Clear coating for digital and analog imagers

An electrical component that utilizes at least a portion of a visible light spectrum, the electrical component comprising:

• a carrier comprising a first plurality of contacts;
• an integrated circuit die, disposed on the carrier, having a second plurality of contacts;
• a coating disposed in a viscous form to cover at least a portion of the integrated circuit die and at least a portion of the first plurality of contacts;
• and
• the coating being at least partially transmissive to the at least the portion of the visible light spectrum.

An imaging device comprising:

• an integrated circuit die comprising imager circuitry and a first plurality of contacts electrically coupled to the imager circuitry, the imager circuitry responding to received light;
• a substrate on which the integrated circuit die is disposed;
• the substrate comprising a second plurality of contacts, the second plurality of contacts being electrically coupled to the first plurality of contacts;
• and
• a covering, applied as a viscous coating, that, along with the substrate, encapsulates the integrated circuit die and the second plurality of contacts, wherein the covering is substantially transparent to the received light and is positioned such that the received light passes through the covering on the way to the imager circuitry.

An electrical component that utilizes at least a portion of a visible light spectrum, the electrical component comprising:

• a carrier comprising a first plurality of contacts;
• an integrated circuit die, disposed on the carrier, having a second plurality of contacts;
• a coating disposed in a viscous form to cover at least a portion of the integrated circuit die and at least a portion of the first plurality of contacts;
• and
• the coating being at least partially transmissive to the at least the portion of the visible light spectrum, wherein transmitted light in the visible light spectrum passes through the coating on the way to the electrical component.