Patent ID: 7368695

Claim:
An image sensor package comprising: (a) a substrate having a first surface and a second surface, the substrate having an opening extending through the substrate from the first surface to the second surface; (b) an image sensor attached to the second surface of the substrate so that the image sensor is aligned with the opening of the substrate, the image sensor having opposing first and second surfaces; (c) a transparent body adhered to the first surface of the substrate and overlying the opening and the first surface of the image sensor; and (d) an image sensor controller attached to the second surface of the substrate and having opposing first and second surfaces, the second surface of the image sensor controller and the second surface of the image sensor being directly attached to one another so that the second surfaces of the image sensor and the image sensor controller are directly adjacent one another, the first and second surfaces of the substrate supporting electrically conductive elements so that the image sensor and the image sensor controller are in electrical communication with one another wherein an adhesive is disposed between the second surfaces of the image sensor and image sensor controller and attaches the second surfaces of the image sensor and the image sensor controller to one another.