Wire bonded wafer level cavity package
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1. A method of making a microelectronic device comprising:
- (a) assembling a lid element with a wafer element, the wafer element having a front surface including a plurality of regions, each such region including an active area and a plurality of contacts exposed at said front surface outside of said active area, said lid element overlying said front surface of said wafer element;
then(b) forming holes in said lid element so as to expose said contacts; and
(c) severing said wafer element and said lid element along severance lines intersecting said holes to thereby form a plurality of units, each such unit including a lid having one or more edges with recesses formed from said holes.
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Abstract
A microelectronic device includes a chip having a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface having an active region and a plurality of contacts exposed at the front surface outside of the active region. The device further includes a lid overlying the front surface. The lid has edges bounding the lid, at least one of the edges including one or more outer portions and one or more recesses extending laterally inwardly from the outer portions, with the contacts being aligned with the recesses and exposed through them.
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1. A method of making a microelectronic device comprising:
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(a) assembling a lid element with a wafer element, the wafer element having a front surface including a plurality of regions, each such region including an active area and a plurality of contacts exposed at said front surface outside of said active area, said lid element overlying said front surface of said wafer element;
then(b) forming holes in said lid element so as to expose said contacts; and (c) severing said wafer element and said lid element along severance lines intersecting said holes to thereby form a plurality of units, each such unit including a lid having one or more edges with recesses formed from said holes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 42, 43)
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10. A method of making microelectronic devices comprising:
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(a) assembling a lid element having substantially planar inner and outer surfaces with a wafer element having a front surface including a plurality of regions, each such region including an active area and a plurality of contacts exposed at said front surface in a peripheral area outside of said active area, so that the lid element overlies the front surface of the wafer element with the inner surface spaced from the front surface of the wafer element;
then(b) removing portions of the lid element overlying said peripheral areas so as to expose contacts of the wafer element; and
then(c) severing the wafer element along severance lines extending between peripheral areas of adjacent regions. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of making microelectronic devices comprising:
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(a) assembling a lid element having an outer surface and an inner surface having grooves therein with a wafer element having a front surface including a plurality of regions, each such region including an active area and a plurality of contacts exposed at said front surface in a peripheral area outside of said active area, so that the lid element overlies the front surface of the wafer element with the inner surface facing toward the wafer element and with the grooves aligned with the peripheral areas of the wafer element;
then(b) thinning the lid element from the outer surface until the grooves form channels extending entirely through the lid element in alignment with the peripheral areas of the wafer unit, thereby subdividing the lid element into individual lids overlying the active areas of the wafer unit; and
then(c) severing the wafer element along severance lines extending between peripheral areas of adjacent regions.
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13. A method of making microelectronic devices comprising:
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(a) assembling a lid element with a wafer element, said wafer element having a plurality of regions, each region including a plurality of contacts; (b) forming holes in the lid element so as to expose said contacts; (c) depositing an electrically conductive material into said holes; and (d) severing said wafer element and said lid element along severance lines intersecting said electrically conductive material to thereby form of plurality of units, each unit having an outer edge with recesses in said lid and said electrically conductive material in said recesses. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of making a microelectronic assembly comprising:
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(a) placing a unit having a chip, a lid overlying a front surface of the chip, and recesses in said lid open at an edge of the lid with electrically conductive material in said recesses in proximity to a substrate having conductive pads with said lid facing upwardly away from the substrate; and (b) heating said electrically conductive material such that said electrically conductive material flows out of said recesses, across said edge and onto said conductive pads on said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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