US 5,962,810 AGranted

Integrated circuit package employing a transparent encapsulant

AssigneeAmkor Technology, Inc.

InventorThomas P. Glenn

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Abstract

An integrated circuit package for EPROM, CCD, and other optical integrated circuit devices has a substrate base having metallized vias extending there through. An integrated circuit die is affixed to a first surface of the substrate, and is electrically connected to the metallized vias. An adhesive bead is applied onto the substrate around the die. The bead covers the side surfaces of the die, the periphery of the upper first surface of the die, and the bond wires. The bead and the upper first surface of the die form a cavity above the die. A layer of a transparent encapsulating material is deposited onto the die, within the cavity formed by the bead. The encapsulating material is hardened, and subsequently forms an exterior surface of the package. The transparent encapsulating material allows light of a selected frequency to illuminate the light sensitive circuitry of the die.

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Dependent claims

An integrated circuit package comprising:

a substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface, said second surface having a first conductive structure thereon;
an integrated circuit die, said die having a first surface, an opposite second surface, a perimeter, and peripheral side surfaces at said perimeter, wherein said second surface of the die is on said first surface of said substrate;
an electrical interconnection between the first surface of the substrate and the second surface of the substrate, wherein said integrated circuit die is electrically connected to said first conductive structure;
a bead of an adhesive material on said first surface of said substrate, said bead surrounding said integrated circuit die and forming a cavity above said first surface of the die;
a layer of an adhesive transparent material on said first surface of the die within said cavity;
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said bead contacts said side surfaces and a peripheral portion of said first surface of said die.

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