Patent ID: 9582704
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: G06K,H01L

Claim:
1. A fingerprint sensing device comprising: sensing circuitry comprising a plurality of sensing elements, each sensing element comprising a sensing structure arranged in a sensing plane and facing a surface of the capacitive fingerprint sensing device, each of said sensing elements being configured to provide a signal indicative of an electromagnetic coupling between said sensing structure and a finger placed on said surface of the fingerprint sensing device; and a plurality of connection pads electrically connected to said sensing circuitry for providing an electrical connection between said sensing circuitry and readout circuitry, wherein each of said connection pads is separately recessed in relation to the sensing plane such that each connection pad has a floor in a floor plane, and wherein each connection pad is separated from an adjacent connection pad through a portion of said sensing device being elevated in relation to said floor plane.