Abstract: In a method for producing an integrated component, a carrier strip is provided with at least one arrangement of chips. A casting mold is placed over the carrier strip in such a way that the arrangement of chips is covered completely by at least one cavity of the casting mold. A protective layer is formed over the arrangement of microchips by filling the cavity with a liquefied encapsulating compound. The liquefied encapsulating compound transforms into a solid state upon cooling. The carrier strip with the protective layer can be ejected from the cavity by exerting a force onto a surface of the protective layer facing the cavity. The force is exerted onto at least one linearly extended surface region of the protective layer.