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Compact image sensor

  • US 5,051,802 A
  • Filed: 08/06/1990
  • Issued: 09/24/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A compact arrayed image sensor, comprising:

  • an imperviously sealed package made of an electrically insulating material, said package having a front face provided with a transparent window;

    an insulating support interposed between said front and rear face;

    an array of photosensitive elements on a monocrystalline semiconductor substrate, wherein said semiconductor substrate is interposed between said window and said insulating support, said semiconductor substrate facing said window, and said array of photosensitive elements facing said insulating support, oriented such that said photosensitive elements receive light rays that have gone through the window and through the substrate;

    electrical contacts for connection with said photosensitive elements, said contacts being located on said semiconductor substrate;

    connection terminals which go through the insulating support and through the rear face of the package, said connection terminals having respective ends, an internal end located on the inside, and an external end located on the outside of said impervious package.

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