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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ya Wen Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Douglas S. Brodie, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Steven Webster, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A camera module includes a lens barrel holder and a substrate. The substrate may include a circuit board embedded in the substrate. The circuit board may include multiple electrical components mounted to a first side of the circuit board, where the electrical components are not exposed outside. The circuit board may also include multiple electrical connections on another side of the circuit board, an image sensor mounted to the electrical connections, and an upper opening in the circuit board for light to pass through. The substrate may include an upper opening configured to receive, at least partially inside the substrate, a lower portion of the lens barrel holder. The substrate may include a lower opening connected to the upper opening and configured to receive the image sensor. The lens barrel holder may include extensions, such as a flange or tabs, and an adhesive bond between the extensions and the substrate.