Patent ID: 7554184

Claim:
An image sensor chip package comprising: a carrier comprising a base and a leadframe, the base having a cavity therein, the leadframe comprising a plurality of conductive pieces, the conductive pieces of the leadframe being embedded in the base and spaced from each other; an image sensor chip mounted on the base and received in the cavity, the image sensor chip having a photosensitive area and a plurality of chip pads around the photosensitive area; a plurality of wires each electronically connecting one corresponding chip pad of the image sensor chip and one corresponding conductive piece of the carrier; an adhesive means applied to the chip pads around the photosensitive area and covering at least one portion of all the wires adjacent to the photosensitive area; and a transparent cover mounted to the carrier, the adhesive means adhering to a substantially middle area of the transparent cover, the adhesive means with the middle area of the transparent cover enclosing the photosensitive area.