Method for mounting protective covers over image capture devices and devices manufactured thereby
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing camera modules, said method comprising:
- providing a unitary component substrate including a plurality of individual component parts, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
providing a unitary transparent substrate including a top surface and a bottom surface;
bonding said bottom surface of said transparent substrate to said top surface of said component substrate;
dividing said transparent substrate into a plurality of discrete protective covers after said transparent substrate is bonded to said component substrate, each of said protective covers being bonded to a respective one of said component parts; and
separating said component parts from one another in a step separate from said step of dividing said transparent substrate.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing camera modules including image capture devices with protective covers is disclosed. The method includes providing a unitary transparent substrate including a plurality of individual protective covers, providing a unitary component substrate including a plurality of individual component parts, bonding the unitary transparent substrate to the unitary component substrate, dividing the transparent substrate into a plurality of discrete protective covers, and separating the component parts from one another. According to one particular method, the component substrate is a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of integrated electronic image capture devices formed therein. According to another particular method, the component substrate is a circuit board having a plurality of individual device circuit boards formed therein.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing camera modules, said method comprising:
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providing a unitary component substrate including a plurality of individual component parts, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
providing a unitary transparent substrate including a top surface and a bottom surface;
bonding said bottom surface of said transparent substrate to said top surface of said component substrate;
dividing said transparent substrate into a plurality of discrete protective covers after said transparent substrate is bonded to said component substrate, each of said protective covers being bonded to a respective one of said component parts; and
separating said component parts from one another in a step separate from said step of dividing said transparent substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A camera module comprising:
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a component substrate having a top surface;
a transparent protective cover disposed on said top surface of said component substrate, said protective cover having a thickness no greater than 300 microns. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 33)
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31. A camera module manufacturing workpiece comprising:
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a unitary component substrate including a plurality of individual component parts; and
a unitary transparent substrate including a bottom surface, said bottom surface partially defining a plurality of discrete protective covers each bonded to a respective one of said individual component parts. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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