Patent ID: 7666711

Claim:
A method of making a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of semiconductor dice, each semiconductor die having a contact pad; creating a gap between each of the semiconductor dice, the gap having sufficient width to form a conductive via within the gap; depositing an insulating material in the gap; removing a first portion of the insulating material from a first side of the semiconductor wafer to form a first notch, the first notch being less than a thickness of the semiconductor dice; depositing conductive material into the first notch to form a first portion of the conductive via within the gap; forming a conductive layer over the semiconductor dice and insulating layer to electrically connect the contact pad and conductive via; after depositing conductive material into the first notch, removing a second portion of the insulating material from a second side of the semiconductor wafer opposite the first side of the semiconductor wafer to form a second notch, the second notch extending through the insulating material to the first notch; depositing conductive material into the second notch to form a second portion of the conductive via within the gap; and singulating the semiconductor wafer through the gap to separate the semiconductor dice.