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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Optiz, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vage Oganesian, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zhenhua Lu, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Optiz, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A camera module and method of making same, includes a substrate of conductive silicon having top and bottom surfaces, a sensor device, and an LED device. The substrate includes a first cavity formed into the bottom surface of the substrate and has an upper surface, an aperture extending from the first cavity upper surface to the top surface of the substrate, and a second cavity formed into the top surface of the substrate and having a lower surface. The sensor device includes at least one photodetector, is disposed at least partially in the first cavity, and is mounted to the first cavity upper surface. The LED device includes at least one light emitting diode, is disposed at least partially in the second cavity, and is mounted to the second cavity lower surface.