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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2006
Julien Vittu, Voreppe, FR;
Julien Vittu, Voreppe, FR;
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
Device comprising a camera module with automatic focusing itself comprising an optical chip () and an optical block (), the optical block () integrating at least an objective (), at least a focusing means () for adjusting the focus of the objective (), the optical chip () integrating at least an image sensor () placed on a first face of a substrate of the optical chip (). This optical chip () also includes a microprocessor () placed on the same substrate, receiving image signals originating from the image sensor () and generating a control signal based on the said image signals, that is applied to the said focusing means () to focus the objective ().