Patent ID: 7514798

Claim:
An electronic component comprising: a wafer; a plurality of bond pads disposed on a surface of the wafer; a plurality of functional 3-D structures disposed on the surface of the wafer, such that each bond pad is laterally spaced from the plurality of bond pads so that each bond pad is associated with a laterally-spaced one of the 3-D structures, each functional 3-D structure including a non-conductive compliant base element and having an upper surface spaced from the surface of the wafer; a plurality of reroute traces, each reroute trace extending over the surface of the wafer between a bond pad and its associated 3-D structure such that each reroute trace is electrically connected to one of the bond pads and extends onto the upper surface of the associated laterally-spaced one of the functional 3-D structures so that the reroute trace provides an electrical connection between the bond pad and the upper surface of the associated functional 3-D structure; and a plurality of selected 3-D structures disposed on the surface of the wafer to provide a mechanical reinforcement, wherein at least some of the selected 3-D structures have a greater mechanical load-bearing capacity than some of the functional 3-D structures.