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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2012
Richard Ian Olsen, Irvine, CA (US);
Darryl L. Sato, Irvine, CA (US);
Feng-qing Sun, Irvine, CA (US);
James Gates, Irvine, CA (US);
Richard Ian Olsen, Irvine, CA (US);
Darryl L. Sato, Irvine, CA (US);
Feng-Qing Sun, Irvine, CA (US);
James Gates, Irvine, CA (US);
Protarius Filo AG, L.L.C., Dover, DE (US);
Abstract
An imager apparatus and methods are described. An embodiment of an imager module includes a plurality of groups of optical lenses, a lens frame, and at least one associated lens barrel configured to position and hold the plurality of groups of optical lenses. At least one of the groups of optical lenses is movable with respect to at least one other group of optical lenses for achieving optical focus. The imager module includes an integrated circuit (IC) imager die in proximity to the plurality of lenses, the imager die containing at least one image capture microelectronic device.