Patent ID: 8372729

Claim:
A method of forming a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising: forming a first semiconductor device in a first semiconductor die region on the semiconductor wafer; forming a second semiconductor device in a second semiconductor die region on the semiconductor wafer; forming a protective device in a scribe line region between (i) the first semiconductor die region and (ii) the second semiconductor die region; forming a first mesh of metal lines on a surface of the first semiconductor die region, wherein the first mesh of metal lines is in electrical communication with the protective device; forming a second mesh of metal lines on a surface of the second semiconductor die region, wherein the second mesh of metal lines is in electrical communication with the protective device; forming a first plurality of exposed terminals on the surface of the first semiconductor device, wherein the first plurality of exposed terminals is not in electrical communication with the first mesh of metal lines; and forming a second plurality of exposed terminals on the surface of the second semiconductor device, wherein the second plurality of exposed terminals is not in electrical communication with the second mesh of metal lines.