GAS SENSOR

Abstract

Provided is a gas sensor that can suppress characteristic variation caused by deformation of a semiconductor substrate. The gas sensor (1) includes a substrate (redistribution layer 30), a light-emitting element (11) provided at a front surface (30a) or embedded in the substrate, a light-receiving element (12) that is provided at the front surface or embedded in the substrate and that receives light emitted from the light-emitting element, and a plurality of external connection terminals (40) at a rear surface (30b) that is an opposite surface to the front surface of the substrate. At least a portion of the plurality of external connection terminals is electrically connected to the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element. The plurality of external connection terminals is arranged such that, in plan view, the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are not present on a line linking any two external connection terminals.

Description

Claims

1. A gas sensor comprising: a substrate;a light-emitting element provided at a front surface that is one surface of the substrate or embedded in the substrate;a light-receiving element that is provided at the front surface of the substrate or embedded in the substrate and that receives light emitted from the light-emitting element; anda plurality of external connection terminals at a rear surface that is an opposite surface to the front surface of the substrate, with at least a portion of the plurality of external connection terminals electrically connected to the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, wherein the plurality of external connection terminals is arranged such that, in plan view, the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are not present on a line linking any two external connection terminals.

2. The gas sensor according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of external connection terminals is arranged in a region that is in one direction relative to each of the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element in plan view.

3. The gas sensor according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are partially covered by a seal.

4. The gas sensor according to claim 1, wherein the substrate includes a redistribution layer formed at an electrode formation surface side of the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, andthe light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are electrically connected to at least a portion of the plurality of external connection terminals via the redistribution layer.

5. The gas sensor according to claim 1, further comprising a light guide that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element to the light-receiving element, wherein the light guide is adhered to the substrate at an adhesion surface of the front surface of the substrate, and the adhesion surface is provided such that, in plan view, the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are not present on a line linking any two points in the adhesion surface.

6. The gas sensor according to claim 5, wherein the adhesion surface is included in a region of the front surface that corresponds to a region where the plurality of external connection terminals is arranged at the rear surface.

7. The gas sensor according to claim 1, further comprising an optical filter provided at an emission surface of the light-emitting element or a reception surface of the light-receiving element.

8. The gas sensor according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of external connection terminals is an LGA or a BGA.

9. The gas sensor according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are embedded in the substrate, and a surface opposite to an electrode formation surface of the light-emitting element and the light-receiving element is exposed from the substrate.