Patent ID: 7290323
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a sensing device to image a textured surface, the method comprising: providing a sensor array that is fabricated upon a base, the base including an interconnect structure electrically connected to the sensor array, the sensor array having cells configured to detect the textured surface and represent different portions of the textured surface with signals corresponding thereto; and mounting one or more sensor support integrated circuit devices upon the base, the one or more sensor support integrated circuit devices electrically connected to the interconnect structure and configured to address the cells of the sensor array and process the signals obtained from the sensor array, wherein the step of mounting one or more sensor support integrated circuit devices mounts a first and a second device, the first device is configured to address each of a plurality of columns of cells in the sensor array, and the second device is configured to address each of a plurality of rows of cells in the sensor array, and process the signal obtained from each addressed cell.