NOVELTY - A flexible interconnect structure (220) comprises a first conductive layer, second conductive layer, and dielectric material separating the first conductive layer from second conductive layer. The first and second conductive layers comprise first and second interconnection regions that are configured to contact first and second conductive features (162, 163) formed on a substrate surface (228) of a solar cell substrate (110), respectively. The solar cell substrate has n-type and p-type regions that are in communication with first and second conductive features, respectively.    USE - A flexible interconnect structure for electrically connecting portions of a first solar cell device to second solar cell device.    ADVANTAGE - Minimizing the required thickness of conductive features is desirable since it will reduce the conductive features deposition material consumable cost, capital equipment costs, processing time and/or solar cell fabrication space. The external interconnect structure can be inexpensively made in an environment that does not require the same processing controls required to form the solar cell device (e.g. thermal budget, contamination) and allow the use of inexpensive formation processes and materials that may not be compatible with typical solar cell formation process, such as annealing, diffusion or deposition steps.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A flexible interconnect structure (220) comprises a first conductive layer, second conductive layer, and dielectric material separating the first conductive layer from second conductive layer. The first conductive layer comprises first interconnection region(s) that are configured to contact first conductive feature(s) (162) formed on a substrate surface (228) of a solar cell substrate (110). The second conductive layer comprises second interconnection region(s) that are configured to contact second conductive feature(s) (163) formed on substrate surface. The solar cell substrate has n-type region that is in communication with first conductive features and p-type region that is in communication with second conductive features. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of forming a solar cell device; and    (2) interconnected solar cells.    A conductive material is tin, silver, lead or conductive polymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating an interconnecting structure and supporting hardware at a phase of a bonding process.    Substrate (110)    First conductive feature (162)    Second conductive feature (163)    Flexible interconnect structure (220)    Substrate surface (228)