TILEABLE SENSOR ARRAY
First Claim
1. A method for forming a tileable detector array, comprising:
- forming a detector module, comprising;
providing a sensor array having a first side and a second side, wherein the sensor array comprises a first plurality of contact pads disposed on the second side of the sensor array;
disposing the sensor array on an interconnect layer, wherein the interconnect layer comprises;
a redistribution layer having a first side and a second side, wherein the redistribution layer comprises a second plurality of contact pads disposed on the first side of the redistribution layer;
an integrated circuit having a plurality of through vias disposed therethrough, wherein a first side of the integrated circuit is operationally coupled to the second side of the redistribution layer,wherein the sensor array is disposed on the interconnect layer such that the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array is aligned with the second plurality of contact pads on the first side of the redistribution layer;
operationally coupling the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array to the second plurality of contact pads on the first side of the redistribution layer to form a sensor stack;
coupling the sensor stack to a first substrate to form the detector module; and
tiling a plurality of detector modules on a second substrate to form the tileable detector array.
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Abstract
A method for forming a tileable detector array is presented. The method includes forming a detector module, where forming the detector module includes providing a sensor array having a first side and a second side, where the sensor array includes a first plurality of contact pads disposed on the second side of the sensor array, disposing the sensor array on an interconnect layer, where the interconnect layer includes a redistribution layer having a first side and a second side, where the redistribution layer includes a second plurality of contact pads disposed on the first side, an integrated circuit having a plurality of through vias disposed therethrough, where a first side of the integrated circuit is operationally coupled to the second side of the redistribution layer, where the sensor array is disposed on the interconnect layer such that the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array are aligned with the second plurality of contact pads on the first side of the redistribution layer, operationally coupling the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array to the second plurality of contact pads on the redistribution layer to form a sensor stack, coupling the sensor stack to a substrate to form the detector module, and tiling a plurality of detector modules on a second substrate to form the tileable detector array.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for forming a tileable detector array, comprising:
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forming a detector module, comprising; providing a sensor array having a first side and a second side, wherein the sensor array comprises a first plurality of contact pads disposed on the second side of the sensor array; disposing the sensor array on an interconnect layer, wherein the interconnect layer comprises; a redistribution layer having a first side and a second side, wherein the redistribution layer comprises a second plurality of contact pads disposed on the first side of the redistribution layer; an integrated circuit having a plurality of through vias disposed therethrough, wherein a first side of the integrated circuit is operationally coupled to the second side of the redistribution layer, wherein the sensor array is disposed on the interconnect layer such that the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array is aligned with the second plurality of contact pads on the first side of the redistribution layer; operationally coupling the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array to the second plurality of contact pads on the first side of the redistribution layer to form a sensor stack; coupling the sensor stack to a first substrate to form the detector module; and tiling a plurality of detector modules on a second substrate to form the tileable detector array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tileable detector array, comprising:
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a first substrate having a first side and a second side; a plurality of detector modules arranged on the first side of the first substrate, wherein each of the plurality of detector modules comprises; a sensor array having a first side and a second side, wherein a first plurality of contact pads is disposed on the second side of the sensor array; an interconnect layer comprising; a redistribution layer having a first side and a second side, wherein the redistribution layer comprises a second plurality of contact pads disposed on the first side of the redistribution layer; an integrated circuit having a plurality of through vias disposed therethrough, wherein a first side of the integrated circuit is operationally coupled to the second side of the redistribution layer, wherein the sensor array is disposed on the interconnect layer such that the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array is aligned with the second plurality of contact pads on the first side of the redistribution layer, and wherein the first plurality of contact pads on the second side of the sensor array is operationally coupled to the second plurality of contact pads on the redistribution layer; and coupling means disposed on a second side of the integrated circuit, wherein the plurality of detector modules is coupled to the first side of the first substrate via the coupling means disposed on the second side of the integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for forming a detector module, comprising:
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providing a sensor array having a first side and a second side, wherein the sensor array comprises a first plurality of contact pads disposed on the second side of the sensor array; providing an interposer having a first side and a second side, wherein the interposer comprises a first set of contact pads disposed on the first side of the interposer and a second set of contact pads on the second side of the interposer; affixing a first support structure to the second side of the interposer; coupling the sensor array to the first side of the interposer by affixing the first plurality of contact pads disposed on the second side of the sensor array to the first set of contact pads disposed on the first side of the interposer to form a sensor array interposer stack; affixing a second support structure to the first side of the interposer; sawing off the first support structure; attaching the sensor array interposer stack to an interconnect layer to form a sensor stack; and coupling the sensor stack to a substrate to form the detector module. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification