphery of the second semiconductor device.