Patent ID: 9136289
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H01L,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A camera module for use in electronic devices, comprising: a housing comprising generally opposing first and second ends, opposing first and second portions, wherein the first portion comprises the first end, an outer surface, an inner surface, and a first housing cavity that is surrounded by the inner surface, and wherein the second portion comprises the second end, an outer surface, an inner surface that includes a series of steps that progressively move closer to the outer surface of the second portion, and a second housing cavity that is surrounded by the inner surface; a lens barrel comprising at least one lens element disposed therein, wherein the lens barrel is interconnected to the first portion of the housing in a manner such that the lens barrel is able to move into and extend further out from the first portion of the housing, and wherein the at least one lens element is receivable within the first housing cavity; first and second conductive traces extending along the inner surface of the second portion of the housing, wherein a portion of each of the first and second conductive traces is embedded within the inner surface of the second housing cavity such that the embedded portion is not exposed to the second housing cavity; a plurality of die pieces comprising at least one die piece having an imaging chip, wherein the die pieces are all disposed within the second housing cavity and the at least one die piece is electrically interconnected to the first and second conductive traces; and a substrate having a first side and electrically interconnected to the first and second conductive traces and separated from the at least one die piece, wherein all of the plurality of die pieces are electrically coupled to the first side of the substrate.