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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Edwin Joseph Adlam, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Edwin Joseph Adlam, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F 3/02 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05F 3/02 (2013.01); H05K 9/0067 (2013.01); G01D 5/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wire fence fingerprint sensor package includes a substrate, a fingerprint sensor mounted to the substrate, and a wire fence mounted to the substrate adjacent the fingerprint sensor. During use, the wire fence is electrically connected to a reference voltage source, e.g., ground. Thus, the wire fence discharges electrostatic discharge (ESD) from a finger contacting the wire fence fingerprint sensor package. The wire fence is formed of low cost wire loops that are fabricated, for example, using a standard and inexpensive wire bonding apparatus. Accordingly, the wire fence fingerprint sensor package is fabricated at a minimal cost.