Optical sensor having a light emitter and a photodetector assembly directly mounted to a transparent substrate

US9627573B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jerome Chandra Bhat · San Francisco, US
• Dan G. Allen · Cupertino, US
• Richard Ian Olsen · Truckee, US
• Kumar Nagarajan · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 19, 2015
• Grant date: Apr 18, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10F55/15

Abstract

An optical sensor is described that includes a light emitter and a photodetector assembly directly attached to a transparent substrate. In one or more implementations, the optical sensor comprises at least one light emitter and a photodetector assembly (e.g., photodiodes, phototransistors, etc.). The light emitter(s) and the photodetector assembly are directly mounted (e.g., attached) to a transparent substrate.