All-flat sensor with exposed colorful member and electronic device using such sensor

• US 9,824,257 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: J-Metrics Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: J-Metrics Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chou, Bruce C. S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Wagner, Jenny L
• Assistant Examiner(s): McFadden, Michael P
• Application Number:
  US14/642,466
• Publication Number:
  US 20150269407A1
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• Field of Search: 361748
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1329 Protecting the fingerprint sensor against damage caused by the finger
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details

Abstract

An all-flat sensor includes a coupling substrate; a sensing chip, which is disposed on the coupling substrate, has first electrodes arranged in an array and a first dielectric layer covering over the first electrodes, and is electrically connected to the coupling substrate; and a second dielectric layer covering over the sensing chip and providing an outlook color. An electronic device using the all-flat sensor is also provided.

Claims

1. An all-flat sensor, comprising:

a sensing module comprising a sensing chip and a coupling substrate, wherein the sensing module has first electrodes arranged in an array, and a first dielectric layer covering over the first electrodes;

a second dielectric layer covering over the sensing module and providing an outlook color; and

a third dielectric layer, disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer and covering over the sensing chip and the coupling substrate, wherein the second dielectric layer covers over the third dielectric layer and shades an outlook color of the third dielectric layer, wherein a thickness of the third dielectric layer disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer ranges from 50 microns to 100 microns.

2. The all-flat sensor according to claim 1, wherein the second dielectric layer shades an outlook color of the sensing module.

3. The all-flat sensor according to claim 1, further comprising a third dielectric layer disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, wherein the second dielectric layer covers over the third dielectric layer and shades an outlook color of the third dielectric layer.

4. The all-flat sensor according to claim 1, wherein when the all-flat sensor is used, the second dielectric layer of the all-flat sensor contacts a second electrode, so that a capacitance or an electric field is formed between the second electrode and the first electrode.

5. The all-flat sensor according to claim 4, further comprising:

a wear-resisting layer, which is disposed on the second dielectric layer and directly contacts the second electrode to resist wear upon contacting.

6. The all-flat sensor according to claim 4, wherein the all-flat sensor is a fingerprint sensor, and the second electrode is a finger.

7. The all-flat sensor according to claim 1, further comprising:

a holder supporting and surrounding a periphery of the sensing module, wherein the second dielectric layer further covers over the holder and shades an outlook color of the holder.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a body;

a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in the body;

a display disposed on the body and electrically connected to the CPU; and

the all-flat sensor according to claim 1, wherein the all-flat sensor is disposed on the body, so that an upper surface of the all-flat sensor and an upper surface of the body are located on the same plane, wherein the second dielectric layer of the all-flat sensor and the body have the same color.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein a gap is formed between the body and the all-flat sensor.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising a transparent panel covering over the body and the all-flat sensor.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a body;

a central processing unit (CPU) disposed in the body;

a display disposed on the body and electrically connected to the CPU; and

the all-flat sensor according to claim 1, wherein the all-flat sensor is disposed on the body, so that an upper surface of the all-flat sensor and an upper surface of the body are located on the same plane, wherein the second dielectric layer of the all-flat sensor and a colorful member of the body have the same color.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein a gap is formed between the body and the all-flat sensor.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11, further comprising a transparent panel covering over the body and the all-flat sensor.

14. An all-flat sensor, comprising:

a coupling substrate;

a sensing chip, which is disposed on the coupling substrate, has first electrodes arranged in an array and a first dielectric layer covering over the first electrodes, and is electrically connected to the coupling substrate; and

a second dielectric layer covering over the sensing chip and providing an outlook color;

wires electrically connecting the sensing chip to the coupling substrate, wherein a shortest distance between the wire and the second dielectric layer ranges from 0 to 100 microns.

15. The all-flat sensor according to claim 14, wherein when the all-flat sensor is used, the second dielectric layer of the all-flat sensor contacts a second electrode, so that a capacitance or an electric field is formed between the second electrode and the first electrode.

16. The all-flat sensor according to claim 15, further comprising:

a driving electrode, which is electrically connected to the sensing chip and outputs a driving signal coupled to the second electrode.

17. The all-flat sensor according to claim 15, further comprising:

a wear-resisting layer, which is disposed on the second dielectric layer and directly contacts the second electrode to resist wear upon contacting.

18. The all-flat sensor according to claim 15, wherein the all-flat sensor is a fingerprint sensor, and the second electrode is a finger.

19. The all-flat sensor according to claim 14, wherein a thickness of the second dielectric layer ranges from 1 micron to 50 microns.

20. The all-flat sensor according to claim 14, wherein a dielectric constant of the second dielectric layer is smaller than a dielectric constant of the third dielectric layer or a dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer.