Patent ID: 8487428

Claim:
A semiconductor assembly, comprising: a substrate; a first set of one or more flexible, non-conductive hedges disposed on and protruding from a first surface of the substrate; a chip coupled to and spaced apart from the substrate, the chip having a second surface facing the first surface of the substrate, wherein the chip is coupled to the substrate by a plurality of solder bumps; a second set of one or more flexible, non-conductive hedges disposed on and protruding from the second surface of the chip; at least one hedge of the first set of one or more hedges and at least one hedge of the second set of one or more hedges being positioned between two adjacent solder bumps; the first set of one or more hedges being configured and positioned to engage the second set of one or more hedges to restrict movement of the substrate with respect to the chip; the second set of one or more hedges being configured and positioned to engage the first set of one or more hedges to restrict movement of the chip with respect to the substrate; and an adhesive applied to at least one of the sets of one or more hedges, the adhesive bonding the first and second sets of one or more hedges together.