Patent ID: 7352001

Claim:
A method of editing a semiconductor die, the semiconductor die having: a semiconductor structure that includes a substrate and a plurality of devices that are formed in and on the substrate; and an interconnect structure connected to the semiconductor structure to electrically interconnect the devices to realize a circuit, the interconnect structure having a top surface, a number of metal traces, and a non-conductive structure that contacts the semiconductor structure and each metal trace, the number of metal traces including a first metal trace and a second metal trace, the method comprising: attaching an external structure to the top surface of the interconnect structure of the die, the external structure including silicon; forming a first opening in the non-conductive structure to expose a first metal region on a metal trace that lies between the first metal trace and the semiconductor structure; and forming a first conductor, the first conductor contacting the external structure and lying in the first opening to contact the first metal region.