Housing to retain integrated circuit package
First Claim
1. A sensor package assembly comprising:
- a sensor package comprising at least one sensor element for sensing a property of an object that is external to a sensing face of the sensor package, the sensor package comprising a housing that is configured to house the at least one sensor element as wells as at least one other integrated circuit element;
a carrier comprising one or more retention features that are configured to retain the sensor package relative to the carrier while completely exposing the sensing face of the sensor package, wherein the one or more retention features comprise one or more flexible arms; and
wherein the housing comprises one or more notches, wherein each of the one or more flexible arms of the carrier are configured to snap into a corresponding one of the one or more notches to help retain the housing of the sensor package relative to the carrier.
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Abstract
Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for retaining a sensor package within a carrier. A sensor package assembly may comprise a sensor package comprising at least one sensor element located within a sensing face of the sensor package; and a carrier comprising retention features configured to retain the sensor package while completely exposing the sensing face of the sensor package. A method for retaining a sensor package within a carrier may comprise inserting a sensor package into a carrier, wherein inserting the sensor package displaces one or more retaining clips of the carrier; retaining the sensor package within the carrier via the retaining clips interfacing with one or more notches of the sensor package; and exposing a sensing face of the sensor package via an opening in the carrier, wherein the sensor package comprises one or more sensor elements located in the sensing face of the sensor package.
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1. A sensor package assembly comprising:
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a sensor package comprising at least one sensor element for sensing a property of an object that is external to a sensing face of the sensor package, the sensor package comprising a housing that is configured to house the at least one sensor element as wells as at least one other integrated circuit element; a carrier comprising one or more retention features that are configured to retain the sensor package relative to the carrier while completely exposing the sensing face of the sensor package, wherein the one or more retention features comprise one or more flexible arms; and wherein the housing comprises one or more notches, wherein each of the one or more flexible arms of the carrier are configured to snap into a corresponding one of the one or more notches to help retain the housing of the sensor package relative to the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for retaining a sensor package within a carrier, the method comprising:
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inserting a sensor package into a carrier, wherein inserting the sensor package displaces one or more retaining clips of the carrier; retaining the sensor package within the carrier via the retaining clips interfacing with one or more notches of the sensor package, wherein the retaining clips comprise flexible arms configured to snap into the one or more notches of the sensor package; and exposing a sensing face of the sensor package via an opening in the carrier, wherein the sensor package comprises one or more sensor elements adjacent the sensing face of the sensor package for sensing a property of an object that is external to the sensing face of the sensor package. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A carrier configured to retain a sensor package, wherein the sensor package includes at least one sensor element located near a sensing face of the sensor package for sensing a property of an object that is external to the sensing face of the sensor package, the sensor package including one or more notches, the carrier comprising:
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a plurality of walls forming a first opening configured expose the sensing face of the sensor package; and one or more retaining clips configured to snap into corresponding notches in the housing of the sensor package to help retain the sensor package to the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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