IP Library Granted Patent US 9,105,766
Granted Patent B2
US 9,105,766 · App. 13/845,445 · Granted Aug 11, 2015

Optical electronic package

Inventors: Romain Coffy (Saint Martin le Vinoux, FR); Eric Saugier (Villard Bonnot, FR); Hk Looi (Singapore, SG); Norbert Chevrier (Fontaine, FR)
Assignees: STMicroelectronics (Grenoble 2) SAS; STMicroelectronics PTE LTD
H01L31/0203G01S7/481G01S17/026H01L25/167H01L31/18H03K17/941H01L2224/48091H01L2224/49175H03K2017/9455H03K2217/94026H03K2217/94112
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Patent No.
US 9,105,766
App. No.
13/845,445
Granted
Aug 11, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical electronic package includes transmitting chip and a receiving chip fixed to a wafer. A transparent encapsulation structure is formed by a transparent plate and a transparent encapsulation block that are formed over the transmitter chip and at least a portion of the receiver chip, with the transparent encapsulation block embedding the transmitter chip. An opaque encapsulation block extends over the transparent plate and includes an opening that reveals a front area of the transparent plate. The front area is situated above an optical transmitter of the transmitting chip and is offset laterally relative to an optical sensor of the receiving chip.

Claims (43)

1. An optical electronic package, comprising:

a substrate wafer having a front face and a rear face;

a transmitting integrated circuit chip having a rear face fixed to the front face of the substrate wafer and comprising, in a front face, a light radiation optical transmitter;

a receiving integrated circuit chip having a rear face fixed to the front face of the substrate wafer and comprising, in a front face, a first light radiation optical sensor;

a transparent encapsulation structure comprising a transparent plate extending directly over said first light radiation optical sensor and directly over said optical transmitter and a transparent encapsulation block which extends between the rear face of the transparent plate and the front face of the receiving integrated circuit chip and between the rear face of the transparent plate and the front face of the substrate wafer, embedding the transmitting integrated circuit chip; and

an opaque encapsulation structure formed by an opaque encapsulation block extending over the front face of the transparent plate and having a front through opening which reveals a front area of the transparent plate, this front area being situated above the optical transmitter of the transmitting integrated circuit chip and offset laterally relative to the first light radiation optical sensor of the receiving integrated circuit chip.

2. The package according to claim 1 , further comprising a second light radiation optical sensor and a main transparent plate placed over the second light radiation optical sensor.

3. The package according to claim 2 , wherein the opaque encapsulation block includes an opening in which the main transparent plate is located.

4. The package according to claim 3 , further comprising a diffusion substance in the opening of the opaque encapsulation block for the main transparent plate.

5. The package according to claim 1 , further comprising a diffusion substance in the front through opening of the opaque encapsulation block for the transparent plate.

6. The package according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate wafer comprises an electrical connection network linked to said integrated circuit chips and is provided with external electrical connection elements.

7. An optical electronic package, comprising:

a substrate wafer having a front face and a rear face;

a transmitting integrated circuit chip having a rear face fixed to the front face of the substrate wafer and comprising, in a front face, a light radiation optical transmitter;

a receiving integrated circuit chip having a rear face fixed to the front face of the substrate wafer and comprising, in a front face, at least one main light radiation optical sensor and one secondary light radiation optical sensor;

a main transparent plate placed directly over the main light radiation optical sensor;

a transparent encapsulation structure comprising a secondary transparent plate extending over said secondary light radiation optical sensor and over said optical transmitter and a transparent encapsulation block which extends between the rear face of the secondary transparent plate and the front face of the receiving integrated circuit chip including the secondary light radiation optical sensor and between the rear face of the transparent plate and the front face of the substrate wafer, embedding the transmitting integrated circuit chip;

an opaque encapsulation structure formed by an opaque encapsulation block, said opaque encapsulation block extending over the front face of the transparent plate and having a secondary front through opening which reveals a front area of the secondary transparent plate, this front area being situated above the optical transmitter of the transmitting integrated circuit chip and offset laterally relative to the secondary light radiation optical sensor of the receiving integrated circuit chip,

said opaque encapsulation block further having a main front through opening in which the main transparent plate is situated.

8. The package according to claim 7 , further comprising a diffusion substance in the main front through opening of the opaque encapsulation block.

9. The package according to claim 7 , comprising a diffusion substance in the secondary through opening of the opaque encapsulation block.

10. The package according to claim 7 , wherein the substrate wafer comprises an electrical connection network linked to said integrated circuit chips and is provided with external electrical connection elements.

11. A portable device, comprising:

a shell having an opening; and

a package located within the shell and facing the opening in the shell, said package comprising:

a transmitting integrated circuit chip having a light radiation optical transmitter;

a receiving integrated circuit chip having at least one light radiation optical sensor;

a transparent encapsulation structure comprising a transparent plate extending directly over said at least one light radiation optical sensor and directly over said optical transmitter and a transparent encapsulation block which extends between the rear face of the transparent plate and the front face of the receiving integrated circuit chip and between the rear face of the transparent plate to embed the transmitting integrated circuit chip; and

an opaque encapsulation structure extending over the front face of the transparent plate and having an opening above a front area of the transparent plate, this front area being situated above the optical transmitter of the transmitting integrated circuit chip and offset laterally relative to the at least one light radiation optical sensor of the receiving integrated circuit chip.

12. The portable device of claim 11 , wherein the opening above the front area of the transparent plate faces the opening in the shell.

13. The portable device of claim 11 , wherein the receiving integrated circuit chip further includes an additional light radiation optical sensor, and wherein the opaque encapsulation structure includes a second opening above the additional light radiation optical sensor.

14. The portable device of claim 13 , further including a transparent plate located within the second opening.

15. The portable device of claim 13 , wherein the second opening faces the opening in the shell.

16. An optical electronic package, comprising:

a substrate wafer;

a transmitting integrated circuit chip mounted to the substrate wafer and comprising a light radiation optical transmitter;

a receiving integrated circuit chip mounted to the substrate wafer and comprising a main light radiation optical sensor and a secondary light radiation optical sensor;

a main transparent plate placed over the main light radiation optical sensor;

a transparent encapsulation structure comprising:

a transparent encapsulation block which embeds the transmitting integrated circuit chip and covers both the secondary light radiation optical sensor and said optical transmitter; and

a secondary transparent plate which is secured by the transparent encapsulation block and positioned to extend directly over both the secondary light radiation optical sensor and said optical transmitter;

an opaque encapsulation block that at least surrounds the main transparent plate and completely covers the secondary transparent plate, said opaque encapsulation block including a through opening extending into a front surface of opaque encapsulation block to reach the secondary transparent plate at a position that is vertically aligned with the optical transmitter of the transmitting integrated circuit chip and offset laterally relative to the secondary light radiation optical sensor of the receiving integrated circuit chip.

17. The package according to claim 16 , further comprising a diffusion substance in the through opening of the opaque encapsulation block.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2022
From: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS
To: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
Reel/Frame 060475/0759 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2022
From: STMICROELECTRONICS PTE LTD
To: STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V.
Reel/Frame 060127/0427 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2013
From: COFFY, ROMAIN; SAUGIER, ERIC; LOOI, HK; CHEVRIER, NORBERT
To: STMICROELECTRONICS (GRENOBLE 2) SAS; STMICROELECTRONICS PTE LTD
Reel/Frame 030030/0607 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1252572 · Mar 22, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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