Omnivision Technologies, Inc.

George C Barnes, Iv

Mark Anthony Meloni

Goran Matko Rauker

Kenneth Kubala

Gregory Johnson

Robert H Cormack

Satoru Tachihara

Dennis W Dobbs

Michael Hepp

Christopher J Linnen

Inga Tamayo

Vladislav V Chumachenko

Miodrag Scepanovic

Brian Schwartz

Howard E Rhodes

Edward Raymond Dowski, Jr

Gary Lynn Duerksen

Paulo E X Silveira

Regis Fan

James He

Donald Combs

John J Mader

Regis S Fan

Kenneth Ashley Macon

Edward R Dowski

Paulo E X Silvieri

Arrayed imaging systems include an array of detectors formed with a common base and a first array of layered optical elements, each one of the layered optical elements being optically connected with a detector in the array of detectors.

Arrayed imaging systems having improved alignment and associated methods

An optical system has a first relief-type diffraction grating fiducial, or alignment mark, on a transparent surface of a first optical wafer or plate, the grating arranged to deflect light away from an optical path and appear black. The first wafer may have lenses. The first fiducial is aligned to another fiducial on a second wafer having further optical devices as part of system assembly; or the fiducials are aligned to alignment marks or fiducials on an underlying photosensor. Once the optical devices are aligned and the wafers bonded, they are diced to provide aligned optical structures for a completed camera system. Alternatively, an optical wafer is made by aligning a second relief-type diffraction grating fiducial on a first master to a first relief-type diffraction grating fiducial on an optical wafer preform, pressing the first master into a blob to form optical shapes and adhere the blob to the optical wafer preform.

Wafer level optical packaging system, and associated method of aligning optical wafers

A method of mutually aligning first and second imaging system fixturing components forms a first alignment structure on the first imaging system fixturing component, a second alignment structure on the second imaging system fixturing component, and engages the first and second alignment structures to align, with optical accuracy, the first and second imaging system fixturing components.

Optical alignment structures and associated methods

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George C Barnes, Iv