IP Library Granted Patent US 7,498,646
Granted Patent B2
US 7,498,646 · App. 11/488,653 · Granted Mar 3, 2009

Structure of image sensor module and a method for manufacturing of wafer level package

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Patent No.
US 7,498,646
App. No.
11/488,653
Granted
Mar 3, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses an image sensor module and forming method of wafer level package. The image sensor module comprises a metal alloy base, a wafer level package, a lens holder, and flexible printed circuits (F.P.C.). The wafer level package having a plurality of image sensor dice and a plurality of solder balls is attached to the metal alloy base. A plurality of lens are placed in the lens holder, and the lens holder is located on the image sensor dice. The lens holder is placed in the flexible printed circuits (F.P.C.), and the flexible printed circuits (F.P.C.) has a plurality of solder joints coupled to the solder balls for conveniently transmitting signal of the image sensor dice. Moreover, the image sensor dice may be packaged with passive components or other dice with a side by side structure or a stacking structure.

Claims (37)

1. A image sensor module, comprising:

a metal alloy base, wherein material of said metal alloy base comprises Fe—Ni alloy, Fe—Ni—Co alloy, Cu—Fe alloy, Cu—Cr alloy, Cu—Ni—Si alloy, Cu—Sn alloy or Fe—Ni alloy laminated fiber glass materials;

an image sensor die having a plurality of solder balls coupled to said metal alloy base;

a protection film formed on a micro lens area of said image sensor die;

a lens holder having a plurality of lens configured on said image sensor die; and

flexible printed circuits (F.P.C.) having a plurality of conductive solder joints coupled to said solder balls for transmitting signal of said image sensor die, wherein said lens holder is placed in said flexible printed circuits.

2. The module in claim 1 , wherein said protection film is SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 or Fluoro polymer film formed by spin coating (SOG).

3. The module in claim 1 , wherein said image sensor module comprises a second die packaged with said image sensor die with a side by side structure or a stacking structure.

4. The module in claim 3 , wherein said second die is selected from a DSP die, an active die, a passive die, a support die, a CPU die or a processor die.

5. The module in claim 1 , wherein composition of said Fe—Ni alloy comprises 42% Ni and 58% Fe (Alloy 42).

6. The module in claim 1 , wherein composition of said Fe—Ni—Co alloy comprises 29% Ni, 17% Co and 54% Fe.

7. The module in claim 1 , wherein said image sensor die is a CMOS die.

8. The module in claim 1 , further comprising a filtering film formed on said protection film.

9. The module in claim 8 , wherein said filtering film is an IR filtering layer.

10. The module in claim 3 , further comprising;

a first dielectric layer formed on said metal alloy base and filled in a space except said image sensor die and said second die on said metal alloy base;

a second dielectric layer formed on said second die;

a contact conductive layer formed on a first metal pad of said image sensor die and a second metal pad of said second die to cover said first metal pad and second metal pad, said contact conductive layer electrically coupling to said first metal pad and second metal pad, respectively;

an isolation layer formed on said contact conductive layer, and said isolation layer having openings on said contact conductive layer; and

UBM and solder balls (or bumps) welded on said openings and electrically coupling with said contact conductive layer, respectively.

11. The module in claim 10 , wherein material of said first dielectric layer is silicon rubber.

12. The module in claim 10 , wherein material of said second dielectric layer is epoxy, SINR (Siloxane polymer), BCB or PI(polyimide).

13. The module in claim 10 , wherein material of said contact conductive layer is selected from Ni, Cu, Au and the combination thereof.

14. The module in claim 10 , wherein material of said isolation layer is selected from epoxy, resin, silicon rubber, SINR, BCB, PI(polyimide) and the combination thereof.

15. The module in claim 3 , further comprising;

a first dielectric layer formed on said metal alloy base and filled in a space except said second die on said metal alloy base;

a first contact conductive layer formed on a first metal pad of said second die to entirely cover said first metal pad, said first contact conductive layer electrically coupling to said first metal pad;

an image sensor die stacking and attaching to said second die;

a second dielectric layer formed on said first dielectric layer and filled in a space except said image sensor die, wherein said second dielectric layer has a via hole formed on said first contact conductive layer;

a third dielectric layer formed on said image sensor die;

a second contact conductive layer formed on a second metal pad of said image sensor die and filled in said via hole to cover said second metal pad, said second contact conductive layer electrically coupling to said second metal pad and said first contact conductive layer;

an isolation layer formed on said second contact conductive layer, and said isolation layer having openings on said second contact conductive layer; and

solder balls welded on said openings and electrically coupling with said second contact conductive layer, respectively.

16. The module in claim 15 , wherein material of said first dielectric layer is silicon rubber.

17. The module in claim 15 , wherein material of said second dielectric layer is polyimide (PI), SINR (Siloxane polymer), epoxy or silicon rubber.

18. The module in claim 15 , wherein material of said first and second contact conductive layer is selected from Ni, Cu, Au and the combination thereof.

19. The module in claim 15 , wherein material of said isolation layer is selected from epoxy, resin, SINR, BCB, PI(polyimide) and the combination thereof.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2023
From: ADL ENERGY CORP.
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 065957/0661 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 15, 2023
From: ADL ENGINEERING INC.; ADVANCED CHIP ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: ADL ENGINEERING INC.
Reel/Frame 064926/0845 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 15, 2023
From: ADL ENGINEERING INC.
To: ADL ENERGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 064927/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2006
From: YANG, WEN KUN; YANG, WEN PIN
To: ADVANCED CHIP ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 018114/0908 →