Bio-sensing apparatus

• US 10,460,188 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2018
• Issued: 10/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gingy Technology Inc.
• Inventors: Wu, Jen-Chieh, Chung, Chuck, Lin, Patrick, Huang, Cheng-Jyun, You, Kuo-Liang
• Primary Examiner(s): Seth, Manav
• Application Number:
  US16/008,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20180373945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 502 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0988 Diaphragms, spatial filters, masks for removing or filtering a part of the beam
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1318 using electro-optical elements or layers, e.g. electroluminescent sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1324 by using geometrical optics, e.g. using prisms G06V40/1312 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/70 Multimodal biometrics, e.g. combining information from different biometric modalities
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/32225 the item being non-metallic, e.g. insulating substrate with or without metallisation
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48227 connecting the wire to a bond pad of the item
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/49171 Fan-out arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/73265 Layer and wire connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/14623 Optical shielding
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/14627 Microlenses
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/14629 Reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/14678 Contact-type imagers
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00 Indexing scheme for arrangements or methods for connecting or disconnecting semiconductor or solid-state bodies as covered by H01L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details

Abstract

A bio-sensing apparatus is used to sense a biopolymer. The bio-sensing apparatus includes a sensing element, a light-transmitting element and a surface plasma resonance layer. The bio-sensing apparatus is disposed on the sensing element. The surface plasma resonance layer is disposed on the light-transmitting element, and is used to receive the biopolymer. The light-transmitting element is disposed between the surface plasma resonance layer and the sensing element.

Claims

1. A bio-sensing apparatus, adapted to sense a biopolymer, the bio-sensing apparatus comprising:

a sensing element, having a sensing surface;

a spatial filter element disposed on the sensing surface and comprising spatial filter sheets, wherein each of the spatial filter sheets comprising;

a light-transmitting layer; and

a spatial filter layer, disposed on the light-transmitting layer and having light-transmitting portions and light-blocking portions, each of the light-transmitting portions is surrounded by light-blocking portions of the light-blocking portions, wherein light-transmitting layers of the spatial filter sheets and spatial filter layers of the spatial filter sheets are stacked alternately in a normal direction of the sensing surface;

a light-transmitting element disposed on the spatial filter element, the spatial filter element is disposed between the light-transmitting element and the sensing element; and

a surface plasma resonance layer disposed on the light-transmitting element and adapted to receive the biopolymer, the light-transmitting element is disposed between the surface plasma resonance layer and the spatial filter element.

2. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the light-blocking portions and the light-transmitting portions are arranged in alternation on the sensing surface along a first direction and a second direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are all perpendicular to the normal direction of the sensing surface.

3. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the light-blocking portions and the light-transmitting portions are arranged in a chessboard-type manner.

4. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting portions expose sensing units of the sensing element, spacing between the light-transmitting portions is S, a width of each of the light-transmitting portions is W, and 0.3 W<

S, a thickness of a light-transmitting layer of a first spatial filter sheet of the spatial filter sheets is T1, a thickness of a light-transmitting layer of a second spatial filter sheet of the spatial filter sheets is T2, and the bio-sensing apparatus satisfies;

5. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein the bio-sensing apparatus satisfies:

6. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 4, wherein the bio-sensing apparatus satisfies:

7. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the spatial filter layers comprises a first spatial filter layer, a second spatial filter layer and a third spatial filter layer, the first spatial filter layer, the second spatial filter layer and the third spatial filter layer are overlapped with each other, light-transmitting portions of the first spatial filter layer comprises first light-transmitting portions, light-transmitting portions of the second spatial filter layer comprises second light-transmitting portions, light-transmitting portions of the third spatial filter layer comprises third light-transmitting portions, and the spatial filter element satisfies a condition below:

a size of each of the third light-transmitting portions is larger than or equal to a size of each of the second light-transmitting portions, and the size of each of the second light-transmitting portions is larger than a size of each of the first light-transmitting portions;

or

the size of each of the third light-transmitting portions is larger than the size of each of the second light-transmitting portions, and the size of each of the second light-transmitting portions is larger than or equal to the size of each of the first light-transmitting portions.

8. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the size of each of the third light-transmitting portions is larger than the size of each of the second light-transmitting portions, the size of each of the second light-transmitting portions is larger than the size of each of the first light-transmitting portions, and the first spatial filter layer, the second spatial filter layer, and the third spatial filter layer are sequentially arranged from the sensing element towards the light-transmitting element or from the light-transmitting element towards the sensing element.

9. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein light-transmitting portions of the spatial filter layers corresponding to one sensing unit of the sensing element are arranged along an oblique direction, the oblique direction and a normal direction of a surface of the light-transmitting element have an included angle θ

, and 0°

<

θ

<

90°

.

10. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein the light-transmitting portions of a spatial filter layer are arranged at a spacing P, at least one light-transmitting portion of the spatial filter layer has a diameter K, the spatial filter layer is disposed on a light-transmitting layer, the light-transmitting layer has a thickness H, and the diameter K, the spacing P, and the thickness H satisfy:

11. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein light-transmitting portions of one spatial filter layer closest to the sensing element of the spatial filter layers of the spatial filter elements are respectively aligned with sensing units of the sensing element, and light-transmitting portions of the other spatial filter layers of the spatial filter element are not aligned with the sensing units of the sensing element.

12. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

a light guide, disposed on the sensing element;

at least one light source, disposed beside the light guide and configured to emit a light beam; and

a reflector, disposed between the light guide and the spatial filter element, wherein the reflector has light transmitting portions, each of the light-transmitting portions of the spatial filter element overlaps at least one transmitting portion of the light transmitting portions of the reflector;

wherein the light beam is sequentially diffused by a fingerprint of a finger and passes through the light guide, the at least one light transmitting portion of the reflector and each of light-transmitting portions of the spatial filter element to be transmitted to the sensing element.

13. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the reflector has at least one reflective portion disposed on the light-blocking portions of the spatial filter element.

14. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the light transmitting portions of the reflector are apertures of a reflective layer which overlap the light-transmitting portions of the spatial filter element respectively.

15. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein the reflector is a reflective diffractive element.

16. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein the light-transmitting portions of the spatial filter element are arranged in a direction, each of the light-transmitting portions has a width W1 in the direction, each of the light transmitting portions of the reflective diffractive element has a width W3 in the direction, and W3≤

W1.

17. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein the reflective diffractive element comprises:

a light transmitting film; and

a reflective pattern layer, disposed on the light transmitting film.

18. A bio-sensing apparatus, comprising:

a light guide, comprising;

a top surface; and

a bottom surface, opposite to the top surface;

a first reflection device, disposed on the bottom surface of the light guide;

a light-transmitting element, disposed on the bottom surface of the light guide;

a sensing element, disposed beside the bottom surface of the light guide;

a light-emitting element, used to emit a light beam, wherein the light beam is reflected by the first reflection device so as to be transmitted to the sensing element; and

a surface plasma resonance layer disposed on the light guide and adapted to receive the biopolymer, wherein the light guide is located between the surface plasma resonance layer and the sensing element.

19. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein the light guide further comprising:

a light incident surface, connected between the top surface and the bottom surface, wherein an acute angle α

is included between the light incident surface and the top surface.

20. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 19, wherein the acute angle α

satisfies a formula (1);

21. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 19, wherein the acute angle α

satisfies a formula (2);

22. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a second reflection device, disposed on the bottom surface of the light guide, wherein the light beam is reflected by the first reflection device and the second reflection device so as to be transmitted to the sensing element.

23. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a light-transmitting element, disposed on the top surface of the light guide;

a first optical adhesive, disposed between the light-transmitting element and the top surface of the light guide, and the light-transmitting element being connected to the top surface of the light guide through the first optical adhesive; and

a second optical adhesive, disposed between the bottom surface of the light guide and the sensing element, and the sensing element being connected to the bottom surface of the light guide through the second optical adhesive, wherein a material of the light guide is different to a material of the first optical adhesive and/or a material of the second optical adhesive.

24. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 23, wherein the light guide is a glass.

25. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein the bottom surface of the light guide has a light emitting portion, and the light emitting portion has enhanced transmission microstructures, and the light beam undergoes at least one total reflection in the light guide to form a signal light beam passing through the enhanced transmission microstructure and then received by the sensing element.

26. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 25, wherein the light guide has a total reflection critical angle, and each enhanced transmission microstructure includes a light receiving area enabling an incident angle of the signal light beam to be less than the total reflection critical angle, and a back area enabling an incident angle of the signal light beam to be greater than the total reflection critical angle, and the light receiving area is greater than back area.

27. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 26, wherein each of the enhanced transmission microstructures is an asymmetrical pillar having a ridgeline, the light receiving area and a vertical reference plane passing through the ridgeline form a first angle, and the back area and the vertical reference plane form a second angle, and the first angle is greater than the second angle.

28. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 26, wherein the enhanced transmission microstructures are arranged in an array, each of the enhanced transmission microstructures is an eccentric micro-lens having a vertex, any tangent plane to the light receiving area at any point and a vertical reference plane passing through the vertex form a first angle, any tangent plane to the back area at any point and the vertical reference plane passing through the vertex form a second angle, and the first angle is greater than the second angle.

29. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a light shielding object disposed on a substrate and located between the light-emitting element and the sensing element, wherein the first reflective element located between the light shielding object and the sensing element, and the light guide covers the sensing element, the light-emitting element, the light shielding object and the first reflective element.

30. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein microstructures are formed on a surface of at least one of the first reflective element and the light guide.

31. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 18, wherein the first reflective element comprises light-reflecting portions arranged at an interval.

32. The bio-sensing apparatus as recited in claim 18, further comprising:

a substrate, wherein the light guide, the first reflective element, the sensing element and the light-emitting element are disposed on the substrate;

connecting lines respectively connecting between the substrate and the sensing element and between the substrate and the light-emitting element; and

a wall structure disposed on the substrate, wherein the wall structure and the substrate form an accommodation space for accommodating the light-emitting element, the sensing element and the first reflective element.