Patents by Inventor En-Chi Li

En-Chi Li has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230076598
    Abstract: An image sensor module comprises an image sensor having a light sensing area, a cover glass for covering the light sensing area, a dam between the image sensor and the cover glass, which surrounds the light sensing area, and has an outer wall and an inner wall, where a cross-section of the inner wall parallel to the surface of the light sensing area of the image sensor forms a sawtooth pattern and/or, where a cross-section of the inner wall orthogonal to the surface of the light sensing area of the image sensor forms an inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Feng Lin, En-Chi Li, Chi-Chih Huang
  • Patent number: 11515347
    Abstract: An image sensor module comprises an image sensor having a light sensing area, a cover glass for covering the light sensing area, a dam between the image sensor and the cover glass, which surrounds the light sensing area, and has an outer wall and an inner wall, where a cross-section of the inner wall parallel to the surface of the light sensing area of the image sensor forms a sawtooth pattern and/or, where a cross-section of the inner wall orthogonal to the surface of the light sensing area of the image sensor forms an inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Feng Lin, En-Chi Li, Chi-Chih Huang
  • Publication number: 20210225914
    Abstract: An image sensor module comprises an image sensor having a light sensing area, a cover glass for covering the light sensing area, a dam between the image sensor and the cover glass, which surrounds the light sensing area, and has an outer wall and an inner wall, where a cross-section of the inner wall parallel to the surface of the light sensing area of the image sensor forms a sawtooth pattern and/or, where a cross-section of the inner wall orthogonal to the surface of the light sensing area of the image sensor forms an inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Feng Lin, En-Chi Li, Chi-Chih Huang
  • Patent number: 10243014
    Abstract: A method of image sensor package fabrication includes forming a cavity in a ceramic substrate, and placing an image sensor in the cavity in the ceramic substrate. An image sensor processor is also placed in the cavity in the ceramic substrate, and the image sensor and the image sensor processor are wire bonded to electrical contacts. Glue is deposited on the ceramic substrate, and a glass layer is placed on the glue to adhere the glass layer to the ceramic substrate. The image sensor processor and the image sensor are disposed in the cavity between the glass layer and the ceramic substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Feng Lin, Chi-Chih Huang, En-Chi Li
  • Patent number: 10185191
    Abstract: A panel carrier includes a substrate, a die-attach region, a short sidewall, and a conductor. The die-attach region is on a top substrate surface of the substrate for supporting the LCoS panel. The short sidewall is on a first side of the die-attach region and has a top sidewall surface at a first height above the top substrate surface exceeding 0.4 millimeters and an aperture spanning the top sidewall surface and the top substrate surface. The conductor at least partially fills the aperture for electrically connecting to the conductive layer. A method for mechanically and electrically connecting a LCoS panel to a panel carrier having a short sidewall includes electrically connecting a transparent conductive layer of the LCoS panel to a conductive material, within the short sidewall, with a conductive adhesive having a thickness, between the transparent conductive layer and the short sidewall, less than two-hundred micrometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: En-Chi Li, Chi-Chih Huang
  • Publication number: 20180182797
    Abstract: A method of image sensor package fabrication includes forming a cavity in a ceramic substrate, and placing an image sensor in the cavity in the ceramic substrate. An image sensor processor is also placed in the cavity in the ceramic substrate, and the image sensor and the image sensor processor are wire bonded to electrical contacts. Glue is deposited on the ceramic substrate, and a glass layer is placed on the glue to adhere the glass layer to the ceramic substrate. The image sensor processor and the image sensor are disposed in the cavity between the glass layer and the ceramic substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Wei-Feng Lin, Chi-Chih Huang, En-Chi Li
  • Patent number: 9935144
    Abstract: An image sensor package includes a ceramic substrate with a cavity disposed in the ceramic substrate. A glass layer is adhered to the ceramic substrate and encloses the cavity in the ceramic substrate. An image sensor is disposed in the cavity between the glass layer and the ceramic substrate to electrically isolate the image sensor. An image sensor processor is disposed in the cavity and electrically coupled to the image sensor to receive image data from the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei-Feng Lin, Chi-Chih Huang, En-Chi Li
  • Publication number: 20180039126
    Abstract: A panel carrier includes a substrate, a die-attach region, a short sidewall, and a conductor. The die-attach region is on a top substrate surface of the substrate for supporting the LCoS panel. The short sidewall is on a first side of the die-attach region and has a top sidewall surface at a first height above the top substrate surface exceeding 0.4 millimeters and an aperture spanning the top sidewall surface and the top substrate surface. The conductor at least partially fills the aperture for electrically connecting to the conductive layer. A method for mechanically and electrically connecting a LCoS panel to a panel carrier having a short sidewall includes electrically connecting a transparent conductive layer of the LCoS panel to a conductive material, within the short sidewall, with a conductive adhesive having a thickness, between the transparent conductive layer and the short sidewall, less than two-hundred micrometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: En-Chi LI, Chi-Chih HUANG
  • Patent number: 9748293
    Abstract: An image sensor package with a folded cover-glass sealing interface includes (a) an image sensor with a light-receiving surface, (b) a substrate having (i) a recessed surface to which the image sensor is bonded, (ii) a second surface facing in a direction parallel to optical axis of the image sensor, surrounding the recessed surface, and being further than the light-receiving surface from the recessed surface, and (iii) a third surface facing the optical axis, and adjoining and surrounding the second surface, and (c) a cover glass bonded to the substrate with a folded sealing-interface at the second surface and the third surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: En-Chi Li, Chi-Chih Huang, Wei-Feng Lin