US Patent 7632713 Methods of packaging microelectronic imaging devices

Microelectronic imaging devices and methods of packaging microelectronic imaging devices are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the microelectronic imaging devices include an interposer substrate and a plurality of imager units coupled to the interposer substrate. The interposer substrate includes a plurality of openings and a plurality of contact arrays proximate to corresponding openings. The individual imager units include a microelectronic die with an image sensor and a plurality of bond-pads electrically coupled to the image sensor. The image sensors are aligned with corresponding openings on the interposer substrate, and the bond-pads are electrically coupled to corresponding contacts on the interposer substrate.