Patent ID: 7772695

Claim:
A semiconductor blank comprising: an auxiliary carrier defining a plurality of component positions, wherein the auxiliary carrier includes a first carrier surface and a second carrier surface opposite the first carrier surface; an adhesive layer applied to the first carrier surface; and semiconductor components arranged in rows and columns on the auxiliary carrier, wherein each semiconductor component comprises a semiconductor chip including: an active upper side, a rear side, and side edges, wherein the active upper side defines a plurality of external contact connecting areas, and a plurality of external contacts disposed on the external contact connecting areas such that the external contacts project from the active upper side of the semiconductor chip to orient the active upper side in spaced relation from the auxiliary carrier, wherein the semiconductor chip is encapsulated by a plastic compound on the active upper side, the rear side, and the side edges such that the external contacts are surrounded by the plastic compound, wherein each external contact includes an exposed portion protruding from the plastic compound, the exposed portion being pressed into the adhesive layer such that each external contact is partially embedded into the adhesive layer, and wherein the auxiliary carrier is separable from the semiconductor chip via the adhesive layer.