Patent ID: 7439169

Claim:
A method of redistributing bondpad locations of an integrated circuit, comprising: providing an integrated circuit comprising at least first and second inner lead bondpads; forming a first insulative passivation layer over the integrated circuit; forming a first bondpad-redistribution line over the first insulative passivation layer in electrical connection with the first inner lead bondpad through the first insulative passivation layer, the first bondpad-redistribution line comprising a first outer lead bondpad area; forming a second insulative passivation layer over the integrated circuit and the first bondpad-redistribution line, the second insulative passivation layer being formed to have a sidewall outline at least a portion of which is proximate to and conforms to at least a portion of the first bondpad-redistribution line; forming a second bondpad-redistribution line over the first insulative passivation layer in electrical connection with the second inner lead bondpad through the first insulative passivation layer, the second bondpad-redistribution line comprising a second outer lead bondpad area, at least a portion of the second bondpad-redistribution line being received over the second insulative passivation layer outline and over the first bondpad-redistribution line; and forming a third insulative passivation layer over the integrated circuit and the second bondpad-redistribution line, the third insulative passivation layer being formed to have a sidewall outline at least a portion of which is proximate to and conforms to at least a portion of the second bondpad-redistribution line, at least a portion of the third insulative passivation layer outline being received over the second insulative passivation layer outline and over the first bondpad-redistribution line.