Patent ID: 8169070

Claim:
A semiconductor device, comprising: a single semiconductor chip defining a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, the semiconductor chip comprising at least one contact element on the first face of the semiconductor chip; an encapsulating body encapsulating the semiconductor chip, the encapsulating body having a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, the first face of the encapsulating body coplanar with the first face of the semiconductor chip, the second face of the encapsulating body spaced apart from the second face of the semiconductor chip such that the second face of the semiconductor chip contacts the encapsulating body; a redistribution layer extending over the semiconductor chip and the first face of the encapsulating body, and containing a metallization layer comprising contact areas, wherein at least one contact area is connected with at least one contact element of the semiconductor chip; a functional layer disposed on the redistribution layer, where at least one contact element of the semiconductor chip is connected with the functional layer; and an array of external contact elements located on the second face of the encapsulation body.