Patent ID: 6624491
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for sending or receiving radiation, comprising:a housing having a top portion and a base, said top portion including walls defining an opening with an open top and a closed bottom; a conductor accommodated within said base, said conductor having two electrically isolated portions, a first portion having a first end terminating in a first electrode external to said base and a second end having a first open area exposed along said closed bottom such that said first portion is substantially surrounded by said housing but for said first open area and said first electrode, and a second portion having a third end terminating in a second electrode external to said base and a fourth end having a second open area exposed along said closed bottom such that said second portion is substantially surrounded by said housing but for said second open area and said second electrode, said housing having a bottom wall between said closed bottom and said second end but for said first open area and between said closed bottom and said fourth end but for said second open area; a semiconductor chip bonded to said first open area such that said semiconductor chip is positioned within said opening and said first open area is limited in area by said housing to substantially only accommodate said semiconductor chip; a wire having a first end bonded to said semiconductor chip and a second end bonded to said second open area such that said wire is positioned within said opening and said second open area is limited by said housing to substantially only accommodate said wire bond; and a window for sending or receiving radiation formed by said opening.