Patent ID: 8508035

Claim:
For use in a connecting to an external package having a plurality of semiconductor devices in which same-surface connections to the devices are spatially restricted, an apparatus comprising: a semiconductor device having first and second opposing surfaces and first and second opposing sidewalls connecting the opposing surfaces, the semiconductor device including first and second different regions and first and second conductive contacts respectively in contact with the first and second different regions, the contacts having access via different surfaces; a first electrode in contact with the first contact and extending along the first surface and along at least one of the sidewalls; a second electrode in contact with the second contact and extending along at least one of the surfaces and one of the sidewalls that is different than the sidewall along which the first electrode extends; and isolating material having an opening therein that exposes the first conductive contact at the first surface the first electrode extending through the opening to contact the first conductive contact, the isolating material being configured and arranged to electrically insulate the first and second electrodes from one another and from the first surface and the opposing sidewalls; and wherein the second contact is in the second surface and the second electrode is in direct contact with the second surface, the first and second electrodes respectively providing contact to the first and second different regions via external connectors adjacent the first and second surfaces.