Patent ID: 8097497

Claim:
A method of connecting a chip to a package in a semiconductor device comprising: printing bond pads on the chip and package; printing a first layer of encapsulant to a predetermined thickness on at least a portion of the chip and package, the printed first layer of encapsulant also overlapping a portion of the chip bond pad; using a material printer comprising a piezoelectric print head, selectively ink jet printing a layer of conductive material on the first layer of encapsulant in a predetermined pattern between the chip and package, wherein the printed conductive material layer is shape controlled in three dimensions and conforms to an upper surface of the first layer of encapsulant such that the first layer of encapsulant defines a spacing between the printed conductive material and the chip and package; printing a second layer of encapsulant over the ink jet printed conductive material; and curing at least the second layer of encapsulant, wherein at least one of the first layer of encapsulant and the second layer of encapsulant is printed using a material printer comprising a piezoelectric print head.