公开(公告)号：US20060138304A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11022116

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： Guolin Ma ,  Bahram Afshari ,  Jason Hartlove

发明人： Guolin Ma ,  Bahram Afshari ,  Jason Hartlove

IPC分类号： H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H01L27/1462 ,  H01L27/14685

摘要： A wire-bondable image sensor having an integral contaminant shadowing reduction structure is described. In one aspect, an image sensor includes a substrate that has a side supporting at least one imaging area and at least one wirebonding area. Light detectors are constructed and arranged to receive light through the imaging area. Bond pads are exposed in the wirebonding area for connecting to respective bond wires. A contaminant shadowing reduction structure on the imaging area has an exposed contaminant displacement surface over the imaging area and separated from the imaging area by a distance of at least 300 μm. The contaminant shadowing reduction structure is substantially transparent to radiation within an operative wavelength range specified for the image sensor. Methods of making the above-mentioned image sensor also are described.

摘要翻译： 描述了具有整体污染物减影结构的可焊接图像传感器。 一方面，图像传感器包括具有支撑至少一个成像区域的侧面和至少一个引线键合区域的基板。 光检测器被构造和布置成通过成像区域接收光。 接合焊盘暴露在引线接合区域中，以连接到相应的接合线。 成像区域上的污染物减影结构在成像区域上具有暴露的污染物位移表面，并与成像区域分开至少300μm的距离。 污染物遮蔽减少结构对于为图像传感器指定的工作波长范围内的辐射基本上是透明的。 还描述了制造上述图像传感器的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07129459B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-31

申请号：US11022116

申请日：2004-12-23

申请人： Guolin Ma ,  Bahram Afshari ,  Jason Hartlove

发明人： Guolin Ma ,  Bahram Afshari ,  Jason Hartlove

IPC分类号： H01L27/00 ,  H01L31/0232

CPC分类号： H01L27/1462 ,  H01L27/14685

摘要： A wire-bondable image sensor having an integral contaminant shadowing reduction structure is described. In one aspect, an image sensor includes a substrate that has a side supporting at least one imaging area and at least one wirebonding area. Light detectors are constructed and arranged to receive light through the imaging area. Bond pads are exposed in the wirebonding area for connecting to respective bond wires. A contaminant shadowing reduction structure on the imaging area has an exposed contaminant displacement surface over the imaging area and separated from the imaging area by a distance of at least 300 μm. The contaminant shadowing reduction structure is substantially transparent to radiation within an operative wavelength range specified for the image sensor. Methods of making the above-mentioned image sensor also are described.

公开(公告)号：US20050077458A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-14

申请号：US10684619

申请日：2003-10-14

申请人： Guolin Ma ,  Bahram Afshari

发明人： Guolin Ma ,  Bahram Afshari

IPC分类号： H01L31/0232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  H01J40/14 ,  H01L27/00

CPC分类号： H04N5/2257 ,  H01L27/14618 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L31/02325 ,  H01L2224/05001 ,  H01L2224/05008 ,  H01L2224/05024 ,  H01L2224/05548 ,  H01L2224/05569 ,  H01L2224/13 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H01L2224/05599 ,  H01L2224/05099

摘要： An integrally packaged imaging module includes an integrated circuit (IC), including an image sensing device formed on a semiconductor substrate, and wafer level packaging enclosing the IC. The wafer level packaging includes a transparent enclosure portion adapted to permit image acquisition of an image by the image sensing device over a desired range of wavelengths, and a first spacing structure providing a cavity between an inner surface of the transparent enclosure portion and the image sensing device. A depth of the cavity is configurable along an axis perpendicular to the semiconductor substrate to control a distance between an outer surface of the transparent enclosure portion and the image sensing device.

摘要翻译： 整体封装的成像模块包括集成电路（IC），其包括形成在半导体衬底上的图像感测装置和封装IC的晶片级封装。 晶片级封装包括透明外壳部分，其适于允许图像检测装置在期望的波长范围内对图像进行图像采集;以及第一间隔结构，其在透明外壳部分的内表面和图像感测之间提供空腔 设备。 空腔的深度可以沿着垂直于半导体衬底的轴配置，以控制透明外壳部分的外表面与图像感测装置之间的距离。

公开(公告)号：US07329861B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-12

申请号：US10684619

申请日：2003-10-14

申请人： Guolin Ma ,  Bahram Afshari

发明人： Guolin Ma ,  Bahram Afshari

IPC分类号： H04N5/225

CPC分类号： H04N5/2257 ,  H01L27/14618 ,  H01L27/14625 ,  H01L31/02325 ,  H01L2224/05001 ,  H01L2224/05008 ,  H01L2224/05024 ,  H01L2224/05548 ,  H01L2224/05569 ,  H01L2224/13 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H04N5/2254 ,  H01L2224/05599 ,  H01L2224/05099

摘要： An integrally packaged imaging module includes an integrated circuit (IC), including an image sensing device formed on a semiconductor substrate, and wafer level packaging enclosing the IC. The wafer level packaging includes a transparent enclosure portion adapted to permit image acquisition of an image by the image sensing device over a desired range of wavelengths, and a first spacing structure providing a cavity between an inner surface of the transparent enclosure portion and the image sensing device. A depth of the cavity is configurable along an axis perpendicular to the semiconductor substrate to control a distance between an outer surface of the transparent enclosure portion and the image sensing device.

摘要翻译： 整体封装的成像模块包括集成电路（IC），其包括形成在半导体衬底上的图像感测装置和封装IC的晶片级封装。 晶片级封装包括透明外壳部分，其适于允许图像检测装置在期望的波长范围内对图像进行图像采集;以及第一间隔结构，其在透明外壳部分的内表面和图像感测之间提供空腔 设备。 空腔的深度可以沿着垂直于半导体衬底的轴配置，以控制透明外壳部分的外表面与图像感测装置之间的距离。

公开(公告)号：US20120200764A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13318559

申请日：2010-05-03

申请人： Bahram Afshari ,  John Toor ,  Peter P Clark ,  Samuel Wennyann Ho

发明人： Bahram Afshari ,  John Toor ,  Peter P Clark ,  Samuel Wennyann Ho

IPC分类号： G03B13/00 ,  H05K13/00 ,  H04N5/232

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49004

摘要： A focus free camera module uses fixed lenses within a housing that are combined with an electrically controllable active optical element, such as a tunable liquid crystal lens. The fixed lenses provide a desired amount of optical power, but the manufacturing tolerances of the module are insufficient to ensure a proper focus of an image on an image sensor. The active optical element is therefore used to compensate for any variations in the optical power to achieve the desired focus. To ensure an effective compensation, the module may be constructed so that, when the variation in optical power due to manufacturing tolerances is at a maximum, the desired focus is achieved when the active optical element is at zero optical power. All other variations may then be compensated by adjusting the active optical element to increase its optical power.

摘要翻译： 无焦距相机模块在外壳内使用固定透镜，其与诸如可调谐液晶透镜的电可控有源光学元件组合。 固定透镜提供所需量的光功率，但是模块的制造公差不足以确保图像在图像传感器上的适当聚焦。 因此，有源光学元件用于补偿光功率中的任何变化以实现期望的焦点。 为了确保有效的补偿，模块可以被构造成使得当由于制造公差而导致的光功率变化最大时，当有源光学元件处于零光功率时，实现期望的聚焦。 然后可以通过调节有源光学元件来增加其光功率来补偿所有其它变化。

公开(公告)号：US09140920B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-22

申请号：US13504529

申请日：2010-10-27

申请人： Bahram Afshari ,  Karen Asatryan ,  Peter P. Clark ,  Tigran Galstian ,  Michael J. Nystrom ,  Vladimir Presniakov ,  Sergei Yakovenko ,  Armen Zohrabyan

发明人： Bahram Afshari ,  Karen Asatryan ,  Peter P. Clark ,  Tigran Galstian ,  Michael J. Nystrom ,  Vladimir Presniakov ,  Sergei Yakovenko ,  Armen Zohrabyan

IPC分类号： G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G09G3/00

CPC分类号： G02F1/133351 ,  G01R1/071 ,  G02F1/1309 ,  G09G3/006 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49117 ,  Y10T29/49771

摘要： Methods and apparatus for testing operation of a single or multiple tunable active optical device(s) operated by one or more driving electrodes are described Test methods and apparatus are provided for device testing without necessarily requiring direct physical contact with the driving electrodes Testing subjects devices to incident light along an optical path and to an external electric field applied to the device producing a dipolar charge distribution within the electrodes, causing the device to operate The effect of device operation on incident light is optically sensed The sensed effect is analyzed to identify device defects Test methods and apparatus are provided for testing multiple unsingulated devices during fabrication employing a strip contact structure having contact strips connected to multiple devices and extending to wafer edges, such that singulating devices leaves portions of the strip contact structure exposed on device dice edges providing electrical contacts in use.

摘要翻译： 用于测试由一个或多个驱动电极操作的单个或多个可调谐有源光学器件的操作的方法和装置描述测试方法和装置被提供用于器件测试，而不一定要求与驱动电极直接物理接触测试主体器件 沿着光路的入射光和施加到器件的外部电场，在电极内产生双极电荷分布，导致器件工作。光学感测器件对入射光的操作效果分析感测效应以识别器件缺陷 提供了测试方法和装置，用于在制造过程中测试多个不起毛的装置，使用具有连接到多个装置并且延伸到晶片边缘的接触条的带状接触结构，使得分离装置离开条形接触结构的暴露于器件骰子边缘的部分， 正在使用 。

公开(公告)号：US20120092543A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：US13318440

申请日：2010-05-03

申请人： Bahram Afshari ,  John Toor ,  Samuel Wennyann Ho ,  Peter Clark

发明人： Bahram Afshari ,  John Toor ,  Samuel Wennyann Ho ,  Peter Clark

IPC分类号： H04N5/225 ,  G02F1/29

CPC分类号： H04N5/2254 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  Y10T29/49002 ,  Y10T29/49004

摘要： An electrically controllable optical lens apparatus makes use of fixed lenses and an active optical element together in a lens enclosure. The enclosure may be a barrel structure that is easily mounted to a camera device having an image sensor. The active optical element, such as a tunable liquid crystal lens, receives an electrical signal from the camera device via electrical conductors integral with the lens enclosure that provide electrical pathways between the active element on the interior of the enclosure and surface contacts on the camera device. The enclosure may be a two-piece structure, and the electrical conductors may be attached to either piece of the structure. The lens enclosure may also be threaded for attachment to the camera device. The electrical conductors may also use spring loaded contact portions or molded interconnect devices.

摘要翻译： 电可控光学透镜装置将透镜外壳中的固定透镜和有源光学元件一起使用。 外壳可以是容易地安装到具有图像传感器的相机装置的筒结构。 有源光学元件，例如可调谐液晶透镜，经由与透镜外壳成一体的电导体从相机装置接收电信号，该电导体提供在外壳内部的有源元件与相机装置上的表面触点之间的电通路 。 外壳可以是两件式结构，并且电导体可以附接到结构的任一片。 透镜外壳也可以被螺纹连接到相机装置。 电导体还可以使用弹簧加载的接触部分或模制的互连装置。

公开(公告)号：US07983556B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US11982726

申请日：2007-11-02

申请人： Lothar R. Westerweck ,  Albert John Y. Chua ,  Bahram Afshari ,  Dennis R. Berube ,  John W. Toor ,  Elaine B. Bogue

发明人： Lothar R. Westerweck ,  Albert John Y. Chua ,  Bahram Afshari ,  Dennis R. Berube ,  John W. Toor ,  Elaine B. Bogue

IPC分类号： G03B17/00 ,  G03B17/02

CPC分类号： G03B17/02 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： A novel digital camera module includes an image capture device, a lens unit including a body, a housing including an opening for receiving the lens unit and positioning the lens unit with respect to the image capture device, and a contaminant trap formed by an isolated annular space between the lens unit and the opening of the housing. In a particular embodiment, the opening of the housing includes surfaces having at least two different perimeters, the smaller of which slidably engages the outer surface of the lens unit. The contaminant trap collects and contains any contaminants before they reach vulnerable components such as the image capture device and/or other optical components within the camera module.

摘要翻译： 一种新颖的数字照相机模块包括图像捕获装置，包括主体的透镜单元，包括用于接收透镜单元的开口和相对于图像捕获装置定位透镜单元的壳体的壳体以及由隔离环形 透镜单元与壳体的开口之间的空间。 在特定实施例中，壳体的开口包括具有至少两个不同周长的表面，其中较小的表面可滑动地接合透镜单元的外表面。 污染物捕集阱在其到达易损组件（例如摄像机模块内的图像捕获装置和/或其他光学部件）之前收集并包含任何污染物。

公开(公告)号：US07773876B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-10

申请号：US11982846

申请日：2007-11-05

申请人： Lothar R. Westerweck ,  Albert John Y. Chua ,  Bahram Afshari

发明人： Lothar R. Westerweck ,  Albert John Y. Chua ,  Bahram Afshari

IPC分类号： G03B17/00 ,  G03B17/02

CPC分类号： G03B17/02 ,  H04N5/2257 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： A novel digital camera module includes an image capture device, a lens unit, a housing including an opening for receiving the lens unit and positioning the lens unit with respect to the image capture device, and a boot coupled the lens unit and the housing. In a particular embodiment, the boot includes an upper end and a lower end, each of which has a different outer perimeter. In another particular embodiment, a portion of the inner surface of the boot remains free of contact from the outer surface of the lens unit. In another particular embodiment, the lower end of the boot extends beyond the lower end of the lens unit.

摘要翻译： 一种新颖的数字照相机模块包括图像捕获装置，透镜单元，壳体，其包括用于接收透镜单元的开口并相对于图像捕获装置定位透镜单元，以及引导件，联接透镜单元和外壳。 在一个具体实施例中，靴子包括上端和下端，每端具有不同的外周。 在另一特定实施例中，护罩的内表面的一部分保持与透镜单元的外表面无接触。 在另一个具体实施例中，护罩的下端延伸超出透镜单元的下端。

公开(公告)号：US20130250197A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-26

申请号：US13822898

申请日：2011-09-21

申请人： Behzad Khodadad ,  Michael J. Nystrom ,  Bahram Afshari ,  Karen Asatryan ,  Tigran Galstian

发明人： Behzad Khodadad ,  Michael J. Nystrom ,  Bahram Afshari ,  Karen Asatryan ,  Tigran Galstian

IPC分类号： G02F1/133

CPC分类号： G02F1/13306 ,  G02F2203/60

摘要： A tunable liquid crystal optical device is described. The optical device has an electrode arrangement associated with a liquid crystal cell and includes a hole patterned electrode, wherein control of the liquid crystal cell depends on electrical characteristics of liquid crystal optical device layers. The optical device further has a circuit for measuring said electrical characteristics of the liquid crystal optical device layers, and a drive signal circuit having at least one parameter adjusted as a function of the measured electrical characteristics. The drive signal circuit generates a control signal for the electrode arrangement.

摘要翻译： 描述了可调谐液晶光学器件。 光学器件具有与液晶单元相关联的电极布置，并且包括孔图案化电极，其中液晶单元的控制取决于液晶光学器件层的电特性。 光学装置还具有用于测量液晶光学器件层的所述电特性的电路，以及具有根据所测量的电特性调整的至少一个参数的驱动信号电路。 驱动信号电路产生用于电极装置的控制信号。