Patent ID: 7629660

Claim:
A semiconductor sensor component comprising: a sensor chip; and a package which comprises a transparent plastic material, wherein the sensor chip comprises a plurality of edge sides, an active top side, a back side, and a sensor area on the active top side and flipchip contacts outside of the sensor area, the flipchip contacts being electrically connected to a circuit structure, wherein the circuit structure allows free access to the sensor area, wherein the sensor chip, including the back side, edge sides, front side; and sensor area, and the flipchip contacts and that part of the circuit structure which is electrically connected to the flipchip contacts are encased within and in direct contact with the transparent plastic material, wherein the transparent plastic material comprises a rubber-elastic plastic material having properties which enable the sensor to receive and convert optical waves and compressional waves into representative electrical signals, and wherein the transparent plastic material is surrounded at least on the edge sides by a package frame of a non-transparent plastic package material, and wherein the circuit structure includes one more conductors extending through the package frame, each conductor comprising a rigid portion external to the package frame and a flexible portion within an interior of the package frame containing the transparent plastic material.