Patent ID: 7075187

Claim:
A coated semiconductor device having a plurality of electrodes embedded therein and exposed to an upper surface, and a coating layer coating the upper surface of the semiconductor device, wherein the coating layer is from about 0.5 to about 100 microns thick and is composed of a mixture of controlled porosity glass (CPG) particles having an average particle size of from about 0.25 to about 25 microns, and a thickening agent, wherein the coating layer adheres to the upper surface of the semiconductor device, wherein the thickening agent is selected from the group consisting of solid polymers of olefins, polyethylene, polyvinyl difluoride, polypropylene and polybutylene; vinyl resins, polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE), polyvinylchloride, polyacrylates, polyvinylacetate and polymethylmethacrylate; polycarbonates and polysulfones.