US Patent 7259041 Method for the hermetic encapsulation of a component

For hermetic encapsulation of a component, which includes a chip with component structures applied on a substrate in a flip-chip construction, a material is applied onto the lower edge of the chip and regions of the substrate abutting the chip, and then a first continuous metal layer is applied on the back side of the chip and on the material, as well as on edge regions of the substrate abutting the material. For hermetic encapsulation, a second sealing metal layer is subsequently applied by a solvent-free process at least on those regions of the first metal layer that cover the material.