An apparatus for making a semiconductor assembly and, specifically,
interconnecting a semiconductor die to a carrier substrate. The carrier
substrate includes a first surface and a second surface with at least one
opening therethrough. The die includes an active surface and a back
surface, wherein the die is attached face down to the first surface of
the carrier substrate with conductive bumps therebetween. In addition, a
plurality of bond wires is attached through the at least one opening in
the carrier substrate between the active surface of the die and the
second surface of the carrier substrate. With this arrangement, both the
conductive bumps and the bond wires share in the electrical
interconnection between the die and the carrier substrate, thereby
allowing more space for bond pads to interconnect with bond wires and/or
allowing for smaller die sizes.