Patent ID: 8742574

Claim:
A semiconductor device comprising: a top substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the top substrate including a conductive layer disposed over the second surface; a bottom substrate having a first surface, an integrated circuit disposed proximate to the first surface, and a conductive pad disposed in the first surface, the integrated circuit electrically coupled to the conductive pad; a patterned adhesive material disposed between the first surface of the top substrate and the first surface of the bottom substrate, the patterned adhesive material configured to bond the bottom substrate to the top substrate, the patterned adhesive material comprising a non-discrete non-continuous material configured to allow for expansion when the patterned adhesive material is pressed vertically; and a via formed through the top substrate and the patterned adhesive material, the via including a conductive material configured to electrically couple the conductive pad of the bottom substrate to the conductive layer of the top substrate.