IMAGING BASED BARCODE SCANNER ENGINE WITH MULTIPLE ELEMENTS SUPPORTED ON A COMMON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in decoding a bar code symbol, the apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor integrated circuit, the image sensor integrated circuit having an image sensor including a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns of pixels, timing and control circuitry for controlling the image sensor, gain circuitry for controlling the gain of one or more signals, analog to digital conversion circuitry for conversion of an analog signal to a digital signal, and a plurality of electrode pads on a surface of the image sensor integrated circuit;
a printed circuit board receiving the image sensor integrated circuit, the printed circuit board having a plurality of contact pads disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board;
wherein a connection between said image sensor integrated circuit and said printed circuit board is characterized by a plurality of conductive adhesive connectors disposed between the plurality of electrode pads on the surface of the image sensor integrated circuit and the plurality of contact pads disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board, the conductive adhesive connectors providing electrical input/output and mechanical connections between said image sensor integrated circuit and said printed circuit board; and
wherein the apparatus is operative for processing of image signals generated by the image sensor integrated circuit for attempting to decode the bar code symbol.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in decoding a bar code symbol may include an image sensor integrated circuit having a plurality of pixels, timing and control circuitry for controlling an image sensor, gain circuitry for controlling gain, and analog to digital conversion circuitry for conversion of an analog signal to a digital signal. The apparatus may also include a printed circuit board for receiving the image sensor integrated circuit. The connection between the image sensor integrated circuit and the printed circuit board characterized by a plurality of conductive adhesive connectors disposed between a plurality of electrode pads and a plurality of contact pads, where the conductive adhesive connectors provide electrical input/output and mechanical connections between the image sensor integrated circuit and the printed circuit board. The apparatus may be operative for processing image signals generated by the image sensor integrated circuit for attempting to decode the bar code symbol.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in decoding a bar code symbol, the apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor integrated circuit, the image sensor integrated circuit having an image sensor including a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns of pixels, timing and control circuitry for controlling the image sensor, gain circuitry for controlling the gain of one or more signals, analog to digital conversion circuitry for conversion of an analog signal to a digital signal, and a plurality of electrode pads on a surface of the image sensor integrated circuit; a printed circuit board receiving the image sensor integrated circuit, the printed circuit board having a plurality of contact pads disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board; wherein a connection between said image sensor integrated circuit and said printed circuit board is characterized by a plurality of conductive adhesive connectors disposed between the plurality of electrode pads on the surface of the image sensor integrated circuit and the plurality of contact pads disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board, the conductive adhesive connectors providing electrical input/output and mechanical connections between said image sensor integrated circuit and said printed circuit board; and wherein the apparatus is operative for processing of image signals generated by the image sensor integrated circuit for attempting to decode the bar code symbol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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