Abstract:
A method of increasing the packaging density of input/output interconnections on a semiconductor chip (10) includes creating a plurality of terminal pads on a substrate of the chip (10), providing an array of a plurality of bonding pads (11) on the surface of such chip (10) and connecting the bonding pads (11) and the terminal pads by means of insulated bond wires (13). The bonding pads are not limited to the periphery of the chip. The connections for the bond wires (13) are preferably made using the ball bonding process. Preferably, the bond wires (13) are made of aluminum and are coated with an aluminum oxide insulation (14).
Abstract:
An integrated circuit package comprising a substrate having terminal pads arranged in at least one row along a perimeter of a surface of the substrate, vias connecting the terminal pads directly to connectors on an opposite side of the substrate, a semiconductor chip mounted on the substrate, inside the perimeter, the chip having bond pads located on a surface of the chip, and a plurality of insulated bond wires, each of the bond wires extending from a bond pad on the chip to a terminal pad on the substrate, the substrate being sized and shaped to provide a sufficient number of rows of terminal pads and associated vias so that horizontal traces through the substrate are not required.