Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thin camera and associated methods
- Patent Title (中): 薄相机和相关方法
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Application No.: US11487580Application Date: 2006-07-17
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Publication No.: US08049806B2Publication Date: 2011-11-01
- Inventor: Michael R. Feldman , James E. Morris , Robert D. Tekolste
- Applicant: Michael R. Feldman , James E. Morris , Robert D. Tekolste
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Digitaloptics Corporation East
- Current Assignee: Digitaloptics Corporation East
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Lee & Morse, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04N5/225
- IPC: H04N5/225 ; H04N9/09 ; G02B27/10 ; H01L31/0232 ; H01L21/00

Abstract:
A camera includes a first substrate having a convex refractive element, a second substrate having a concave refractive element, a separation between the first to second substrates, the separation including an air gap between convex refractive element and the concave refractive element, and a third substrate having a detector array thereon, the concave refractive element being closer to the detector than the convex refractive element, at least two of the first to third substrates being secured along a z-axis, wherein the z axis is perpendicular to a plane of the detector array, e.g., at a wafer level. The convex refractive element may include a plurality of convex refractive elements, the concave refractive element may include a plurality of concave refractive elements, and the detector array may include a plurality of detector arrays, each of the plurality forming a plurality of sub-cameras.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070126898A1 Thin camera and associated methods Public/Granted day:2007-06-07
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