Patent ID: 8508043

Claim:
A structure, comprising: at least one solder bump; a semiconductor die; at least one conductive bond pad formed upon a surface of the semiconductor die to receive the at least one solder bump; a topographical feature formed upon the surface of the semiconductor die proximate the at least one conductive bond pad, wherein a gap of a predetermined amount separates the topographical feature from the at least one conductive bond pad, wherein the topographical feature is formed upon the surface of the semiconductor die at a location that is slightly beyond a perimeter of the at least one solder bump, and wherein an edge of the at least one solder bump is in a location that aligns vertically to coincide with the gap that separates the topographical feature from the at least one conductive bond pad; and a non-conductive layer disposed over the semiconductor die and the at least one conductive bond pad and the topographical feature, wherein a thickness of the non-conductive layer beyond an edge of the at least one conductive bond pad is enhanced from the thickness of the non-conductive layer disposed over the at least one conductive bond pad by the presence of the topographical feature.