Patent ID: 8072489

Claim:
A digital camera module, comprising: a chip package, comprising: a substrate having a plurality of top contacts arranged thereon; a first chip attached to the substrate, the first chip including a plurality of first pads disposed on an upper surface thereof; a second chip disposed above the first chip, the second chip comprising a bottom surface facing the first chip and an upper surface provided with a plurality of second pads thereon; a plurality of wires, the wires respectively electrically connecting one of the first and second contacts to corresponding top contacts of the substrate, each wire forming a wire loop; and a cover disposed above the second chip, the cover having a bottom surface facing the second chip; wherein the bottom surface of the second chip is positioned above the wire loops of the wires connected with the first chip, and the bottom surface of the cover is above the wire loops of the wires connected with the second chip; and a lens module mounted to the chip package; wherein the lens module comprises a holder, the holder has a seat portion and a cylinder portion, the seat portion is mounted on and thereby engages the chip package, and the cylinder portion projects from the seat portion; wherein the cylinder portion has a diameter smaller than that of the seat portion, thereby forming a step therebetween; wherein the digital camera module further comprises an adhesive applied to a periphery of a surface of the cover facing the step and adhering the cover to an inner surface of the step facing the cover.