Patent ID: 8410586

Claim:
A method of assembling a semiconductor package, the method comprising: (a) providing a semiconductor component including: a circuit carrier comprising: at least one device position, each device position comprising a die pad, a plurality of inner contact pads, a plurality of outer contact areas, and a rewiring structure electrically connecting the plurality of inner contact pads and the plurality of outer contact areas; at least one semiconductor chip comprising an active surface with integrated circuit devices and a plurality of chip bond pads and a passive surface being mounted on the die pad of at least one device position of the circuit carrier; and a plurality of electrical connections extending between and electrically connecting the plurality of chip bond pads with the plurality of inner contact pads of the circuit carrier; (b) selectively activating surface regions of the semiconductor component; (c) depositing material to form an adhesion promotion layer on at least areas of the semiconductor component such that the selectively activated surface regions of the semiconductor component have improved affinity for the material of the adhesion promotion layer; and (d) encapsulating at least the upper surface of the die pad, the semiconductor chip, the plurality of electrical connections and the plurality of the inner contact pads in plastic encapsulation material.