An embodiment of the invention provides a chip package which includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface and having at least a side surface, and at least a trench extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface and extending from the side surface towards an inner portion of the substrate, wherein a width of the trench near the upper surface is not equal to a width of the trench near the lower surface, and at least an insulating layer located on a sidewall of the trench, and at least a conducting pattern located on the insulating layer, wherein the side surface is separated from the conducting pattern in the trench by a predetermined distance such that a portion of the insulating layer is exposed, and at least a conducting region electrically connected to the conducting pattern.