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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2001
Keith T. Deconde, San Jose, CA (US);
Srinivasan K. Ganapathi, Fremont, CA (US);
Randolph S. Gluck, San Jose, CA (US);
Steve H. Hovey, Goleta, CA (US);
Shiva Prakash, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert Dobkin, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Fidelica Microsystems, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A fingerprint-sensing device with a sensor array that does not use active switching elements is fabricated on a base. Sensor support integrated circuits, which contain processing and addressing circuitry, are separately fabricated and subsequently mounted on the base, establishing electrical connections with an interconnect structure within the base, and are thus not integrated with the sensor array. The sensor support integrated circuits can be covered by a bezel structure and the sensor array by a covering material. In addition, a connection cable can be provided to connect the sensor array and the sensor support integrated circuits with a power source and to other external devices and to convey signals generated by the sensor array to the external devices.