Patent ID: 8605208
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G03B,H01L,H04N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a camera module, said method comprising: providing a stack of optical elements; providing an integrated circuit image capture device, said image capture device having a top surface with an array of sensors; rigidly attaching said stack of optical elements to said top surface of said image capture device; providing a substrate having an opening therethrough and a recess around said opening; and attaching said image capture device with said stack of optical elements attached thereto to said substrate such that edges of said image capture device are disposed in said recess and said stack of optical elements extends through said opening; wherein the stack of optical elements includes a plurality of lens elements that are each individually and integrally formed so that each lens element can be adhered directly to an adjacent lens element and further wherein each lens element includes at least one cavity formed in a surface thereof to create a predefined distance from an optical surface of the lens element to an optical surface of the adjacent lens element or image capture device.