Abstract:
A fingerprint sensing device (and associated method of manufacturing) comprises a sensing chip arranged on a substrate with readout circuitry. The sensing chip comprising a plurality of sensing elements having a surface defining a sensing plane, each sensing element being configured to provide a signal indicative of an electromagnetic coupling between a sensing element and a finger placed on the sensing device; bond wires arranged between bond pads located on the sensing chip on the substrate, respectively, to electrically connect the sensing chip to the readout circuitry. A portion of the bond wire protrudes above the chip and an adhesive is arranged on the sensing chip to covering to cover the chip so that the portion of the bond wire protruding above the chip is embedded in the adhesive. A protective plate is attached to the sensing chip by the adhesive and forms an exterior surface of the device.
Abstract:
A fingerprint sensing device comprises a sensing chip comprising an array of capacitive sensing elements. The sensing device comprises a coating material arranged in a layer on top of the array of sensing elements, the coating material comprising a plurality of cavities filled with an adhesive; wherein locations of the cavities correspond to locations of the sensing elements, such that a cross-section area of a cavity covers at least a portion of an area of a corresponding sensing element; and wherein a dielectric constant of the adhesive is higher than a dielectric constant of the coating material; and a protective plate attached to the sensing chip by means of the adhesive. Another sensing device is disclosed, where the coating layer comprises trenches filled with an adhesive, and where the coating has a higher dielectric constant than the adhesive. Associated methods of manufacturing are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A sensing device comprising a plurality of sensing elements, each of the sensing elements being configured to provide a signal indicative of an electromagnetic coupling between the sensing element and a finger placed on a surface of the sensing device, a first layer arranged to cover the plurality of sensing elements, the first layer comprising a plurality of recesses, and a second layer arranged to cover the first layer, the second layer having hydrophobic surface properties. There is also provided a method for manufacturing such a sensing device.
Abstract:
A fingerprint sensing device (and associated method of manufacturing) comprises a sensing chip arranged on a substrate with readout circuitry. The sensing chip comprising a plurality of sensing elements having a surface defining a sensing plane, each sensing element being configured to provide a signal indicative of an electromagnetic coupling between a sensing element and a finger placed on the sensing device; bond wires arranged between bond pads located on the sensing chip on the substrate, respectively, to electrically connect the sensing chip to the readout circuitry. A portion of the bond wire protrudes above the chip and an adhesive is arranged on the sensing chip to covering to cover the chip so that the portion of the bond wire protruding above the chip is embedded in the adhesive. A protective plate is attached to the sensing chip by the adhesive and forms an exterior surface of the device.
Abstract:
An ultrasonic transducer device for use in an acoustic biometric imaging system, the ultrasonic transducer device comprising: a first piezoelectric element having a first face, a second face opposite the first face, and side edges extending between the first face and the second face; a first transducer electrode on the first face of the first piezoelectric element; a second transducer electrode on the second face of the first piezoelectric element; and a spacer structure leaving at least a portion of the first transducer electrode of the first piezoelectric element uncovered.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of a fingerprint sensing system of enabling cancelling out impairment data present in an image captured by a fingerprint sensor of the fingerprint sensing system, a method of a fingerprint sensing system of cancelling out impairment data present in an image captured by a fingerprint sensor of the fingerprint sensing system, and a fingerprint sensing system performing the methods.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a fingerprint sensor device. The method comprises providing a fingerprint sensor chip, arranging the fingerprint sensor chip on a carrier, depositing a cover layer on the fingerprint sensor chip, the cover layer comprising a polarizable material; moving a top electrode into contact with a top surface of the cover layer; and applying a voltage between the top electrode and a bottom electrode located below the cover layer and comprised in a material stack between the bottom of the carrier and the cover layer, creating an electric field in the cover layer, thereby poling the cover layer such that a dielectric constant of the cover layer in a direction perpendicular to the sensing array is higher than a dielectric constant in a direction parallel to the sensing array, thereby forming a cover layer having an anisotropic dielectric constant.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a fingerprint sensing device comprising a sensing chip comprising an array of capacitive sensing elements. The sensing device comprises a coating material arranged in a layer on top of the array of sensing elements and comprising a plurality of cavities filled with a dielectric material. The dielectric material comprises reduced graphene oxide. Locations of the cavities correspond to locations of the sensing elements such that a cross-section area of a cavity covers at least a portion of an area of a corresponding sensing element. A dielectric constant of the dielectric material is higher than a dielectric constant of the coating material. The invention also relates to a sensing device where the dielectric coating layer containing reduced graphene oxide comprises trenches corresponding to areas between the sensing pixels filled with a fill material, where the dielectric coating layer has a higher dielectric constant than the fill material.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a fingerprint sensing device comprising: a sensing chip comprising an array of sensing elements being configured to be connected to readout circuitry for detecting a capacitive coupling between each of the sensing elements and a finger placed on a sensing surface of the sensing device. A surface of the sensing elements defines a sensing plane. The sensing device further comprises a plurality of interposer structures arranged on the sensing chip extending above sensing plane, wherein the plurality of interposer structures have the same height above the sensing plane. A protective plate is attached to the sensing chip by means of an adhesive, and the protective plate rests on the interposer structures such that a distance between the protective plate and the sensing plane is defined by the height of the interposer structures.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a fingerprint sensing device comprising: a sensing chip comprising an array of sensing elements being configured to be connected to readout circuitry for detecting a capacitive coupling between each of the sensing elements and a finger placed on a sensing surface of the sensing device. A surface of the sensing elements defines a sensing plane. The sensing device further comprises a plurality of interposer structures arranged on the sensing chip extending above sensing plane, wherein the plurality of interposer structures have the same height above the sensing plane. A protective plate is attached to the sensing chip by means of an adhesive, and the protective plate rests on the interposer structures such that a distance between the protective plate and the sensing plane is defined by the height of the interposer structures.