Fingerprint sensor and manufacturing method thereof
AssigneeAmkor Technology Singapore Holding Pte. Ltd.
InventorsSung Sun Park, Ji Young Chung, Christopher Berry
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Abstract
A fingerprint sensor device and a method of making a fingerprint sensor device. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide various fingerprint sensor devices, and methods of manufacturing thereof, that comprise a sensing area on a bottom side of a die without top side electrodes that senses fingerprints from the top side, and/or that comprise a sensor die directly electrically connected to conductive elements of a plate through which fingerprints are sensed.
Claims19
A sensor device comprising:
- a substrate comprising:
- an upper substrate side, a bottom substrate side, and lateral substrate sides between the upper and bottom substrate sides;
- a dielectric structure;
- and
- a conductive structure;
- a semiconductor die having a top die side, a bottom die side, and lateral die sides between the top and bottom die sides, wherein the semiconductor die comprises a sensing unit;
- a plurality of first conductive interconnection structures electrically coupling the sensing unit of the semiconductor die to the top substrate side;
- a plate over the top die side;
- an adhesive material adhered to the top die side and a bottom side of the plate;
- and
- an encapsulant surrounding the semiconductor die, wherein the encapsulant extends above the top die side and contacts the plate.
A sensor device comprising:
- a substrate comprising:
- an upper substrate side, a bottom substrate side, and lateral substrate sides between the upper and bottom substrate sides;
- a dielectric structure;
- and
- a conductive structure;
- a semiconductor die having a top die side, a bottom die side, and lateral die sides between the top and bottom die sides, wherein the semiconductor die includes a sensing unit that is electrically coupled to the conductive structure of the substrate;
- a plurality of first conductive interconnection structures electrically coupling the semiconductor die to the top substrate side, wherein the plurality of first conductive interconnection structures and the semiconductor die are free of molding material;
- a plate over the top die side and extending beyond the lateral die sides;
- an air gap positioned lateral of the semiconductor die between the upper substrate side and the plate;
- an adhesive material adhered to the plate;
- and
- a body surrounding the semiconductor die, wherein the body extends above the top die side, and wherein the body is spaced apart from the lateral die sides.
A method of manufacturing a sensor device, the method comprising:
- providing a substrate comprising:
- an upper substrate side, a bottom substrate side, and lateral substrate sides between the upper and bottom substrate sides;
- a dielectric structure;
- and
- a conductive structure;
- providing a semiconductor die having a top die side, a bottom die side, and lateral die sides between the top and bottom die sides, wherein the semiconductor die comprises a sensing unit;
- electrically coupling the sensing unit of the semiconductor die to the top substrate side with a plurality of first conductive interconnection structures;
- providing an adhesive material adhered to the top die side;
- providing a plate over the top die side, wherein a bottom side of the plate is adhered to the adhesive material;
- and
- providing an encapsulant surrounding the semiconductor die, wherein the encapsulant extends above the top die side and contacts the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.