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Wafer-Level Packaging
SHELLCASE® Chip Scale Packaging Technology

To meet market demands for more camera module capabilities, a smaller form factor and uniformity across devices, manufacturers are challenged to optimize camera design and manufacturing efficiency without sacrificing quality.

Many electronic devices, including digital cameras, incorporate image sensors. Tessera's SHELLCASE® wafer-level chip scale packaging (CSP) technology makes it possible to create image sensor packaging solutions that are thinner, more reliable and less expensive. The end result is improved device functionality and increased board capacity, enabling the next generation of smaller, smarter, faster electronic devices.

SHELLCASE MVP

The latest generation of Tessera's wafer-level CSP technology is the SHELLCASE MVP solution, which provides OEMs and camera module manufacturers with the benefits of reduced costs and accelerated time-to-market, without the need for modification or redesign of the image sensor wafer.

The SHELLCASE MVP solution is one of the industry's first available through silicon via (TSV) technologies. It is a break-through in image sensor packaging, utilizing a polymeric passivation and glass-silicon sandwich structure to enable image-sensing capabilities through the actual packaging structure. 

 Features and benefits of SHELLCASE MVP include:
  • Ultra thin package height
  • Smallest form factor (X,Y,Z)
  • Narrow, standard scribe line
  • No need for image sensor design change
  • Tight design rules, finer bond pad pitch
  • Standard SMT assembly
  • Enables 3D stacking
  • Compatible with reflowable wafer-level camera
  • Available in both cavity and non-cavity formats and leaded or lead-free bump formats
Tessera's wafer-level camera technologies, including wafer-level optics and image sensor packaging, enable manufacturers to significantly advance the integration of miniaturized cameras in cell phones, personal computers, security cameras and other portable devices.

 

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