Patent ID: 7391466

Claim:
A camera module for capturing an image, the camera module comprising: a barrel; a lens; an image sensor including a die mounted on a substrate; a housing for substantially enclosing the die and defining a plurality of individual cavities; a plurality of individual fasteners extending through the individual cavities, respectively, to attach the housing to the substrate via the plurality of cavities, each cavity and a respective fastener defining a respective mating region therebetween; and a dust trap substance adhered to at least one of the respective mating regions, and configured to capture and maintain at least one dust particle to decrease the movement of dust particles within the housing, which decreases a number of blemishes in the captured image, wherein the housing includes a base portion and an extension portion, the base portion coupled to the image sensor, the barrel rotatably coupled to the extension portion, and the lens maintained at least partially within the barrel such that the dust trap substance is adhered to the extension portion at positions of interaction between the barrel and the extension portion.