Patent ID: 8110884

Claim:
A device, comprising: a carrier segment of a dielectric body, the carrier segment having a mounting flange extending into an opening of the body, the mounting flange having a mounting surface; an imager device in the opening and mounted to the carrier segment, the imager device comprising a semiconductor die having a backside opposite an active side, the backside being attached to the mounting surface and the die further having an integrated circuit, a plurality of photosensitive elements at the active side operatively coupled to the integrated circuit, and a plurality of contact pads electrically coupled to the integrated circuit; an optics module positioned in the opening of the carrier segment, and the optics module comprising a housing carrying at least one lens positioned at a fixed, non-adjustable distance from the plurality of photosensitive elements, wherein the housing is attached directly to the active side of the die; and an encapsulant material in the opening of the carrier segment and positioned around a perimeter of at least the optics module.