Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal – Responsive to electromagnetic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-25
2011-11-01
Landau, Matthew (Department: 2813)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Making device or circuit responsive to nonelectrical signal
Responsive to electromagnetic radiation
C257S433000, C257SE21499
Reexamination Certificate
active
08048708
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus providing a wafer level fabrication of imager modules in which a permanent carrier protects imager devices on an imager wafer and is used to support a lens wafer.
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Borthakur Swarnal
Churchwell Scott
Lake Rick
Oliver Steve
Perkins Andy
Dickstein & Shapiro LLP
Landau Matthew
McCall Shepard Sonya D
Micro)n Technology, Inc.
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