Patent ID: 6900531

Claim:
An image sensor device, comprising: a flexible circuit substrate having first and second opposing sides, the first side having a central area and an outer, bonding pad area including bonding pads; a sensor integrated circuit (IC) attached to the central area of the first side of the circuit substrate, the IC having an active area and a peripheral bonding pad area, the peripheral bonding pad area including bonding pads; a plurality of wires wirebonded to respective ones of the IC bonding pads and corresponding ones of the circuit substrate bonding pads, thereby electrically connecting the IC and the circuit substrate; a wall having a first end and a second end, the second end attached to an outer portion beyond the outer bonding pad area of the first side of the flexible circuit substrate, wherein the wall at least partially surrounds the sensor integrated circuit; and a transparent cover located above the sensor integrated circuit such that light can pass through the cover onto the IC active area, wherein the cover has a top side and a bottom side with channels formed at edges thereof, wherein at least a portion of a top surface of the wall is received within said channels.