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Granted Patent B2
US 10,165,169 · App. 15/101,286 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Image processing package and camera module having same

Inventors: Huy Chan Jung (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Heui-Gyun Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sang Wook Ahn (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yong Woon Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SK Hynix Inc.
H04N5/2257H01L27/14618H01L27/14636H04N5/2252H04N5/2253H04N5/2254H04N5/2258H01L2224/16145
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Patent No.
US 10,165,169
App. No.
15/101,286
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides an image processing package comprising: an image sensor for receiving an image of a subject, which is incident from the outside, in the form of light and converting the image of the subject into an image signal; and an image signal processor for processing the image signal which is output from the image sensor and reproducing the image of the subject, wherein the image processing package has a structure in which the image sensor is vertically stacked on the image signal processor.

Claims (29)

1. An image processing package, comprising:

an image sensor suitable for receiving an image of a subject, which is incident from an outside, in a form of light and converting the image of the subject into an image signal;

an image signal processor suitable for processing the image signal which is outputted from the image sensor and reproducing the image of the subject;

a controller suitable for controlling an operation of the image signal processor; and

a memory device suitable for storing a signal outputted from the controller,

wherein the image sensor, the image signal processor, the controller and the memory device are sequentially and vertically stacked from the top, and

wherein the controller performs an input or output operation of data stored in the memory device to an external device, analyzes the data transferred from the external device, and determines whether the data is to be stored in the memory device or the data stored in the memory device is to be transferred to the external device.

2. The image processing package of claim 1 , wherein the image sensor and the image signal processor are electrically coupled to each other by one of a through silicon via (TSV) manner and a direct bonding interface (DBI) manner.

3. The image processing package of claim 1 , wherein the image signal processor and the controller are electrically coupled to each other by one of a through silicon via (TSV) manner and a direct bonding interface (DBI) manner.

4. The image processing package of claim 1 , wherein the controller and the memory device are electrically coupled to each other by one of a through silicon via (TSV) manner and a direct bonding interface (DBI) manner.

5. The image processing package of claim 1 , wherein the image sensor and the image signal processor are stacked on a package substrate, which is electrically coupled to an external device.

6. The image processing package of claim 5 , wherein the image sensor and the image signal processor are encapsulated by an encapsulant, and an upper portion of the image sensor is opened such that a light is incident from an outside.

7. A camera module, comprising:

a body;

an optical series mounted on an upper portion of the body and having at least one lens;

a color filter suitable disposed on a lower portion of the optical series and filtering and outputting a light, which passes through the optical series; and

an image processing package disposed on a lower portion of the color filter, receiving the light outputted from the color filter and performing an image process,

wherein the image processing package includes:

an image sensor suitable for receiving an image of a subject, which is incident from an outside, in a form of light and converting the image of the subject into an image signal;

an image signal processor suitable for processing the image signal which is outputted from the image sensor and reproducing the image of the subject;

a controller suitable for controlling an operation of the image signal processor;

a memory device suitable for storing a signal outputted from the controller,

wherein the image sensor, the image signal processor, the controller and the memory device are sequentially and vertically stacked from the top, and

wherein the controller performs an input or output operation of data stored in the memory device to an external device, analyzes the data transferred from the external device, and determines whether the data is to be stored in the memory device or the data stored in the memory device is to be transferred to the external device.

8. The camera module of claim 7 , wherein the image sensor and the image signal processor are electrically coupled to each other by one of a through silicon via (TSV) manner and a direct bonding interface (DBI) manner.

9. The camera module of claim 7 , wherein the image signal processor and the controller are electrically coupled to each other by one of a through silicon via (TSV) manner and a direct bonding interface (DBI) manner.

10. The camera module of claim 7 , wherein the controller and the memory device are electrically coupled to each other by one of a through silicon via (TSV) manner and a direct bonding interface (DBI) manner.

11. The camera module of claim 7 , wherein the image sensor and the image signal processor are stacked on a package substrate, which is electrically coupled to an external device.

12. The camera module of claim 11 , wherein the image sensor and the image signal processor are encapsulated by an encapsulant, and an upper portion of the image sensor is opened such that a light is incident from an outside.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2017
From: SILICONFILE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
To: SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 041023/0187 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2016
From: JUNG, HUY CHAN; AHN, SANG WOOK; LEE, YONG WOON
To: SILICONFILE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 038788/0183 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0148505 · Dec 2, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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