Patent ID: 7879652

Claim:
A method of forming a semiconductor module, comprising: providing a first semiconductor chip having a first contact pad on a first main surface and a second contact pad on a second main surface, the second main surface opposite the first main surface and the first contact pad not being electrically connected to the second contact pad via an electrically conductive path external to the first semiconductor chip; depositing a first electrically conductive layer on the first main surface of the first semiconductor chip; depositing an electrically insulating epoxy or electrically insulating mold material on the first electrically conductive layer which encapsulates and electrically insulates the first electrically conductive layer and areas of the first main surface not covered by the first electrically conductive layer, and which provides stability to the semiconductor module; and depositing a second electrically conductive layer on the second main surface of the first semiconductor chip after the deposition of the epoxy or mold material.