WAFER LEVEL STEPPED SENSOR HOLDER
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an image sensor;
a spacer having a thinned wall that defines a step and a recess in an interior wall at a first end of the spacer, wherein the image sensor is bonded to the step within the recess of the spacer such that the image sensor is accepted completely within the recess of the spacer;
a glass wafer mounted on a second end of the spacer; and
a lens mounted on the glass wafer, wherein light is to be directed through the lens to the image sensor.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an image sensor that is bonded to a spacer. The spacer has a thinned wall that defines a step and a recess in an interior wall at a first end of the spacer. The image sensor is bonded to the step within the recess of the spacer such that the image sensor is accepted completely within the recess of the spacer. A glass wafer is mounted on a second end of the spacer. A lens is mounted on the glass wafer such that light is to be directed through the lens to the image sensor.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an image sensor; a spacer having a thinned wall that defines a step and a recess in an interior wall at a first end of the spacer, wherein the image sensor is bonded to the step within the recess of the spacer such that the image sensor is accepted completely within the recess of the spacer; a glass wafer mounted on a second end of the spacer; and a lens mounted on the glass wafer, wherein light is to be directed through the lens to the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An imaging system, comprising:
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an image sensor including a pixel array having a plurality of pixel cells arranged therein; a spacer having a thinned wall that defines a step and a recess in an interior wall at a first end of the spacer, wherein the image sensor is bonded to the step within the recess of the spacer such that the image sensor is accepted completely within the recess of the spacer; a glass wafer mounted on a second end of the spacer; and a lens mounted on the glass wafer, wherein light is to be directed through the lens to the image sensor; control circuitry coupled to the pixel array to control operation of the pixel array; and readout circuitry coupled to the pixel array to readout image data from the plurality of pixel cells. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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