Proximity detector device with interconnect layers and related methods
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a first interconnect layer comprising a first dielectric layer and a plurality of first electrically conductive traces;
an integrated circuit (IC) layer overlying the first interconnect layer and comprising an image sensor IC and a light source IC laterally spaced from the image sensor IC;
a second interconnect layer overlying the IC layer and comprising a second dielectric layer and a plurality of second electrically conductive traces, the second interconnect layer having first and second openings respectively aligned with the image sensor IC and the light source IC, the image sensor IC and the light source IC being electrically coupled to the plurality of first electrically conductive traces and the plurality of second electrically conductive traces;
a transparent adhesive material filling the first and second openings and contacting surfaces of the image sensor IC and the light source IC;
a lens assembly overlying the second interconnect layer and comprising first and second lenses respectively aligned with the first and second openings, the first and second lenses being adhered to the transparent adhesive material; and
a plurality of contacts coupled respectively to the plurality of first electrically conductive traces.
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Abstract
A proximity detector device may include a first interconnect layer including a first dielectric layer, and first electrically conductive traces carried thereby, an IC layer above the first interconnect layer and having an image sensor IC, and a light source IC laterally spaced from the image sensor IC. The proximity detector device may include a second interconnect layer above the IC layer and having a second dielectric layer, and second electrically conductive traces carried thereby. The second interconnect layer may have first and second openings therein respectively aligned with the image sensor IC and the light source IC. Each of the image sensor IC and the light source IC may be coupled to the first and second electrically conductive traces. The proximity detector device may include a lens assembly above the second interconnect layer and having first and second lenses respectively aligned with the first and second openings.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a first interconnect layer comprising a first dielectric layer and a plurality of first electrically conductive traces; an integrated circuit (IC) layer overlying the first interconnect layer and comprising an image sensor IC and a light source IC laterally spaced from the image sensor IC; a second interconnect layer overlying the IC layer and comprising a second dielectric layer and a plurality of second electrically conductive traces, the second interconnect layer having first and second openings respectively aligned with the image sensor IC and the light source IC, the image sensor IC and the light source IC being electrically coupled to the plurality of first electrically conductive traces and the plurality of second electrically conductive traces; a transparent adhesive material filling the first and second openings and contacting surfaces of the image sensor IC and the light source IC; a lens assembly overlying the second interconnect layer and comprising first and second lenses respectively aligned with the first and second openings, the first and second lenses being adhered to the transparent adhesive material; and a plurality of contacts coupled respectively to the plurality of first electrically conductive traces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device, comprising:
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a first interconnect layer comprising a plurality of first electrically conductive traces; a plurality of ball grid array (BGA) contacts coupled to a first surface of the plurality of first electrically conductive traces; an integrated circuit (IC) layer over a second surface of the plurality of first electrically conductive traces and comprising; an image sensor IC; a light source IC laterally spaced from the image sensor IC; and an encapsulant laterally surrounding the image sensor IC and the light source IC; a second interconnect layer over the IC layer and comprising a plurality of second electrically conductive traces, the second interconnect layer having first and second openings defined by a dielectric material of the second interconnect layer, the first and second openings being respectively aligned with the image sensor IC and the light source IC; a lens assembly above the second interconnect layer and comprising first and second lenses respectively aligned with the first and second openings; and a transparent adhesive material completely filling the first and second openings of the second interconnect layer, the transparent adhesive material having surfaces adhered to and physically contacting each of the first and second lenses, the image sensor IC, and the light source IC. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
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a first interconnect layer comprising a first dielectric layer and a plurality of first electrically conductive traces, wherein an externally-facing surface of the first dielectric layer is coplanar to an externally-facing surface of the plurality of first electrically conductive traces; an integrated circuit (IC) layer overlying the first interconnect layer and comprising an image sensor IC and a light source IC laterally spaced from the image sensor IC; a second interconnect layer overlying the IC layer and comprising a second dielectric layer and a plurality of second electrically conductive traces, the second interconnect layer having a first opening and a second opening respectively aligned with the image sensor IC and the light source IC, the image sensor IC and the light source IC being electrically coupled to the plurality of first electrically conductive traces and the plurality of second electrically conductive traces; and a lens assembly overlying the second interconnect layer and comprising a first lens and a second lens respectively aligned with the first opening and the second opening; a transparent adhesive material disposed within the first opening and the second opening and physically contacting surfaces of the image sensor IC and the light source IC directed away from the first interconnect layer, the transparent adhesive material extending out of the second interconnect layer into a portion of the lens assembly, the first and second lenses being adhered to the transparent adhesive material; and a plurality of contacts coupled respectively to the plurality of first electrically conductive traces. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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