Patent ID: 8586413

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a multi-chip module, comprising the steps of: providing a support substrate having first and second major surfaces, wherein the support substrate has a chip receiving area and a plurality of bonding pads; coupling a first semiconductor chip to the chip receiving area, the first semiconductor chip having a plurality of bonding pads; coupling a first bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads of the first semiconductor chip to a first bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads of the support substrate; coupling a spacer to a central portion of the first semiconductor chip; disposing an uncured support material on at least one of the spacer or the first semiconductor chip outside the central portion; positioning a second semiconductor chip on the uncured support material, the second semiconductor chip having a first major surface and a plurality of bonding pads, wherein positioning the second semiconductor chip squeezes the uncured support material in a lateral direction, thereby causing the uncured support material to substantially fill a region between the first and second semiconductor chips including a space between the second semiconductor chip and a top surface of the spacer so as to provide support for a peripheral portion of the second semiconductor chip overhanging the spacer; and coupling a first bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads of the second semiconductor chip to a second bonding pad of the plurality of bonding pads of the support substrate.