Patent ID: 8501541

Claim:
A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a plurality of semiconductor die including a gap separating the semiconductor die; depositing a first insulating material in the gap to extend from a first surface of the semiconductor die to a second surface of the semiconductor die opposite the first surface; removing a first portion of the first insulating material in the gap while leaving a second portion of the first insulating material adjacent to the semiconductor die; forming a first conductive layer including vertical and lateral components in the gap with the vertical component disposed over the first insulating material; depositing a second insulating material in the gap over the first conductive layer to form a conductive via disposed between the first and second insulating materials; forming a second conductive layer over the semiconductor die electrically connected between a contact pad on the semiconductor die and the first conductive layer; and singulating through a first portion of the lateral component of the first conductive layer while leaving a second portion of the lateral component of the first conductive layer.