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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Belgacem Haba, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hamid Eslampour, San Jose, CA (US);
Konstantine Karavakis, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Tessera, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A microelectronic component is made by providing a starting structure having a dielectric layer and leads on a surface of the dielectric layer. Ends of the leads are connected to contacts on a microelectronic element, such as the contacts on a semiconductor chip or wafer. The dielectric layer is then etched to partially detach the leads from the dielectric layer, leaving at least one end of each lead permanently connected to the dielectric layer. The remainder of the lead may be fully or partially detached from the dielectric layer. If the remainder of the lead is only partially detached, the connecting elements that connects the leads to the polymeric layer can be broken or peeled away from the leads during the step of moving the microelectronic element and dielectric layer away from one another. A microelectronic element assemble by includes a support structure having a dielectric layer and terminals disposed on the dielectric layer; a microelectronic element and a plurality of leads connecting contacts on the microelectronic element to terminals on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer has a central region and a periphery region which surrounds the central region. The periphery region is disposed beneath the periphery of the microelectronic element.