Abstract: A semiconductor die has an active face with an arrangement of I/O pads around its edges. The I/O pads include bond pads and probe pads. Two types of I/O pads are provided and the two types of pads are arranged in a staggered arrangement around the edges of the die. The first type of I/O pad has bond pads that are spaced from the probe pads and connected with an interconnecting member. The second type of I/O pads has bond pads that are adjacent to and abutting probe pads. Providing two types of I/O pads and the staggered arrangement of the I/O pads reduces the area of the I/O pads and underlying I/O regions, which saves core area of the die.