Patent ID: 8749075

Claim:
An integrated circuit, comprising: a chip comprising a front side, a back side opposite the front side, and a plurality of sidewalls, wherein one or more electrical contacts are formed over the chip back side and at least one of the chip sidewalls; an encapsulation material covering surfaces of at least three sides of the chip including the surface of the chip back side, wherein the encapsulation material does not substantially cover the surface of the chip front side, and wherein the encapsulation material is formed from an adhesive material; a carrier adhered to the chip by means of the encapsulation material an electrically insulating material covering the chip front side and covering a front surface of the encapsulation material; at least one electrical interconnect extending through the electrically insulating material from the chip front side to an exposed front surface of the integrated circuit, wherein the at least one electrical interconnect is in electrical connection with the chip at the chip front side.