Patent ID: 7659145

Claim:
A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of semiconductor die each with a peripheral region around the semiconductor die; forming an insulating layer over the semiconductor wafer; removing a portion of the insulating layer and peripheral region to form a recess around the semiconductor die; depositing a first conductive layer over the insulating layer and recess, the first conductive layer being electrically connected to contact pads on the semiconductor die and conforming to a step into the recess; creating a gap through the first conductive layer and peripheral region around the semiconductor die; depositing an insulating material in the gap; removing a portion of the insulating material to form a through hole via (THV); depositing a conductive material in the THV to form a conductive THV, the conductive THV being recessed with respect to a surface of the semiconductor die, the conductive THV being electrically connected to the first conductive layer; and singulating the semiconductor wafer through the gap to separate the semiconductor die.