Patent ID: 8665364

Claim:
A reinforcement structure for protecting a wafer-level camera module, the reinforcement structure comprising: a quadrilateral top sheet element to be disposed over a top surface of the camera module, wherein the top sheet element includes a first opening for allowing light to pass through to the camera module; a plurality of side sheet elements coupled to the top sheet element for securing the reinforcement structure to a printed circuit board (PCB), each side sheet element extending perpendicularly from the quadrilateral top sheet element and coupled to a respective side of the quadrilateral top sheet element, wherein the plurality of side sheet elements includes: two long side sheet elements facing each other; and two short side sheet elements facing each other, wherein a distance between the two long side sheet elements is greater than a distance between the two short side sheet elements; and a second opening in at least one of the plurality of side sheet elements, configured to allow an adhesive to be dispensed through the second opening to adhere the reinforcement structure to the camera module.