Patent ID: 8098289

Claim:
A micro-optical image stabilizer coupled to an image processing circuit and an actuator control circuit for stabilizing an image sensor, the micro-optical image stabilizer comprising: a substrate; a carrier moveably arranged on the substrate for carrying the image sensor; at least one pair of flexible coupling members arranged correspondingly around the carrier, each flexible coupling member including: a first anchor fixedly disposed on the substrate, a connecting arm supportively coupled to the image sensor, a flexible suspension connecting the first anchor and the connecting arm; wherein the flexible coupling members jointly flexibly hold the image sensor at a default position with respect to the substrate; at least one conducting member arranged on at least one of the flexible coupling member, each conducting member including: a first conducting pad fixedly arranged on the first anchor for establishing signal communication with the image processing circuit, a second conducting pad fixedly arranged on the connecting arm and signal communicatively coupled to the image sensor, a conducting line signal communicatively connecting the first conducting pad and the second conduction pad; and at least one micro-actuator fixedly disposed on the substrate and manipulatably coupled to the carrier for adjusting the position of the carrier relative to the substrate according to control signals of the actuator control circuit.