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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2020
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Fubin Song, Hong Kong, CN;
Jun Ge, Shanghai, CN;
Jianhua Du, Guangzhou, CN;
Ke Guo, Jincheng, CN;
Chaoran Yang, Shenzhen, CN;
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for camera modules having integrated time of flight sensors. In one embodiment, an integrated sensor module may include a substrate, a molding compound disposed on the substrate, and a camera sensor disposed on the substrate. The integrated sensor module may include a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser assembly (VCSEL) disposed on the molding compound and separated from the substrate by a first distance, and a single photon avalanche photodiode assembly (SPAD) disposed on the molding compound and separated from the substrate by the first distance. The camera sensor may be configured to detect a first portion of light emitted by the VCSEL and reflected from an object, and the SPAD may be configured to detect a second portion of light emitted by the VCSEL and reflected from the object.