Patent ID: 7883940

Claim:
A method of electrically connecting a plurality of bond pads on one or more chips to a plurality of external package connections in an integrated circuit, the method comprising: routing a plurality of traces on a substrate, said substrate comprising one or more substrate layers and having the external package connections thereon, at least a first one of said plurality of traces being configured to electrically connect (i) a first bond pad connector from a first bond pad of said plurality of bond pads and (ii) a second bond pad connector from a second bond pad of said plurality of bond pads, and wherein a remaining subset of said plurality of traces being are configured to electrically connect a remaining plurality of bond pad connectors and said plurality of external package connections; forming a redistribution layer on one of said one or more chips, a layout view of said one of said one or more chips being bisected horizontally or vertically into a first side and a second side by a central axis, the redistribution layer electrically connecting a first bonding location on said first side of said one of said one or more chips to a second bonding location on said second side of said one of said one or more chips, wherein said redistribution layer and said first bond pad are on a first chip of said one or more chips; and connecting said plurality of bond pad connectors to said plurality of bond pads, said traces and said redistribution layer at said first and second bonding locations, wherein connecting said plurality of bond pad connectors and said redistribution layer comprises connecting said first bond pad connector to (i) said first bond pad and (ii) a first end of said first one of said plurality of traces, connecting said second bond pad connector to (i) a second end of said first one of said plurality of traces and (ii) a first end of said redistribution layer, and connecting a third bond pad connector to (i) a second end of said redistribution layer and (ii) a second one of said plurality of traces.