Patent ID: 7388281

Claim:
A component comprising: a chip having a top surface and having a bottom surface that includes electrically conductive structures; a carrier substrate having a top surface that includes connecting areas, the chip being mounted in a flip chip arrangement on the carrier substrate via electrically conductive connections between the electrically conductive structures and the connecting areas; a support element at the top surface of the carrier substrate, the support element surrounding the chip but not touching the chip; and a seal that borders the chip and the support element; wherein the support element supports the seal; wherein the support element and the seal are configured to reduce an affect of mechanical forces on the electrically conductive connections that results from temperature variations; wherein the seal comprises a composite comprising a dielectric layer and a metal layer, the composite forming a seal to the carrier substrate outside of an area that corresponds to the chip; and wherein the chip has a thickness such that a force resulting from thermal expansion of an electrically conductive connection in a temperature range between −60° C. and 85° C. is a maximum of 2 Newtons.