Patent ID: 7009297

Claim:
A semiconductor chip assembly, comprising: a semiconductor chip that includes first and second opposing surfaces, wherein the first surface of the chip includes a conductive pad; a conductive trace that includes a routing line and a metal particle; a connection joint that electrically connects the routing line and the pad; and an encapsulant that includes first and second opposing surfaces, wherein the first surface of the encapsulant faces in a first direction, the second surface of the encapsulant faces in a second direction opposite the first direction, the chip, the metal particle and the encapsulant extend vertically beyond the routing line in the first direction, the chip and the metal particle are embedded in the encapsulant, the routing line extends laterally beyond the metal particle towards the chip, extends vertically beyond the chip and the metal particle in the second direction and is unbent in the first and second directions outside a periphery of the chip, the metal particle is disposed outside the periphery of the chip, overlaps the routing line and extends vertically across most or all of a thickness of the chip between the first and second surfaces of the chip, the conductive trace is not covered within a periphery of the metal particle in the first direction by the encapsulant or any other insulative material of the assembly and includes solder or conductive adhesive that contacts and overlaps the routing line and extends within the periphery of the metal particle, and any chip embedded in the encapsulant is electrically connected to the metal particle by an electrically conductive path that includes the routing line.