Patent ID: 7224061

Claim:
A package structure, comprising: a device; a plurality of pads connecting with said device; at least an interconnecting element including a first end and a second end, the first and second ends being coplanar wherein said first end directly connects with said pad; a first isolating layer formed between said device and said interconnecting element; a connecting element connecting with said second end of said interconnecting element; a protecting element covering said plurality of pads and said first end of said interconnecting element to absorb strains formed on a solder joint between said plurality of pads and said interconnecting element generated by temperature changes or impacts by deformations of leads of said solder joint to prevent said solder joint from breaking, wherein said second end of said interconnecting element is not covered by said protecting element; and a second isolating layer formed on said interconnecting element and said device and wherein the first isolating layer and the protecting element not being extended laterally beyond a periphery of the device.