This application claims the priority benefit of China application serial no. 202211411905.9, filed on Nov. 11, 2022. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
The present invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor package, and more particularly to a microminiature image acquisition and processing system package and method for manufacturing the same.
An image acquisition and processing system generally includes an image sensor, an image signal processor (ISP), an image encoder, and a master controller. However, a camera module only provides image acquisition, and outputs digital or analog image information to a back-end ISP or a codec chip for image optimization and coding compression, and a master control chip controls final data transmission and storage. In the image acquisition and processing system, the image acquisition, processing, coding compression and system control in the conventional scheme are completed by different chips and different modules, including at least two chips or two modules. This invention provides a solution of a package-level highly integrated system-on-a-chip or module.
In an integration direction of the traditional image processing system, a master control chip generally integrates an ISP and a coder to simplify the entire image acquisition and processing system. However, this solution often needs to consider the versatility of the master control SOC chip system, such that the master control SOC chip system is too large for some applications, high in power consumption and large package size. In addition, image sensors still exist in an independent chip package, which makes the entire system complex and is not conducive to application in the field of microelectronics and wearable products.
In view of the defects of the prior technology, the present invention provides a microminiature image acquisition and processing system package and method for manufacturing the same.
In order to solve the aforementioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions.
A microminiature image acquisition and processing system package includes:
In some embodiments, the wafer Re-Distribution Layer includes passivation layers and metal layers that, which are bonded to each other; the number of the passivation layers is greater than that of the metal layers by 1; and
In some embodiments, there are two metal layers, i.e., the first metal layer and the second metal layer; and there are three passivation layers, i.e., the first passivation layer, the second passivation layer and the third passivation layer; and
In some embodiments, three or more metal layers and four or more passivation layers are provided.
In some embodiments, the protective film is made of a metal, a polymer or a mixture of the metal and the polymer.
In some embodiments, the connecting board is higher than the image processor and coder, the master controller, the Flash, the power supply and other units.
In some embodiments, the image processor and coder, the master controller, the Flash, the power supply and other units are designed by means of flip chip or wire bonding and stacking, and are communicated by the metal layers or by means of metal wire bonding.
A method for the microminiature image acquisition and processing system package includes the following steps:
In some embodiments, the wafer Re-Distribution Layer includes passivation layers and metal layers that, which are bonded to each other; the number of the passivation layers is greater than that of the metal layers by 1; and
In some embodiments, there are two metal layers, i.e., the first metal layer and the second metal layer; and there are three passivation layers, i.e., the first passivation layer, the second passivation layer and the third passivation layer; and
In some embodiments, the second surface of the CMOS chip is passivated and patterned for the first time to form the first passivation layer;
In some embodiments, the image processor and coder, the master controller, the power supply and the connecting board are mounted on the outermost layer of the wafer Re-Distribution Layer or connected there to via a conductive structure.
In some embodiments, the image processor and coder, the master controller, the power supply and other units are designed by means of flip chip or wire bonding and stacking, and are communicated by the metal layers or by means of metal wire bonding.
In some embodiments, the method further includes the following steps:
Due to the embodiments of the aforementioned technical solutions, the present invention has significant technical effects.
The present invention adopts a scheme in which the CMOS chip, the image processor, the coder and a control system are packaged and integrated, and the control system is used for system control and data transmission, so the structure has no high requirements for system resources, and is designed to complete relevant functions by using a low-power-consumption microprocessor, thereby reducing the overhead of the entire system.
Through the package technology, the CMOS chip, the image processor (specifically, an image signal processor ISP), the coder (specifically, an image coder), the master controller, the Flash, the power supply, a clock and other desired extended functions are integrated to form the package. A system formed by the entire package can achieve a single design, reduce the overall product size and signal path, improve the anti-interference ability of an image, and greatly reduce the complexity and power consumption of the system. Therefore, the system is compact in structure, and thus can be widely used in application scenarios with strict requirements for the size of an image module, such as medical capsule cameras, industrial micro cameras or wearable products.
To describe the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments or the descriptions in the prior technology. Apparently, the accompanying drawings in the following description show merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and a person of ordinary skill in the art may still derive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creative efforts.
The present invention is further elaborated in conjunction with embodiments. The following embodiments are intended to explain the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
In the prior technology, for wearable electronic products such as medical capsule endoscopes, industrial miniature cameras, AR/VR glasses, smart watches, police communications or mine safety modules, owing to strict requirements for volume and power consumption, it is necessary to design a microminiature image acquisition and processing system package, which not only has a compact structure but also can greatly improve the flexibility of the entire image acquisition and processing system and the convenience of structural design.
As shown in
The photosensitive and microlens region 21 is located on the first surface of the CMOS chip 1, and the second surface of the CMOS chip 1, in addition to being provided with the master controller 3, the image processor and coder 2 and the power supply 4, is also provided with other necessary units, such as a Flash, a clock, a discrete device and other units, which can be set as needed. The components are mainly packaged in WLP or FC to save a mounting area. The power supply 4, the clock, the discrete device, a resistance-capacitance device and other units are packaged in small chip packages. The master controller 3 realizes the control and management of other functional chips and image sensors through a control bus (I2C bus/SIP bus/GPIO), and provides an external data interface to send optimized and coded image information. The data bus, the control bus, the power supply 4 and the like realize the electrical signal interconnection of the first surface and the second surface of the CMOS chip 1 through the through-silicon via 13. Other signals and the power supply 4 are interconnected by the metal layers of the wafer Re-Distribution Layer 30. The number of metal layers can be adjusted according to the actual design needs, such as 2 layers, 3 layers or other number of layers.
After the image information is received by the photosensitive and microlens region 21, the CMOS chip 1 realizes photoelectric conversion to output the image data, and the image data is processed, corrected and denoised by relevant algorithms in the image processor and coder 2, and then coded, compressed and outputted to the master controller 3. The master controller 3 may store the final image data locally, upload it to an upper computer or send it through a wireless transmitter according to application needs. The control system realizes the control and management of the entire microminiature image acquisition and processing system package through a bus such as an I2C bus, an SPI bus or a GPIO wire.
Taking two metal layers as an example, as shown in
When there are two metal layers, namely the first metal layer 15 and the second metal layer 17, and three passivation layers, namely the first passivation layer 14, the second passivation layer 16 and the third passivation layer 18, the first passivation layer 14 covers the second surface of the CMOS chip 1 and extends to the through-silicon via 13 region, the first metal layer 15 covers the first passivation layer 14, and the second passivation layer 16, the second metal layer 17 and the third passivation layer 18 sequentially cover the first metal layer 15.
In order to make the image processor and coder 2, the master controller 3, the power supply 4 and other units more secure and stable, the connecting board 11 is higher than the image processor and coder 2, the master controller 3, the power supply 4 and other units, respectively.
The protective film 19 on the first surface of the optical coated glass 5 is made of a metal, a polymer or a mixture of the metal and the polymer. Here, there are no requirements for metal materials or polymer materials, and the protective film is used to protect the optical coated glass during processing and transportation, thereby resisting dust and scratch.
This embodiment differs from Embodiment 1 in that: in order to reduce the plane size of the microminiature image acquisition processing system package structure, as shown in
Exemplary Method:
A preparation method for the microminiature image acquisition and processing system package structure includes the following steps:
According to the microminiature image acquisition and processing system package structure produced by this method, the photosensitive and microlens region 21 is located on the first surface of the CMOS chip 1, and the master controller 3, the image processor and coder 2, the power supply 4, a clock, a discrete device and other units are located on the second surface of the CMOS chip 1. The larger one of the chips such as the master controller 3 and the image processor and coder 2 are packaged in WLP or FC, and the other chips are disposed on the upper surface of the large-size chip using WB package, thereby achieving 3D die-stacking and saving the mounting area. The power supply 4, the clock, the discrete device and other units or resistance-capacitance devices are packaged in small chip packages. The master controller 3 realizes the control and management of other functional chips and image sensors through a control bus (I2C bus/SIP bus/GPIO), and provides an external data interface to send optimized and coded image information. The data bus, the control bus, the power supply 4 and the like realize the electrical signal interconnection of the first surface and the second surface of the CMOS chip 1 through the TSV (Through-Silicon Via). Other signals and the power supply 4 are interconnected by the metal layers of the wafer Re-Distribution Layer 30. The number of metal layers can be adjusted according to the actual design needs, such as 2 layers, 3 layers or other number of layers.
After the image information is received by the photosensitive and microlens region 21, the CMOS chip 1 realizes photoelectric conversion to output the image data, and the image data is processed, corrected and denoised by relevant algorithms in the image processor and coder 2, and then coded, compressed and outputted to the master controller 3. The master controller 3 may store the final image data locally, upload it to an upper computer or send it through a wireless transmitter according to application needs. The control system realizes the control and management of the entire microminiature image acquisition and processing system package through a bus such as an I2C bus, an SPI bus or a GPIO.
Taking two metal layers as an example, a preparation method for the microminiature image acquisition and processing system package structure includes the following steps:
A specific process of forming the wafer Re-Distribution Layer 30 is as follows: the second surface of the CMOS chip 1 is passivated and patterned for the first time to form the first passivation layer 14, and the first passivation layer 14 partially extends to part of the through-silicon via 13 region;
In addition, in one embodiment, the method further includes the following steps:
This embodiment differs from Embodiment 3 in that: in order to reduce the plane size of the microminiature image acquisition processing system package, as shown in
Further, it should be noted that shapes and names of parts and components in the specific embodiments described in the present description may be different. Any equivalent or simple changes in the structures, features and principles described in the patent conception of the present invention are included in the scope of protection of the present invention. A person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs may make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in a similar manner, which shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention as long as they do not deviate from the structures of the invention or go beyond the scope defined in the present claims.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments without departing from the scope or spirit of the disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the disclosure covers modifications and variations provided that they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.
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202211411905.9 | Nov 2022 | CN | national |