A dam for substantially laterally confining a quantity of encapsulant
material over a region of a substrate, such as an interposer. The dam is
configured to protrude upwardly from a surface of the interposer or other
substrate. The interposer may be positioned at least partially around a
slot or aperture through the substrate so as to laterally confine
encapsulant material over the slot or aperture and over any intermediate
conductive elements extending through the slot or aperture. The dam may
be fabricated by stereolithography. A package including the interposer,
the dam, and a semiconductor die to which the interposer is secured may
include a sealing element between the interposer and the active surface
of the die. All or part of the sealing element may also be fabricated
using stereolithography. Methods and systems using machine vision in
conjunction with stereolithography equipment are also disclosed.