Lg Innotek Co., Ltd.

Corning Incorporated

Eun Sung Seo

Gi Seok Lee

Ki Cheol Kim

Chang Hyuck Lee

Hyun Ho Choi

In Jae Yeo

Se Kyu Lee

Young Woon Kim

Lee Im Kang

Sung Ki Jung

Myung Wook Lee

Kyung Ha Han

Sang Hun Lee

Yong Bok Choi

Yu Kyeong Jeong

Young Joon Son

Seung Ryong Park

Young Seop Moon

Jee Heum Paik

Ji Sung Kim

Jung Seok Oh

Chang Gyun Son

Jung Shik Baik

Hae Sik Kim

Jae Wook Jung

Kwang Il Kim

A camera module is provided, including: a fixed part; a moving part which moves relative to the fixed part in an optical axis direction; a first driving part which moves the moving part within a first maximum speed; and a second driving part which moves the moving part within a second maximum speed, wherein the first driving part and the second driving part move the moving part in the optical axis direction, and the second maximum speed is greater than the first maximum speed.

Camera module

An image sensor substrate according to an embodiment includes: an insulating layer including a first open region; and a first lead pattern part disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the first lead pattern part includes: a first pattern part disposed on the insulating layer; a connection portion extending from the first pattern part; and a second pattern part connected to the first pattern part through the connection portion, wherein the second pattern part and the connection portion are disposed to fly on a region not overlapped with the insulating layer in a vertical direction.

Image sensor substrate

An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a main body; a display unit which includes a polarization layer and which is disposed on one surface of the main body; and a camera module which is disposed in the main body and which overlaps the polarization layer in an optical axis direction. A first region of the polarization layer overlapping the camera module in the optical axis direction blocks or reflects at least some incident light when the camera module is not operated.

Optical device

A sensor driving device and a camera module are provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, the sensor driving device comprises: a first substrate including a first opening; a housing disposed on the first substrate; a support member disposed at the first opening; an image sensor mounted on the support member; a connector electrically connecting the first substrate and the support member and elastically supporting the support member; a base connected to the support member; a first driver disposed in the housing; and a second driver disposed on the base and facing the first driver.

Sensor driving device and camera module

A lens module in an embodiment includes a first plate having therein a first cavity; a second plate overlapping the first plate in a vertical direction, the second plate having therein a second cavity; a first liquid disposed in the first cavity; and a second liquid disposed in the second cavity, wherein a cross-section obtained by cutting the first cavity in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the vertical direction has a polygonal shape, and wherein a cross-section obtained by cutting the second cavity in the horizontal direction has a circular shape.

Lens module and camera module including same

A camera module according to an embodiment includes an image sensor configured to output a plurality of image frames; a lens assembly disposed on the image sensor, the lens assembly forming an optical path of light incident on the image sensor from outside; a controller configured to generate a control signal to adjust at least one of the optical path of the lens assembly or the position of the image sensor relative to the lens assembly; and an image synthesizer configured to synthesize the plurality of image frames to generate a composite image, wherein the composite image has a higher resolution than the plurality of image frames, and wherein the plurality of image frames are respective image frames generated along respectively different optical paths changed by the lens assembly or respective image frames generated by change in the position of the image sensor relative to the lens assembly.

An optical device is provided. An optical device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a main body; a display unit which includes a polarization layer and which is disposed on one surface of the main body; and a camera module which is disposed in the main body and which overlaps the polarization layer in an optical axis direction, wherein a first region of the polarization layer overlapping the camera module in the optical axis direction blocks or reflects at least some incident light when the camera module is not operated.

A device for extracting depth information according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a light outputting unit for outputting IR (Infrared) light; a light inputting unit for inputting light reflected from an object after outputting from the light outputting unit; a light adjusting unit for adjusting the angle of the light so as to radiate the light into a first area including the object, and then for adjusting the angle of the light so as to radiate the light into a second area; and a controlling unit for estimating the motion of the object by using at least one of the lights between the light inputted to the first area and the light inputted to the second area.

Device for extracting depth information and method thereof

A camera module includes a lens assembly comprising a plurality of solid lenses, an image sensor disposed on an optical axis of the plurality of solid lenses, a liquid lens disposed on the optical axis, the liquid lens being disposed on the image sensor, and a controller configured to move the image sensor in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

Camera module with controller to move image sensor or lens assembly

One embodiment of a lens module includes a first lens including a fluid so as to absorb incident light; and a second lens forming an interface with a part of the first lens, the second lens including a fluid so as to permit passage of the incident light therethrough, wherein the second lens defines a first optic path in a center part thereof to permit passage of the incident light therethrough, and the first light path is changed in a cross-sectional area as the interface varies, and wherein a second optical path is formed at a portion of the first lens that is located adjacent to the first optical path.

Lens module and camera module including the same

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a camera module and an optical device, comprising: a housing; a lens module disposed in the housing; a substrate disposed below the lens module; an image sensor disposed between the lens module and the substrate; and an optical element unit disposed between the lens module and the image sensor, wherein the optical element unit has an optical surface disposed at the top thereof, to which the light transmitted through the lens module is incident, comes in contact with a light receiving surface of the image sensor at the bottom thereof, and contains a material having a higher refractive index than air.

Camera module and optical device

A device for extracting depth information according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a light outputting unit for outputting IR (InfraRed) light; a light inputting unit for inputting light reflected from an object after outputting from the light outputting unit; a light adjusting unit for adjusting the angle of the light so as to radiate the light into a first area including the object, and then for adjusting the angle of the light so as to radiate the light into a second area; and a controlling unit for estimating the motion of the object by using at least one of the lights between the light inputted to the first area and the light inputted to the second area.

Disclosed is an optical apparatus including a display unit, a lens configured to pass an image formed by and transmitted from the display unit, a base configured to accommodate the lens therein, and an adjustment unit configured to move the lens relative to the base so as to adjust a path of light passing through the lens.

Optical apparatus

A member for controlling luminous flux according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an optical path changing unit embedded in a matrix and including scattering particles scattering incident light, and an optical direction adjustment unit including a coupling surface attached to the optical path changing unit to receive the light scattered from the optical path changing unit, and a refractive surface refracting the received light and emitting the refracted light, whereby an optical diffusion performance of the member for controlling luminous flux according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can enhance an optical diffusion performance.

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Seoul, South Korea

Eun Sung Seo