Patent ID: 7340181

Claim:
A semiconductor device having a plurality of edge mounted electrical contacts, the device comprising: an integrated circuit formed on a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a notch region along the edges; the first surface having a multiplicity of electrical contact pads formed thereon, said electrical contact pads electrically connected with the integrated circuit; the first surface of the semiconductor substrate includes a top protective layer having a surface portion that extends beyond the edges of the semiconductor substrate; the surface portion of the top protective layer includes a multiplicity of electrical contact pad extensions formed thereon, wherein each electrical contact pad extension is electrically connected with a corresponding electrical contact pad; the second surface of the semiconductor substrate includes a bottom protective layer having a multiplicity of electrical connectors formed thereon; and each of the multiplicity of electrical contact pad extensions is electrically interconnected with its corresponding electrical connector by a backside electrical connector that overlaps the electrical contact pad extensions formed on the surface portion of the top protective layer thereby forming a lap connection.