Vertical die chip-on-board
First Claim
1. A sensor package comprising:
- a) a vertical sensor circuit component comprising a first face, a second face, a bottom edge, a top edge, two side edges, input/output (I/O) pads and at least one sensitive direction wherein the I/O pads are arranged on the second face of the vertical sensor circuit component; and
b) a horizontal sensor circuit component comprising a top face, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounting face, a vertical sensor circuit component interface edge, at least two or more other edges, and at least one sensitive direction orthogonal to the sensitive directions of the vertical sensor circuit component,wherein the vertical sensor circuit component interface edge of the horizontal sensor circuit component connectively supports the vertical sensor circuit component along the Z axis; and
wherein the first face comprises I/O pads for conductive connection to the horizontal sensor circuit component.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for vertical chip-on-board sensor packages can comprise a vertical sensor circuit component comprising a first face, a second face, a bottom edge, a top edge, two side edges, input/output (I/O) pads and at least one sensitive direction wherein the I/O pads are arranged near the bottom edge. Such vertical die chip-on-board sensor packages can also comprise one or more horizontal sensor circuit components comprising a top face, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounting face, a vertical sensor circuit component interface edge, two or more other edges, and one or more sensitive directions wherein the vertical sensor circuit component interface edge supports the vertical sensor circuit component along the Z axis and conductively or non-conductively connects to the vertical sensor circuit component. The methods and apparatus provided include a multi-axis magnetometer for measuring the magnetic field intensity along three orthogonal axes comprising one or more magnetic field sensing circuit components mounted by their PCB mounting face to a PCB and a vertical magnetic sensor circuit component mounted to the PCB such that the vertical magnetic sensor circuit component is attached to and supported by the magnetic field sensing circuit component.
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31 Claims
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1. A sensor package comprising:
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a) a vertical sensor circuit component comprising a first face, a second face, a bottom edge, a top edge, two side edges, input/output (I/O) pads and at least one sensitive direction wherein the I/O pads are arranged on the second face of the vertical sensor circuit component; and b) a horizontal sensor circuit component comprising a top face, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounting face, a vertical sensor circuit component interface edge, at least two or more other edges, and at least one sensitive direction orthogonal to the sensitive directions of the vertical sensor circuit component, wherein the vertical sensor circuit component interface edge of the horizontal sensor circuit component connectively supports the vertical sensor circuit component along the Z axis; and wherein the first face comprises I/O pads for conductive connection to the horizontal sensor circuit component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A sensor package comprising:
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a) a vertical sensor circuit component comprising a first face, a second face, a bottom edge, a top edge, two side edges, input/output (I/O) pads and at least one sensitive direction wherein the I/O pads are arranged on the second face of the vertical sensor circuit component; and b) a horizontal sensor circuit component comprising a top face, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounting face, a vertical sensor circuit component interface edge, at least two or more other edges, and at least one sensitive direction orthogonal to the sensitive directions of the vertical sensor circuit component, wherein the vertical sensor circuit component interface edge of the horizontal sensor circuit component connectively supports the vertical sensor circuit component alone the Z axis; and wherein the vertical sensor circuit component is conductively connected to the horizontal sensor circuit component.
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12. A method for mounting a vertical sensor circuit component with a first and second face, a bottom, a top and two side edges, and I/O pads arranged on the second face to a PCB comprising:
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a) connecting the bottom edge of the vertical sensor circuit component to the PCB; and b) connecting the first face of the vertical sensor circuit component to a vertical sensor circuit component interface edge of one or more horizontal sensor circuit components comprising a top face, a PCB mounting face, a vertical sensor circuit component interface edge, and at least two other edges, wherein the horizontal sensor circuit component is connected to the PCB; wherein the vertical sensor circuit component interface edge of the horizontal sensor circuit component to which the vertical sensor circuit component is connected supports the vertical sensor circuit component along the Z axis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for making a multi-axis magnetometer for measuring the magnetic field intensity along at least two orthogonal axes comprising:
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a) mounting one or more magnetic field sensing circuit components comprising a top face, a PCB mounting face, a vertical magnetic sensor circuit component interface edge, and two or more other edges, by their PCB mounting face to a PCB; and b) mounting to the PCB a vertical magnetic sensor circuit component comprising a first face, a second face, a bottom edge, a top edge, two side edges, input/output (I/O) pads and at least one sensitive direction wherein the I/O pads are arranged on the second face of the vertical sensor circuit component; wherein the vertical magnetic sensor circuit component is attached to and supported by the at least one magnetic field sensing circuit component; and wherein the vertical magnetic sensing circuit component is conductively connected to the magnetic field sensing circuit component. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A sensor package comprising:
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a) a vertical sensor circuit component comprising a first face, a second face, a bottom edge, a top edge, two side edges, input/output (I/O) pads and at least one sensitive direction wherein the I/O pads are arranged on the second face of the vertical sensor circuit component; and b) a horizontal sensor circuit component comprising a top face, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounting face, a vertical sensor circuit component interface edge, at least two or more other edges, and at least one sensitive direction orthogonal to the sensitive directions of the vertical sensor circuit component, wherein the horizontal sensor circuit component is connected to the PCB, wherein the vertical sensor circuit component interface edge of the horizontal sensor circuit component connectively supports the vertical sensor circuit component along the Z axis. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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