Patent ID: 7329861
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: H01L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An integrally packaged imaging module, comprising: an integrated circuit (IC) including an image sensing device formed on a semiconductor substrate; a first adhesive layer located on at least a portion of a top surface of the semiconductor substrate; a first spacing structure having a first height, the first spacing structure affixed to the semiconductor structure using the first adhesive layer; a lens assembly located on at least a portion of a top surface of the first spacing structure, the lens assembly providing a second spacing structure; a transparent enclosure portion having a surface area extending substantially to the periphery of the second spacing structure, the transparent enclosure portion disposed on top of the second spacing structure defining a cavity above the image sensing device of the IC, the cavity having a cavity height that is substantially equal to the first and second heights of the first and second spacing structures, and the lens assembly includes a lens, wherein only the lens is disposed in the cavity.