PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-10958815-B1
Application Number: US-201816122810-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B1

Title: Folded flex circuit board for camera ESD protection

Abstract:
Various embodiments disclosed herein include a folded flex circuit board that may be used in a camera module. In some embodiments, the folded flex circuit board may include a base portion and one or more tab portions that extend from the base portion. In various examples, the folded flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s) form at least a portion of one or more sides of a camera module. According to some embodiments, the folded flex circuit board may be configured to provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to the camera module.

Claims:
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A camera module, comprising:
 a shield can that covers a portion of the camera module; 
 a lens comprising one or more lens elements; 
 an image sensor configured to capture light that has passed through the lens; and 
 a flex circuit board, comprising:
 a base portion coupled to at least one of the image sensor or a substrate that holds the image sensor, such that the camera module is configured to convey image signals, from the image sensor, via the flex circuit board; and 
 one or more tab portions that extend from the base portion; 
 wherein the flex circuit board is folded such that the one or more tab portions form at least a portion of one or more sides of the camera module, and wherein the one or more tab portions are conductively attached to an outer side of the shield can to bridge a ground path to the shield can. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The camera module of  claim 1 , wherein the flex circuit board is configured to provide, at least in part, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to the camera module. 
     
     
       3. The camera module of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base portion provides a bottom of the camera module; 
 the one or more tab portions comprise:
 a first tab portion that is oriented orthogonal to the base portion; 
 a second tab portion that is oriented orthogonal to the base portion and is located opposite the first tab portion; and 
 a third tab portion that is oriented orthogonal to the base portion; and 
 
 no tab portions of the one or more tab portions are located opposite the third tab portion. 
 
     
     
       4. The camera module of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the base portion extends along a plane that is parallel to the image sensor and orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens; and 
 the one or more tab portions are oriented perpendicular to the image sensor. 
 
     
     
       5. The camera module of  claim 1 , further comprising conductive material disposed between the flex circuit board and at least one of the image sensor or the substrate, wherein the flex circuit board is in electrical contact with the at least one of the image sensor or the substrate via the conductive material, such that the flex circuit board is capable of receiving signals from the image sensor. 
     
     
       6. The camera module of  claim 1 , wherein no stiffener is located opposite the substrate with respect to a plane defined by the flex circuit board. 
     
     
       7. The camera module of  claim 1 , wherein the shield can covers a top portion of the camera module. 
     
     
       8. The camera module of  claim 7 , wherein the flex circuit board comprises a conductive material configured to bridge the ground path between the substrate and the shield can. 
     
     
       9. The camera module of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more tab portions of the flex circuit board are conductively attached to the shield can via a conductive adhesive. 
     
     
       10. The camera module of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an actuator configured to move the lens relative to the image sensor. 
 
     
     
       11. A folded flex circuit board for a camera module, the folded flex circuit board comprising:
 a base portion to provide at least a portion of a bottom of the camera module, wherein the base portion is configured to be coupled to at least one of an image sensor or a substrate that holds the image sensor, such that the camera module is configured to convey image signals, from the image sensor, via the folded flex circuit board; and 
 a plurality of tab portions that extends from the base portion; 
 wherein the folded flex circuit board is folded such that the plurality of tab portions forms at least a portion of sides of the camera module, and wherein the plurality of tab portions is configured to attach to a shield can of the camera module at the sides. 
 
     
     
       12. The folded flex circuit board of  claim 11 , wherein the folded flex circuit board is configured to provide, at least in part, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to the camera module. 
     
     
       13. The folded flex circuit board of  claim 11 , wherein:
 the base portion is configured to be coupled to the substrate such that the base portion extends along a plane that is parallel to the image sensor; and 
 the plurality of tab portions is configured to be coupled to the shield can such that the plurality of tab portions is oriented perpendicular to the image sensor. 
 
     
     
       14. The folded flex circuit board of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 conductive material configured to form a ground path from the substrate to the shield can. 
 
     
     
       15. A method of manufacturing a camera module, the method comprising:
 attaching a base portion of a flex circuit board to a bottom side of a substrate that holds an image sensor of the camera module, such that the camera module is configured to convey image signals, from the image sensor, via the flex circuit board; 
 conductively attaching one or more tab portions of the flex circuit board to one or more outer sides of a shield can that covers at least a portion of the camera module to bridge a ground path to the shield can, wherein the one or more tab portions extend from the base portion. 
 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 forming the flex circuit board from a flat substrate; 
 folding the flex circuit board such that the one or more tab portions are oriented at a non-zero angle to the base portion. 
 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 16 , wherein the forming the flex circuit board comprises:
 providing conductive material in the flex circuit board such that the flex circuit board is configured to bridge, via the conductive material, the ground path between the substrate and the shield can. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the attaching the base portion comprises:
 attaching the base portion to the bottom side of the substrate via a conductive adhesive, such that the flex circuit board is capable of receiving signals, from the image sensor, through the substrate. 
 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the conductively attaching the one or more tab portions comprises:
 conductively attaching each of the one or more tab portions to a respective side of the one or more sides of the shield can. 
 
     
     
       20. A device, comprising:
 a camera module, including:
 a shield can that covers a portion of the camera module; 
 a lens comprising one or more lens elements; 
 an image sensor configured to capture light that has passed through the lens; and 
 a flex circuit board, comprising:
 a base portion coupled to at least one of the image sensor or a substrate that holds the image sensor, such that the camera module is configured to convey image signals, from the image sensor, via the flex circuit board; and 
 a plurality of tab portions that extends from the base portion; 
 
 wherein the flex circuit board is folded such that the plurality of tab portions forms at least a portion of sides of the camera module, and wherein one or more tab portions of the plurality of tab portions are conductively attached to the shield can at one or more of the sides; and 
 
 one or more processors in electrical communication with the flex circuit board. 
 
     
     
       21. The device of  claim 20 , wherein the flex circuit board is configured to provide, at least in part, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to the camera module. 
     
     
       22. The device of  claim 20 , wherein the device is a mobile multifunction device. 
     
     
       23. The device of  claim 20 , wherein:
 the device further comprises a display; and 
 the one or more processors are configured to:
 cause the camera module to capture an image via the image sensor; and 
 cause the display to present the image. 
 
 
     
     
       24. The device of  claim 20 , wherein:
 the camera module is a first camera module; and 
 the device further comprises a second camera module. 
 
     
     
       25. The device of  claim 24 , wherein the first camera module is located adjacent to the second camera module. 
     
     
       26. The camera module of  claim 1 , wherein a conductive adhesive is disposed within a region between the one or more tab portions and the shield can, such that the conductive adhesive is in contact with a respective inner surface of each of the one or more tab portions and a corresponding portion of an outer surface of the shield can.

Description:
This application claims benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/555,004, filed Sep. 6, 2017, titled “Folded Flex Circuit Board for Camera ESD Protection,” which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     This disclosure relates generally to folded flex circuit boards for providing electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to cameras. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     The advent of small, mobile multipurpose devices such as smartphones and tablet or pad devices has resulted in a need for high-resolution, small form factor cameras for integration in the devices. However, due to limitations of conventional camera technology, conventional small cameras used in such devices tend to capture images at lower resolutions and/or with lower image quality than can be achieved with larger, higher quality cameras. Achieving higher resolution with small package size cameras generally requires use of a photosensor with small pixel size and a good, compact imaging lens system. Advances in technology have achieved reduction of the pixel size in photosensors. However, as photosensors become more compact and powerful, demand for compact imaging lens systems with improved imaging quality performance has increased. 
     SUMMARY OF EMBODIMENTS 
     In some embodiments, a camera module may include a lens, an image sensor, and a flex circuit board. The lens may include one or more lens elements. The image sensor may be configured to capture light that has passed through the lens. The flex circuit board may include a base portion and one or more tab portions that extend from the base portion. In some examples, the base portion may be coupled to the image sensor and/or a substrate that holds the image sensor. In various embodiments, the flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s) are non-parallel to the base portion and/or the image sensor. The flex circuit board may be configured to provide, at least in part, ESD protection to the camera module in some examples. 
     In some embodiments, a folded flex circuit board (e.g., for a camera module) may include a base portion and one or more tab portions. The base portion may provide at least a portion of a bottom of the camera module and may be configured to be coupled to an image sensor and/or a substrate that holds the image sensor. The tab portion(s) may extend from the base portion to provide at least a portion of one or more sides of the camera module. In some examples, the tab portion(s) may be configured to be coupled to a shield can of the camera module. In various embodiments, the folded flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s) are non-parallel to the base portion and/or the image sensor. In various embodiments, the folded flex circuit board is configured to provide, at least in part, ESD protection to the camera module. 
     In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a camera module may include attaching a base portion of a flex circuit board to a bottom side of a substrate that holds an image sensor of the camera module. Furthermore, the method may include attaching one or more tab portions of the flex circuit board to one or more sides of a shield can. The shield can may cover at least a portion of the camera module. In various embodiments, the tab portion(s) may extend from the base portion. 
     According to some examples, the base portion of the flex circuit board may be attached to the bottom side of the substrate (that holds the image sensor) via a conductive adhesive, such that the flex circuit board is capable of receiving signals, from the image sensor, through the substrate. In some examples, each of the tab portion(s) of the flex circuit board may be attached to a respective side of the shield can. 
     In some embodiments, a device (e.g., a mobile multifunction device) may include a camera module and one or more processors. The camera module may include a lens, an image sensor, and a flex circuit board. The lens may include one or more lens elements. The image sensor may be configured to capture light that has passed through the lens. The flex circuit board may include a base portion and one or more tab portions that extend from the base portion. In some cases, the base portion of the flex circuit board may be coupled to the image sensor and/or a substrate that holds the image sensor. In various embodiments, the tab portion(s) of the flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s) are non-parallel to the base portion. In some examples, the flex circuit board may be configured to provide, at least in part, ESD protection to the camera module. According to various embodiments, the processor(s) may be in electrical communication with the flex circuit board. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates a perspective view of an example camera module that includes a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a top view of an example camera module that includes a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates a cross-sectional side view of an example camera module that includes a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  illustrate an example flex circuit board that may be used in a camera module, in accordance with some embodiments.  FIG. 4A  shows a perspective view of the flex circuit board in a flat configuration.  FIG. 4B  shows a perspective view of the flex circuit board in a folded configuration. 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart of an example method of manufacturing a camera module that includes a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG. 6  is a flowchart of an example method of conveying signals from an image sensor to one or more other components via a folded flex circuit board that may be used in a camera module, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG. 7  illustrates a block diagram of a portable multifunction device that may include a camera module with a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG. 8  depicts a portable multifunction device that may include a camera module with a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates an example computer system that may include a camera module with a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. 
     
    
    
     This specification includes references to “one embodiment” or “an embodiment.” The appearances of the phrases “in one embodiment” or “in an embodiment” do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner consistent with this disclosure. 
     “Comprising.” This term is open-ended. As used in the appended claims, this term does not foreclose additional structure or steps. Consider a claim that recites: “An apparatus comprising one or more processor units . . . .” Such a claim does not foreclose the apparatus from including additional components (e.g., a network interface unit, graphics circuitry, etc.). 
     “Configured To.” Various units, circuits, or other components may be described or claimed as “configured to” perform a task or tasks. In such contexts, “configured to” is used to connote structure by indicating that the units/circuits/components include structure (e.g., circuitry) that performs those task or tasks during operation. As such, the unit/circuit/component can be said to be configured to perform the task even when the specified unit/circuit/component is not currently operational (e.g., is not on). The units/circuits/components used with the “configured to” language include hardware—for example, circuits, memory storing program instructions executable to implement the operation, etc. Reciting that a unit/circuit/component is “configured to” perform one or more tasks is expressly intended not to invoke 35 U.S.C. § 112, sixth paragraph, for that unit/circuit/component. Additionally, “configured to” can include generic structure (e.g., generic circuitry) that is manipulated by software and/or firmware (e.g., an FPGA or a general-purpose processor executing software) to operate in manner that is capable of performing the task(s) at issue. “Configure to” may also include adapting a manufacturing process (e.g., a semiconductor fabrication facility) to fabricate devices (e.g., integrated circuits) that are adapted to implement or perform one or more tasks. 
     “First,” “Second,” etc. As used herein, these terms are used as labels for nouns that they precede, and do not imply any type of ordering (e.g., spatial, temporal, logical, etc.). For example, a buffer circuit may be described herein as performing write operations for “first” and “second” values. The terms “first” and “second” do not necessarily imply that the first value must be written before the second value. 
     “Based On.” As used herein, this term is used to describe one or more factors that affect a determination. This term does not foreclose additional factors that may affect a determination. That is, a determination may be solely based on those factors or based, at least in part, on those factors. Consider the phrase “determine A based on B.” While in this case, B is a factor that affects the determination of A, such a phrase does not foreclose the determination of A from also being based on C. In other instances, A may be determined based solely on B. 
     It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first contact could be termed a second contact, and, similarly, a second contact could be termed a first contact, without departing from the intended scope. The first contact and the second contact are both contacts, but they are not the same contact. 
     The terminology used in the description herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in the description and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms “includes,” “including,” “comprises,” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. 
     As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a stated condition or event] is detected” may be construed to mean “upon determining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [the stated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the stated condition or event],” depending on the context. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Various embodiments disclosed herein include a folded flex circuit board for a camera system (which may also be referred to herein as a “camera” or a “camera module”). In some cases, the flex circuit board may be configured to provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to a camera module. Some existing camera designs include a stiffener (e.g., a metal stiffener) to provide mechanical support and/or mechanical protection to one or more components of the camera (e.g., to a flex circuit board). In various embodiments, a camera module that includes a folded flex circuit board as described herein may not include such a stiffener. For instance, in contrast to some existing camera designs, no stiffener may be located along a bottom surface of the folded flex circuit board in various embodiments described herein. As such, the z dimension of camera modules that include such the folded flex circuit board may be reduced by at least the thickness of the stiffener that would otherwise be used. Instead of the stiffener, the folded flex circuit board may provide mechanical support and/or mechanical protection to at least a portion of the camera module. Furthermore, in some existing camera designs, the stiffener may form part of a ground path. In embodiments disclosed herein, camera modules may form a ground path without the use of a stiffener, thereby reducing the number of interfaces in the ground path. 
     In some embodiments, a camera module may include a lens, an image sensor, and a flex circuit board. The lens may include one or more lens elements. The image sensor may be configured to capture light that has passed through the lens. The flex circuit board may include a base portion and one or more tab portions that extend from the base portion. In some examples, the base portion may be coupled to the image sensor and/or a substrate that holds the image sensor. In various embodiments, the flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s) are non-parallel to the base portion and/or the image sensor. The flex circuit board may be configured to provide, at least in part, ESD protection to the camera module in some examples. 
     According to various embodiments, the base portion of the flex circuit board may provide a bottom of the camera module. In some cases, the tab portion(s) of the flex circuit board may include a first tab portion, a second tab portion, and a third tab portion. The first tab portion, the second tab portion, and/or the third tab portion may be oriented orthogonal to the base portion in some instances. Furthermore, according to some embodiments, the second tab portion may be located opposite the first tab portion. In some non-limiting examples, no tab portions may be located opposite the third tab portion. 
     In some embodiments, the base portion of the flex circuit board may extend along a plane that is parallel to the image sensor and/or orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens. Furthermore, the tab portion(s) of the flex circuit board may be oriented perpendicular to the image sensor in some examples. 
     In some examples, the camera module may include one or more components that cover a top portion of the camera module. For example, a shield can of the camera module may cover the top portion. In various embodiments, the tab(s) of the flex circuit board may be coupled to the shield can (and/or coupled to other component(s) covering the top portion of the camera module). In some examples, the tab(s) of the flex circuit board may be attached to the shield can via a conductive material (e.g., a conductive adhesive such as silver paste). Furthermore, the flex circuit board may comprise a conductive material. For instance, the conductive material may be embedded within the flex circuit board. In some embodiments, the flex circuit board and/or the conductive material may be configured to bridge a ground path between the substrate and the shield can. 
     In some examples, the flex circuit board may be in electrical contact with the image sensor and/or the substrate that holds the image sensor, such that the flex circuit board is capable of receiving signals from the image sensor. 
     In some examples, no stiffener may be located opposite the substrate (that holds the image sensor) with respect to a plane defined by the flex circuit board. 
     In some cases, the camera module may include an actuator (e.g., a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator) to move the lens relative to the image sensor. For instance, the actuator may move the lens along an optical axis of the camera module and/or in one or more directions orthogonal to the optical axis. 
     In some embodiments, a folded flex circuit board (e.g., for a camera module) may include a base portion and one or more tab portions. The base portion may provide at least a portion of a bottom of the camera module and may be configured to be coupled to an image sensor and/or a substrate that holds the image sensor. The tab portion(s) may extend from the base portion to provide at least a portion of one or more sides of the camera module. In some examples, the tab portion(s) may be configured to be coupled to a shield can of the camera module. In various embodiments, the folded flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s) are non-parallel to the base portion and/or the image sensor. In various embodiments, the folded flex circuit board is configured to provide, at least in part, ESD protection to the camera module. 
     In some cases, the base portion of the folded flex circuit board may be configured to be coupled to the substrate that holds the image sensor, such that the base portion extends along a plane that is parallel to the image sensor. The tab portion(s) of the folded flex circuit board may be configured to be coupled to the shield can such that the tab portion(s) are oriented perpendicular to the image sensor. In some instances, the folded flex circuit board may comprise conductive material configured to form a ground path from the substrate (that holds the image sensor) to the shield can. 
     In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a camera module may include attaching a base portion of a flex circuit board to a bottom side of a substrate that holds an image sensor of the camera module. Furthermore, the method may include attaching one or more tab portions of the flex circuit board to one or more sides of a shield can. The shield can may cover at least a portion of the camera module. In various embodiments, the tab portion(s) may extend from the base portion. 
     In some implementations, the method may include forming the flex circuit board from a flat substrate. Forming the flex circuit board may include providing conductive material in the flex circuit board such that the flex circuit board is configured to bridge, via the conductive material, a ground path between the substrate (that holds the image sensor) and the shield can. Furthermore, the method may include folding the flex circuit board such that the tab portion(s) are oriented at a non-zero angle to the base portion. 
     According to some examples, the base portion of the flex circuit board may be attached to the bottom side of the substrate (that holds the image sensor) via a conductive adhesive, such that the flex circuit board is capable of receiving signals, from the image sensor, through the substrate. In some examples, each of the tab portion(s) of the flex circuit board may be attached to a respective side of the shield can. 
     In some embodiments, a device (e.g., a mobile multifunction device) may include a camera module and one or more processors. The camera module may include a lens, an image sensor, and a flex circuit board. The lens may include one or more lens elements. The image sensor may be configured to capture light that has passed through the lens. The flex circuit board may include a base portion and one or more tab portions that extend from the base portion. In some cases, the base portion of the flex circuit board may be coupled to the image sensor and/or a substrate that holds the image sensor. In various embodiments, the tab portion(s) of the flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s) are non-parallel to the base portion. In some examples, the flex circuit board may be configured to provide, at least in part, ESD protection to the camera module. 
     According to various embodiments, the processor(s) may be in electrical communication with the flex circuit board. For instance, the flex circuit board may be configured to receive signals from the image sensor (e.g., via the substrate that holds the image sensor), and convey the signals to the processor(s). In some examples, the processor(s) may be located external to the camera module. The base portion of the flex circuit board may provide a bottom of the camera module, and may extend beyond the camera module to the processor(s) and/or one or more other components (e.g., components of the device that are external to the camera module) that are in electrical communication with the processor(s). 
     In some cases, the device may include a display. In some instances, the processor(s) may be configured to cause the camera module to capture an image via the image sensor. Furthermore, the processor(s) may be configured to cause the display to present the image. 
     In some embodiments, the device may include multiple camera modules. For instance, the device may include a first camera module and a second camera module that are adjacent to one another. In some examples, the first camera module and the second camera module may have different focal lengths. 
     Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that some embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits, and networks have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a perspective view of an example camera module  100  that includes a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the camera module  100  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 2-9 . 
     In some embodiments, the camera module  100  may include a lens  102 , an image sensor (e.g., the image sensor  304  shown in  FIG. 3 ), and a flex circuit board  104 . The lens  102  may include one or more lens elements. The image sensor may be configured to capture light that has passed through the lens  102 . The flex circuit board  104  may include a base portion  106  and one or more tab portions  108  that extend from the base portion  106 . In some examples, the base portion  106  may be coupled to the image sensor and/or a substrate (e.g., the substrate  304  shown in  FIG. 3 ) that holds the image sensor, e.g., as described below with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
     In various embodiments, the flex circuit board  104  may be folded such that the tab portion(s)  108  are non-parallel to (and/or oriented at a non-zero angle to) the base portion  106  and/or the image sensor. For instance, as shown in  FIG. 1 , the tab portion(s)  108  may be oriented perpendicular to the base portion  106 . However, the tab portion(s)  108  may be oriented at any other suitable angle to the base portion  106 . Furthermore, in some cases, the flex circuit board  104  may have tab portions  108  that are oriented at multiple different angles to the base portion  106 . While  FIG. 1  shows tab portions  108  that are planar, the flex circuit board  104  may have tab portions  108  that are shaped differently in some embodiments. For instance, the tab portions  108  may be curved and/or include a curved portion. 
     In some embodiments, the flex circuit board  104  may be configured to provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to the camera module  100 . According to various embodiments, the base portion  106  of the flex circuit board  104  may provide and/or cover a bottom of the camera module  100 . The tab portion(s)  108  of the flex circuit board  104  may provide and/or cover, at least in part, one or more sides of the camera module  100 . As shown in  FIG. 1 , the flex circuit board  104  may include multiple tab portions  108  that each provide and/or cover a portion of a respective side of the camera module  100 . Furthermore, in various examples, there may be no tab portions located opposite at least one of the tab portions  108 . 
     In some examples, one or more components may cover a top portion of the camera module  100 . For instance, the camera module  100  may include a shield can  110  that covers the top portion. The tab portion(s)  108  of the flex circuit board  104  may be coupled to the shield can  110  in some embodiments. In some cases, each of the tab portion(s)  108  may be attached to a respective side of the shield can  110 . For instance, the tab portion(s)  108  may be attached to sides of the shield can  110  that extend along respective planes that are parallel to an optical axis of the camera module  100  (e.g., an optical axis of the lens  102 ). 
     According to some embodiments, at least one of the sides of the shield can  110 , e.g., a side of the shield can  110  that extends along a plane parallel to the optical axis, may not have a tab portion attached to it. An end of the base portion  106  of the flex circuit board  108  may extend outwardly from below the side of the shield can  110  that is not attached to a tab portion, such that the flex circuit board  108  can be attached to one or more components that are exterior to the camera module  100 . 
     Embodiments of the camera module  100  described herein may be implemented in a small package size while still capturing sharp, high-resolution images, making the camera module  100  suitable for use in small and/or mobile multifunction devices such as cell phones, smartphones, pad or tablet computing devices, laptop, netbook, notebook, subnotebook, and ultrabook computers, and so on. However, note that aspects of the camera module  100  may be scaled up or down to provide cameras with larger or smaller package sizes. In some examples, the camera module  100  may be implemented as stand-alone digital cameras. In addition to still (single frame capture) camera applications, the camera module  100  may be adapted for use in video camera applications. In some embodiments, the camera module  100  may be included in a device along with one or more other camera modules such as a wider-field small format camera or a telephoto or narrow angle small format camera, which would for example allow the user to select between the different camera formats (e.g., normal, telephoto or wide-field) when capturing images with the device. In some embodiments, two or more small format camera modules as described herein may be included in a device, for example as front-facing and rear-facing cameras in a mobile device. In some examples, a first camera module of a camera system may be structurally and/or functionally different than a second camera module of the camera system that is proximate the first camera module. For example, the first camera module may include a folded flex circuit board as described herein, while the second camera module may not include a folded flex circuit board. In some examples, each of the first camera module and the second camera module may have a respective folded flex circuit board. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a top view of an example camera module  200  that includes a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the camera module  200  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1 and 3-9 . 
     In some embodiments, the flex circuit board  104  may include a first tab portion  108   a , a second tab portion  108   b , and a third tab portion  108   c . The flex circuit board  104  may be folded such that the first tab portion  108   a , the second tab portion  108   b , and/or the third tab portion  108   c  may be oriented perpendicular to the base portion  106 . In some non-limiting examples, the tab portions  108   a ,  108   b ,  108   c  may be attached to the shield can  110  at three of four sides of the shield can  110  that radially surround the lens  102 , e.g., as shown in  FIG. 2 . One side of the shield can  110  (e.g., the side opposite tab portion  108   a ) may not be attached to a tab portion of the flex circuit board  104 . As such, the flex circuit board  104  may have an arrangement of tab portions that is asymmetric with respect to at least one axis that is orthogonal to an optical axis of the lens  102 . 
     In various embodiments, each tab portion  108   a ,  108   b ,  108   c  of the flex circuit board  104  is attached to a respective side of the shield can  110  via a conductive material  202 . In some instances, the conductive material  202  may be a conductive adhesive (e.g., silver paste) that may be used to adhere each tab portion  108   a ,  108   b ,  108   c  to a respective side of the shield can  110 . As described below with reference to  FIG. 3 , the conductive material  202  may provide part of a ground path of the camera module  200 , e.g., by bridging the ground path from the flex circuit board  104  to the shield can  110 . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates a cross-sectional side view of an example camera module  300  that includes a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the camera module  300  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1, 2, and 4A-10 . 
     In various embodiments, the camera module  300  may include a lens  302 , an image sensor  304 , a substrate  306 , and a flex circuit board  308 . The lens  302  may include one or more lens elements. The image sensor  304  may be configured to capture light that has passed through the lens  102 . The substrate  306  may hold the image sensor  304  in some embodiments. The flex circuit board  308  may include a base portion  310  and one or more tab portions  312  that extend from the base portion  310 . 
     According to various examples, the flex circuit board  308  may be folded in certain locations (e.g., at fold lines  406  shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B ). The flex circuit board  308  may include a base portion  310  and one or more tab portions  312 , and the flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s)  312  are non-parallel to the base portion  310  and/or the image sensor  304 . For instance, the tab portion(s)  312  may be oriented perpendicular to the base portion  310  and/or the image sensor  304  in some embodiments. According to some examples, the base portion  310  may be parallel to the image sensor  304 . In some embodiments, the base portion  310  and/or the image sensor  304  may be oriented perpendicular to an optical axis of the lens  302 . Additionally, or alternatively, the tab portion(s)  312  may be oriented parallel to the optical axis of the lens  302 . 
     In some embodiments, the flex circuit board  308  may be configured to provide electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection to the camera module  300 . For instance, as shown in  FIG. 3 , the flex circuit board  308  may provide an exterior cover along a portion of the exterior of the camera module  300 . In some examples, the flex circuit board  308  may cover bottom and side portions of the camera module  308 . 
     In some embodiments, the camera module  300  may include one or more components, other than the flex circuit board  308 , that also provide an exterior cover along a portion of the exterior of the camera module  300 . For example, the camera module  300  may include a shield can  314 . The shield can  314  may cover top and side portions of the camera module  300  in some cases. In some examples, the shield can  314  may be considered to cover an upper portion of the camera module  300 , and the flex circuit board  308  may be considered to cover a lower portion of the camera module  300 , e.g., as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     The flex circuit board  308  may be coupled to the shield can  314  in various embodiments. For instance, each of the tab portion(s)  312  of the flex circuit board  308  may be attached to a respective side of the shield can  314 . In some examples, the tab portion(s) may be attached to the shield can  314  via a conductive material  316 . For example, the conductive material  316  may be a conductive adhesive, such as a silver paste, in some embodiments. However, other types of conductive material  316  may be used in various embodiments. In some instances, the conductive material  316  may be injected or otherwise disposed within a region between the tab portion(s) and the shield can  314 , such that the conductive material  316  is in contact with a respective inner surface of each tab portion  312  and a corresponding portion of an outer surface of the shield can  314 . 
     According to some embodiments, conductive material  318  may also be disposed at other locations, e.g., as shown in  FIG. 3 , such that certain components are in electrical contact with one another. The conductive material  318  may be of the same type as the conductive material  316  used to attach the flex circuit board  308  to the shield can  314  in some cases. However, the conductive material  318  may be of a different type in various embodiments. In some examples, conductive material  318  may be located between the image sensor  304  and the substrate  306  such that the image sensor  304  and the substrate  306  are in electrical contact with one another. As such, electric current may flow between the image sensor  304  and the substrate  306 . In some examples, conductive material  318  may be located between the substrate  306  and the flex circuit board  308 . For instance, conductive material  318  may be located between a bottom surface of the substrate  306  and a top surface of the base portion  310  of the flex circuit board  308 . As such, electric current may flow between the substrate  306  and the flex circuit board  308 . 
     In various embodiments, the camera module  300  may have a ground path  320  for electric current to flow to ground  322 , e.g., as indicated by the broken line in  FIG. 3 . As discussed above, current may flow from the image sensor  304  to the substrate  306  via conductive material  318 . Current may flow along the ground path  320  from the substrate  306  to the flex circuit board  308  via conductive material  318 . Furthermore, current may flow along the ground path  320  from the flex circuit board  308  to the shield can  314  via conductive material  316 . Furthermore, current may flow along the ground path  320  from the shield can  314  to ground  322 . In some examples, one or more other components may be part of the ground path  320  to ground  322 , e.g., between the shield can  314  and ground  322 . In various embodiments, the flex circuit board  308  may include conductive material  318  to allow current to flow along the flex circuit board  308  towards the shield can  314 . For instance, the flex circuit board  308  may include a ground plane of conductive material that extends from the base portion  310  to the tab portion(s)  312 , such that current can flow from the base portion  310  to the tab portion(s)  312 . 
     According to various embodiments, signals may be conveyed from the image sensor  304  to the substrate  306  via conductive material  318 . Furthermore, the signals may be conveyed from the substrate  306  to the flex circuit board  308  via conductive material  318 . The signals may be conveyed from the flex circuit board  308  to one or more other components with which the flex circuit board  308  is in electrical communication. For instance, the flex circuit board  308  may be in electrical communication with one or more components that are exterior to the camera module  300  in some embodiments. As an example, the camera module  300  may be part of a device, and the flex circuit board  308  may be in electrical communication with a controller (e.g., optical sensor controller  758  shown in  FIG. 7 ) and/or one more processors of the device via the base portion  310  of the flex circuit board  308 . 
     Some existing camera designs include a stiffener (e.g., a metal stiffener) to provide mechanical support and/or mechanical protection to one or more components of the camera (e.g., to a flex circuit board). In various embodiments, the camera module  300  may not include such a stiffener. For instance, in contrast to some existing camera designs, in various embodiments no stiffener may be located opposite the substrate  306  (that holds the image sensor  304 ) with respect to a plane defined by the flex circuit board  308 . That is, no stiffener may be located along a bottom surface of the flex circuit board  308  in various embodiments. As such, the z dimension (e.g., along the optical axis of the lens  302 ) of the camera module  300  may be reduced by at least the thickness of the stiffener that would otherwise be used. Instead of the stiffener, the flex circuit board  308  may provide mechanical support and/or mechanical protection to at least a portion of the camera module  300 . Furthermore, in some existing camera designs, the stiffener may form part of a ground path. In embodiments disclosed herein, the camera module  300  may form part of a ground path (e.g., ground path  320 ) without the use of a stiffener. 
     In some cases, the camera module  300  may include an actuator (not shown) to move the lens relative to the image sensor. For instance, the actuator may be a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator that includes one or more magnets and one or more coils. However, one or more other types of actuators (and/or combinations of types of actuators) may be used in various embodiments. The actuator may be configured to move the lens  302 , relative to the image sensor  304 , along an optical axis of the lens  302 , e.g., to provide autofocus functionality to the camera module  300 . Additionally, or alternatively, the actuator may be configured to move the lens  302 , relative to the image sensor  304 , in one or more directions orthogonal to the optical axis, e.g., to provide optical image stabilization (OIS) functionality to the camera module  300 . The lens  302  may be attached to a lens holder  324  in some embodiments. According to some examples, the actuator may move the lens  302  together with the lens holder  324 . 
     In some examples, the camera module  300  may include one or more filters  326  to filter light that passes through the lens  302  before it reaches the image sensor  304 . For instance, the filter(s)  326  may include an ultraviolet (UV) filter. However, the filter(s)  326  may include other types of filters in some embodiments. In some embodiments, the filter(s)  326  may be attached to a top surface of the substrate  306 . 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  illustrate an example flex circuit board  400  that may be used in a camera module, in accordance with some embodiments.  FIG. 4A  shows a perspective view of the flex circuit board  400   a  in a flat configuration.  FIG. 4B  shows a perspective view of the flex circuit board  400   b  in a folded configuration. In some embodiments, the flex circuit board  400  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1-3 and 5-9 . 
     The flex circuit board  400  may include a base portion  402  and one or more tab portions  404  that extend from the base portion  402 . The flex circuit board  400  may initially be formed in a flat shape, e.g., in the flat configuration shown in  FIG. 4A . In the flat configuration, the tab portion(s)  404  of the flex circuit board  400   a  may extend parallel to the base portion  402 . In some embodiments, the tab portion(s)  404  may extend from a first end portion  406  of the base portion  402 . In some embodiments, the tab portion(s)  404  may not extend from a second end portion  408  (of the base portion  402 ) opposite the first end portion  406 . In some examples, the first end portion  406  may be configured to form a bottom of a camera module, and the second end portion  408  may be configured to extend from the camera module to one or more other components exterior to the camera module. 
     Fold lines  410  are shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B  to illustrate example locations at which the flex circuit board  400  may be folded to form a folded configuration, e.g., as shown in  FIG. 4B . In some embodiments, the fold lines  410  may delimit the tab portion(s)  404 . While the base portion  402  and the tab portion(s)  404  are shown in  FIGS. 4A and 4B  as being rectangular in shape, it should be understood that the base portion  402  and/or the tab portion(s) may be shaped differently in some embodiments. Furthermore, the fold lines  410  may have a different pattern than the fold line pattern indicated in  FIGS. 4A and 4B  in some embodiments. 
     In the folded configuration, respective edges of the tab portion(s)  404  of the flex circuit board  400   b  may meet or be proximate one another to form one or more corners  412 , e.g., as shown in  FIG. 4B . For instance, an edge of a first tab portion  404  may be adjacent to an edge of a second tab portion  404  that is oriented perpendicular to the first tab portion. The corner(s)  412  may be configured to correspond to one or more corners of a camera module in some embodiments. 
       FIG. 5  is a flowchart of an example method  500  of manufacturing a camera module that includes a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the method  500  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1-4B and 6-9 . 
     At  502 , the method  500  may include forming a flex circuit board from a flat substrate. For instance, the flex circuit board may be formed from a flexible base material, such as a flexible polymer film (e.g., polyester (PET), polyimide (PI), etc.), to which other materials and/or components of the flex circuit board may be added. As a non-limiting example, the flex circuit board may be formed, at  502 , to be in a flat configuration as described above with reference to  FIG. 4A . 
     At  504 , the method  500  may include folding the flex circuit board such that one or more tab portions of the flex circuit board are oriented at an angle to a base portion of the flex circuit board. For instance, the flex circuit board may be folded such that the tab portion(s) are non-parallel to the base portion. In some embodiments, the tab portion(s) may be perpendicular to the base portion and/or an image sensor of the camera module. As a non-limiting example, the flex circuit board may be folded, at  504 , to be in a folded configuration as described above with reference to  FIG. 4B . 
     At  506 , the method  500  may include attaching the base portion of the flex circuit board to a bottom side of a substrate that holds an image sensor. For instance, a top side of the base portion may be attached to a bottom side of the substrate using a conductive adhesive, e.g., as described above with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
     At  508 , the method  500  may include attaching the tab portion(s) of the flex circuit board to one or more sides of a shield can. For instance, the tab portion(s) may be attached to the side(s) of the shield can using a conductive adhesive, e.g., as described above with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
     In some embodiments, the flex circuit board may be folded (at  504 ) during or after the base portion of the flex circuit board is attached to the bottom side of the substrate that holds the image sensor (at  506 ). For instance, in some instances, the base portion of the flex circuit board may be attached to the bottom side of the substrate (at  506 ), then the flex circuit board may be folded (at  504 ), and then the tab portion(s) of the flex circuit board may be attached to the side(s) of the shield can (at  508 ). In other words, the flex circuit board may be folded (at  504 ) before assembly of components of the camera module in some instances, and in other instances the flex circuit board may be folded during assembly of components the camera module. 
       FIG. 6  is a flowchart of an example method  600  of conveying signals from an image sensor to one or more other components via a folded flex circuit board that may be used in a camera module, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the method  600  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1-5 and 7-9 . 
     At  602 , the method  600  may include conveying signals from an image sensor to a substrate that holds the image sensor. For example, as described above with reference to  FIG. 3 , the image sensor  304  may be in electrical contact with the substrate  306  via a conductive material  318 . As such, signals from the image sensor may be conveyed to the substrate  306  via the conductive material  318 . 
     At  604 , the method  600  may include conveying the signals from the substrate to a folded flex circuit board. For example, as described above with reference to  FIG. 3 , the substrate  306  may be in electrical contact with the flex circuit board  308  via a conductive material  318 . As such, signals from the substrate  306  may be conveyed to the flex circuit board  308 . As described with reference to  FIG. 4B , for example, the folded flex circuit board may include a base portion  402  and one or more tab portions  404 , and may be folded such that the tab portion(s)  404  are non-parallel to the base portion  402 . 
     At  606 , the method  600  may include conveying the signals from the folded flex circuit board to one or more components that are exterior to the camera module. For example, as described above with reference to  FIG. 3 , the flex circuit board  308  may be in electrical communication with one or more components (e.g., a controller) that are exterior to the camera module  300  in some embodiments. As such, the signals may be conveyed from the flex circuit board  308  to those components that are exterior to the camera module  300 . 
     Multifunction Device Examples 
       FIG. 7  illustrates a block diagram of a portable multifunction device  700  that may include a camera module with a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the portable multifunction device  700  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1-6, 8, and 9 . 
     In some embodiments, the device  700  is a portable communications device, such as a mobile telephone, that also contains other functions, such as PDA, camera, video capture and/or playback, and/or music player functions. Example embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, without limitation, the iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad® devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. Other portable electronic devices, such as laptops, cell phones, smartphones, pad or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touch pads), may also be used. It should also be understood that, in some embodiments, the device is not a portable communications device, but is a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screen display and/or a touch pad). In some embodiments, the device is a gaming computer with orientation sensors (e.g., orientation sensors in a gaming controller). In other embodiments, the device is not a portable communications device, but is a camera and/or video camera. 
     In the discussion that follows, an electronic device that includes a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should be understood, however, that the electronic device may include one or more other physical user-interface devices, such as a physical keyboard, a mouse and/or a joystick. 
     The device  700  typically supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a drawing application, a presentation application, a word processing application, a website creation application, a disk authoring application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a workout support application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsing application, a digital music player application, a streaming video application, and/or a digital video player application. 
     The various applications that may be executed on the device  700  may use at least one common physical user-interface device, such as the touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface as well as corresponding information displayed on the device may be adjusted and/or varied from one application to the next and/or within a respective application. In this way, a common physical architecture (such as the touch-sensitive surface) of the device may support the variety of applications with user interfaces that are intuitive and transparent to the user. 
     Device  700  may include memory  702  (which may include one or more computer readable storage mediums), memory controller  722 , one or more processing units (CPU&#39;s)  720 , peripherals interface  718 , RF circuitry  708 , audio circuitry  710 , speaker  711 , touch-sensitive display system  712 , microphone  713 , input/output (I/O) subsystem  706 , other input control devices  716 , and external port  724 . Device  700  may include one or more optical sensors or cameras  764  (e.g., one or more embodiments of the cameras described herein). These components may communicate over one or more communication buses or signal lines  703 . In some non-limiting examples, device  700  may include a first camera module  764 ( a ) and/or a second camera module  764 ( b ). According to some embodiments, the first camera module  764 ( a ) may be located adjacent to the second camera module  764 ( b ). 
     It should be appreciated that device  700  is only one example of a portable multifunction device, and that device  700  may have more or fewer components than shown, may combine two or more components, or may have a different configuration or arrangement of the components. The various components shown in  FIG. 7  may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and/or application specific integrated circuits. 
     Memory  702  may include high-speed random access memory and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memory devices. Access to memory  702  by other components of device  700 , such as CPU  720  and the peripherals interface  718 , may be controlled by memory controller  722 . 
     Peripherals interface  718  can be used to couple input and output peripherals of the device to CPU  720  and memory  702 . The one or more processors  720  run or execute various software programs and/or sets of instructions stored in memory  702  to perform various functions for device  700  and to process data. 
     In some embodiments, peripherals interface  718 , CPU  720 , and memory controller  722  may be implemented on a single chip, such as chip  704 . In some other embodiments, they may be implemented on separate chips. 
     RF (radio frequency) circuitry  708  receives and sends RF signals, also called electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry  708  converts electrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates with communications networks and other communications devices via the electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry  708  may include well-known circuitry for performing these functions, including but not limited to an antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a coder/decoder (codec) chipset, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. RF circuitry  708  may communicate with networks, such as the Internet, also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet and/or a wireless network, such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local area network (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network (MAN), and other devices by wireless communication. The wireless communication may use any of a variety of communications standards, protocols and technologies, including but not limited to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and/or IEEE 802.11n), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for e-mail (e.g., Internet message access protocol (IMAP) and/or post office protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., extensible messaging and presence protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and/or Short Message Service (SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol, including communication protocols not yet developed as of the filing date of this document. 
     Audio circuitry  710 , speaker  711 , and microphone  713  provide an audio interface between a user and device  700 . Audio circuitry  710  receives audio data from peripherals interface  718 , converts the audio data to an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to speaker  711 . Speaker  711  converts the electrical signal to audible sound waves. Audio circuitry  710  also receives electrical signals converted by microphone  713  from sound waves. Audio circuitry  710  converts the electrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data to peripherals interface  718  for processing. Audio data may be retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory  702  and/or RF circuitry  708  by peripherals interface  718 . In some embodiments, audio circuitry  710  also includes a headset jack. The headset jack provides an interface between audio circuitry  710  and removable audio input/output peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a headset with both output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears) and input (e.g., a microphone). 
     I/O subsystem  706  couples input/output peripherals on device  700 , such as touch screen  712  and other input control devices  716 , to peripherals interface  718 . I/O subsystem  706  may include display controller  756  and one or more input controllers  760  for other input control devices  716 . The one or more input controllers  760  receive/send electrical signals from/to other input control devices  716 . The other input control devices  716  may include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternative embodiments, input controller(s)  760  may be coupled to any (or none) of the following: a keyboard, infrared port, USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons may include an up/down button for volume control of speaker  711  and/or microphone  713 . The one or more buttons may include a push button. 
     Touch-sensitive display  712  provides an input interface and an output interface between the device and a user. Display controller  756  receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to touch screen  712 . Touch screen  712  displays visual output to the user. The visual output may include graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof (collectively termed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output may correspond to user-interface objects. 
     Touch screen  712  has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor or set of sensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactile contact. Touch screen  712  and display controller  756  (along with any associated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory  702 ) detect contact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on touch screen  712  and converts the detected contact into interaction with user-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages or images) that are displayed on touch screen  712 . In an example embodiment, a point of contact between touch screen  712  and the user corresponds to a finger of the user. 
     Touch screen  712  may use LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, or LED (light emitting diode) technology, although other display technologies may be used in other embodiments. Touch screen  712  and display controller  756  may detect contact and any movement or breaking thereof using any of a variety of touch sensing technologies now known or later developed, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensor arrays or other elements for determining one or more points of contact with touch screen  712 . In an example embodiment, projected mutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as that found in the iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad® from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. 
     Touch screen  712  may have a video resolution in excess of 100 dpi. In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution of approximately 160 dpi. The user may make contact with touch screen  712  using any suitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, a finger, and so forth. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily with finger-based contacts and gestures, which can be less precise than stylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of a finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device translates the rough finger-based input into a precise pointer/cursor position or command for performing the actions desired by the user. 
     In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen  712 , device  700  may include a touchpad (not shown) for activating or deactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad may be a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from touch screen  712  or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen. 
     Device  700  also includes power system  762  for powering the various components. Power system  762  may include a power management system, one or more power sources (e.g., battery, alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED)) and any other components associated with the generation, management and distribution of power in portable devices. 
     Device  700  may also include one or more optical sensors or cameras  764 .  FIG. 7  shows an optical sensor coupled to optical sensor controller  758  in I/O subsystem  706 . Optical sensor  764  may, for example, include charge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistors or photosensors. Optical sensor  764  receives light from the environment, projected through one or more lenses, and converts the light to data representing an image. In conjunction with imaging module  743  (also called a camera module), optical sensor  764  may capture still images and/or video sequences. In some embodiments, at least one optical sensor may be located on the back of device  700 , opposite touch screen display  712  on the front of the device. In some embodiments, the touch screen display may be used as a viewfinder for still and/or video image acquisition. In some embodiments, at least one optical sensor may instead or also be located on the front of the device. 
     Device  700  may also include one or more proximity sensors  766 .  FIG. 7  shows proximity sensor  766  coupled to peripherals interface  718 . Alternatively, proximity sensor  766  may be coupled to input controller  760  in I/O subsystem  706 . In some embodiments, the proximity sensor turns off and disables touch screen  712  when the multifunction device is placed near the user&#39;s ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call). 
     Device  700  may also include one or more orientation sensors  768 . In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors include one or more accelerometers (e.g., one or more linear accelerometers and/or one or more rotational accelerometers). In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors include one or more gyroscopes. In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors include one or more magnetometers. In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors include one or more of global positioning system (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), and/or other global navigation system receivers. The GPS, GLONASS, and/or other global navigation system receivers may be used for obtaining information concerning the location and orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of device  700 . In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors include any combination of orientation/rotation sensors.  FIG. 7  shows the one or more orientation sensors  768  coupled to peripherals interface  718 . Alternatively, the one or more orientation sensors  768  may be coupled to an input controller  760  in I/O subsystem  706 . In some embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen display in a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of data received from the one or more orientation sensors. 
     In some embodiments, device  700  may also include one or more other sensors (not shown) including but not limited to ambient light sensors and motion detectors. These sensors may be coupled to peripherals interface  718  or, alternatively, may be coupled to an input controller  760  in I/O subsystem  706 . For example, in some embodiments, device  700  may include at least one forward-facing (away from the user) and at least one backward-facing (towards the user) light sensors that may be used to collect ambient lighting metrics from the environment of the device  700  for use in video and image capture, processing, and display applications. 
     In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory  702  include operating system  726 , communication module  728 , contact/motion module (or set of instructions)  730 , graphics module  732 , text input module  734 , Global Positioning System (GPS) module  735 , and applications  736 . Furthermore, in some embodiments memory  702  stores device/global internal state  757 . Device/global internal state  757  includes one or more of: active application state, indicating which applications, if any, are currently active; display state, indicating what applications, views or other information occupy various regions of touch screen display  712 ; sensor state, including information obtained from the device&#39;s various sensors and input control devices  716 ; and location information concerning the device&#39;s location and/or attitude. 
     Operating system  726  (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includes various software components and/or drivers for controlling and managing general system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control, power management, etc.) and facilitates communication between various hardware and software components. 
     Communication module  728  facilitates communication with other devices over one or more external ports  724  and also includes various software components for handling data received by RF circuitry  708  and/or external port  724 . External port  724  (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly to other devices or indirectly over a network (e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin) connector that is the same as, or similar to and/or compatible with the 30-pin connector used on iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices. 
     Contact/motion module  730  may detect contact with touch screen  712  (in conjunction with display controller  756 ) and other touch sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). Contact/motion module  730  includes various software components for performing various operations related to detection of contact, such as determining if contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger-down event), determining if there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement across the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more finger-dragging events), and determining if the contact has ceased (e.g., detecting a finger-up event or a break in contact). Contact/motion module  730  receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determining movement of the point of contact, which is represented by a series of contact data, may include determining speed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and/or an acceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of the point of contact. These operations may be applied to single contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g., “multi-touch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, contact/motion module  730  and display controller  756  detect contact on a touchpad. 
     Contact/motion module  730  may detect a gesture input by a user. Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contact patterns. Thus, a gesture may be detected by detecting a particular contact pattern. For example, detecting a finger tap gesture includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting a finger-up (lift off) event at the same position (or substantially the same position) as the finger-down event (e.g., at the position of an icon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting one or more finger-dragging events, and subsequently followed by detecting a finger-up (lift off) event. 
     Graphics module  732  includes various software components for rendering and displaying graphics on touch screen  712  or other display, including components for changing the intensity of graphics that are displayed. As used herein, the term “graphics” includes any object that can be displayed to a user, including without limitation text, web pages, icons (such as user-interface objects including soft keys), digital images, videos, animations and the like. 
     In some embodiments, graphics module  732  stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic may be assigned a corresponding code. Graphics module  732  receives, from applications etc., one or more codes specifying graphics to be displayed along with, if necessary, coordinate data and other graphic property data, and then generates screen image data to output to display controller  756 . 
     Text input module  734 , which may be a component of graphics module  732 , provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications that need text input. 
     GPS module  735  determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone module  738  for use in location-based dialing, to camera module  743  as picture/video metadata, and to applications that provide location-based services such as map/navigation applications). 
     Applications  736  may include one or more of, but are not limited to, the following modules (or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof:
         telephone module  738 ;   video conferencing module  739 ;   camera module  743  for still and/or video imaging;   image management module  744 ;   browser module  747 ;   search module  751 ;   video and music player module  752 , which may be made up of a video player module and a music player module; and/or   online video module  755 .   one or more other modules not shown, such as a gaming module.       

     Examples of other applications  736  that may be stored in memory  702  include but are not limited to other word processing applications, other image editing applications, drawing applications, presentation applications, communication/social media applications, map applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice replication. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  708 , audio circuitry  710 , speaker  711 , microphone  713 , touch screen  712 , display controller  756 , contact module  730 , graphics module  732 , and text input module  734 , telephone module  738  may be used to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to a telephone number, access one or more telephone numbers in an address book, modify a telephone number that has been entered, dial a respective telephone number, conduct a conversation and disconnect or hang up when the conversation is completed. As noted above, the wireless communication may use any of a variety of communications standards, protocols and technologies. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  708 , audio circuitry  710 , speaker  711 , microphone  713 , touch screen  712 , display controller  756 , optical sensor  764 , optical sensor controller  758 , contact/motion module  730 , graphics module  732 , text input module  734 , and telephone module  738 , videoconferencing module  739  includes executable instructions to initiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between a user and one or more other participants in accordance with user instructions. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  712 , display controller  756 , optical sensor(s)  764 , optical sensor controller  758 , contact/motion module  730 , graphics module  732 , and image management module  744 , camera module  743  includes executable instructions to capture still images or video (including a video stream) and store them into memory  702 , modify characteristics of a still image or video, or delete a still image or video from memory  702 . 
     In conjunction with touch screen  712 , display controller  756 , contact/motion module  730 , graphics module  732 , text input module  734 , and camera module  743 , image management module  744  includes executable instructions to arrange, modify (e.g., edit), or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present (e.g., in a digital slide show or album), and store still and/or video images. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  708 , touch screen  712 , display system controller  756 , contact/motion module  730 , graphics module  732 , and text input module  734 , browser module  747  includes executable instructions to browse the Internet in accordance with user instructions, including searching, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages or portions thereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  712 , display system controller  756 , contact/motion module  730 , graphics module  732 , and text input module  734 , search module  751  includes executable instructions to search for text, music, sound, image, video, and/or other files in memory  702  that match one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specified search terms) in accordance with user instructions. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  712 , display system controller  756 , contact/motion module  730 , graphics module  732 , audio circuitry  710 , speaker  711 , RF circuitry  708 , and browser module  747 , video and music player module  752  includes executable instructions that allow the user to download and play back recorded music and other sound files stored in one or more file formats, such as MP3 or AAC files, and executable instructions to display, present or otherwise play back videos (e.g., on touch screen  712  or on an external, connected display via external port  724 ). In some embodiments, device  700  may include the functionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.). 
     In conjunction with touch screen  712 , display system controller  756 , contact/motion module  730 , graphics module  732 , audio circuitry  710 , speaker  711 , RF circuitry  708 , text input module  734 , and browser module  747 , online video module  755  includes instructions that allow the user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and/or download), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external, connected display via external port  724 ), and otherwise manage online videos in one or more video formats, such as the H.264/AVC format or the H.265/HEVC format. 
     Each of the above identified modules and applications correspond to a set of executable instructions for performing one or more functions described above and the methods described in this application (e.g., the computer-implemented methods and other information processing methods described herein). These modules (i.e., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separate software programs, procedures or modules, and thus various subsets of these modules may be combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory  702  may store a subset of the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory  702  may store additional modules and data structures not described above. 
     In some embodiments, device  700  is a device where operation of a predefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/or a touchpad as the primary input control device for operation of device  700 , the number of physical input control devices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like) on device  700  may be reduced. 
     The predefined set of functions that may be performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad include navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user, navigates device  700  to a main, home, or root menu from any user interface that may be displayed on device  700 . In such embodiments, the touchpad may be referred to as a “menu button.” In some other embodiments, the menu button may be a physical push button or other physical input control device instead of a touchpad. 
       FIG. 8  depicts a portable multifunction device  700  that may include a camera module with a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the portable multifunction device  700  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1-7 and 9 . 
     The device  700  may have a touch screen  712 . The touch screen  712  may display one or more graphics within user interface (UI)  800 . In this embodiment, as well as others described below, a user may select one or more of the graphics by making a gesture on the graphics, for example, with one or more fingers  802  (not drawn to scale in the figure) or one or more styluses  803  (not drawn to scale in the figure). 
     Device  700  may also include one or more physical buttons, such as “home” or menu button  704 . As described previously, menu button  804  may be used to navigate to any application  736  in a set of applications that may be executed on device  700 . Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button  804  is implemented as a soft key in a GUI displayed on touch screen  712 . 
     In one embodiment, device  700  includes touch screen  712 , menu button  804 , push button  806  for powering the device on/off and locking the device, volume adjustment button(s)  808 , Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card slot  810 , head set jack  812 , and docking/charging external port  724 . Push button  806  may be used to turn the power on/off on the device by depressing the button and holding the button in the depressed state for a predefined time interval; to lock the device by depressing the button and releasing the button before the predefined time interval has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate an unlock process. In an alternative embodiment, device  700  also may accept verbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions through microphone  713 . 
     It should be noted that, although many of the examples herein are given with reference to optical sensor(s)/camera(s)  764  (on the front of a device), one or more rear-facing cameras or optical sensors that are pointed opposite from the display may be used instead of, or in addition to, an optical sensor(s)/camera(s)  764  on the front of a device. 
     Example Computer System 
       FIG. 9  illustrates an example computer system  900  that may include a camera module with a folded flex circuit board, in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the computer system  900  may include one or multiple features, components, and/or functionality of embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS. 1-8 . 
     The computer system  900  may be configured to execute any or all of the embodiments described above. In different embodiments, computer system  900  may be any of various types of devices, including, but not limited to, a personal computer system, desktop computer, laptop, notebook, tablet, slate, pad, or netbook computer, mainframe computer system, handheld computer, workstation, network computer, a camera, a set top box, a mobile device, a consumer device, video game console, handheld video game device, application server, storage device, a television, a video recording device, a peripheral device such as a switch, modem, router, or in general any type of computing or electronic device. 
     Various embodiments of a camera motion control system as described herein, including embodiments of magnetic position sensing, as described herein may be executed in one or more computer systems  900 , which may interact with various other devices. Note that any component, action, or functionality described above with respect to  FIGS. 1-8  may be implemented on one or more computers configured as computer system  900  of  FIG. 9 , according to various embodiments. In the illustrated embodiment, computer system  900  includes one or more processors  910  coupled to a system memory  920  via an input/output (I/O) interface  930 . Computer system  900  further includes a network interface  940  coupled to I/O interface  930 , and one or more input/output devices  950 , such as cursor control device  960 , keyboard  970 , and display(s)  980 . In some cases, it is contemplated that embodiments may be implemented using a single instance of computer system  900 , while in other embodiments multiple such systems, or multiple nodes making up computer system  900 , may be configured to host different portions or instances of embodiments. For example, in one embodiment some elements may be implemented via one or more nodes of computer system  900  that are distinct from those nodes implementing other elements. 
     In various embodiments, computer system  900  may be a uniprocessor system including one processor  910 , or a multiprocessor system including several processors  910  (e.g., two, four, eight, or another suitable number). Processors  910  may be any suitable processor capable of executing instructions. For example, in various embodiments processors  910  may be general-purpose or embedded processors implementing any of a variety of instruction set architectures (ISAs), such as the x86, PowerPC, SPARC, or MIPS ISAs, or any other suitable ISA. In multiprocessor systems, each of processors  910  may commonly, but not necessarily, implement the same ISA. 
     System memory  920  may be configured to store program instructions  922  accessible by processor  910 . In various embodiments, system memory  920  may be implemented using any suitable memory technology, such as static random access memory (SRAM), synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), nonvolatile/Flash-type memory, or any other type of memory. Additionally, existing camera control data  932  of memory  920  may include any of the information or data structures described above. In some embodiments, program instructions and/or data may be received, sent or stored upon different types of computer-accessible media or on similar media separate from system memory  920  or computer system  900 . While computer system  900  is described as implementing the functionality of functional blocks of previous figures, any of the functionality described herein may be implemented via such a computer system. 
     In one embodiment, I/O interface  930  may be configured to coordinate I/O traffic between processor  910 , system memory  920 , and any peripheral devices in the device, including network interface  940  or other peripheral interfaces, such as input/output devices  950 . In some embodiments, I/O interface  930  may perform any necessary protocol, timing or other data transformations to convert data signals from one component (e.g., system memory  920 ) into a format suitable for use by another component (e.g., processor  910 ). In some embodiments, I/O interface  930  may include support for devices attached through various types of peripheral buses, such as a variant of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus standard or the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard, for example. In some embodiments, the function of I/O interface  930  may be split into two or more separate components, such as a north bridge and a south bridge, for example. Also, in some embodiments some or all of the functionality of I/O interface  930 , such as an interface to system memory  920 , may be incorporated directly into processor  910 . 
     Network interface  940  may be configured to allow data to be exchanged between computer system  900  and other devices attached to a network  985  (e.g., carrier or agent devices) or between nodes of computer system  900 . Network  985  may in various embodiments include one or more networks including but not limited to Local Area Networks (LANs) (e.g., an Ethernet or corporate network), Wide Area Networks (WANs) (e.g., the Internet), wireless data networks, some other electronic data network, or some combination thereof. In various embodiments, network interface  940  may support communication via wired or wireless general data networks, such as any suitable type of Ethernet network, for example; via telecommunications/telephony networks such as analog voice networks or digital fiber communications networks; via storage area networks such as Fibre Channel SANs, or via any other suitable type of network and/or protocol. 
     Input/output devices  950  may, in some embodiments, include one or more display terminals, keyboards, keypads, touchpads, scanning devices, voice or optical recognition devices, or any other devices suitable for entering or accessing data by one or more computer systems  900 . Multiple input/output devices  950  may be present in computer system  900  or may be distributed on various nodes of computer system  900 . In some embodiments, similar input/output devices may be separate from computer system  900  and may interact with one or more nodes of computer system  900  through a wired or wireless connection, such as over network interface  940 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 9 , memory  920  may include program instructions  922 , which may be processor-executable to implement any element or action described above. In one embodiment, the program instructions may implement the methods described above. In other embodiments, different elements and data may be included. Note that data may include any data or information described above. 
     Those skilled in the art will appreciate that computer system  900  is merely illustrative and is not intended to limit the scope of embodiments. In particular, the computer system and devices may include any combination of hardware or software that can perform the indicated functions, including computers, network devices, Internet appliances, PDAs, wireless phones, pagers, etc. Computer system  900  may also be connected to other devices that are not illustrated, or instead may operate as a stand-alone system. In addition, the functionality provided by the illustrated components may in some embodiments be combined in fewer components or distributed in additional components. Similarly, in some embodiments, the functionality of some of the illustrated components may not be provided and/or other additional functionality may be available. 
     Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that, while various items are illustrated as being stored in memory or on storage while being used, these items or portions of them may be transferred between memory and other storage devices for purposes of memory management and data integrity. Alternatively, in other embodiments some or all of the software components may execute in memory on another device and communicate with the illustrated computer system via inter-computer communication. Some or all of the system components or data structures may also be stored (e.g., as instructions or structured data) on a computer-accessible medium or a portable article to be read by an appropriate drive, various examples of which are described above. In some embodiments, instructions stored on a computer-accessible medium separate from computer system  900  may be transmitted to computer system  900  via transmission media or signals such as electrical, electromagnetic, or digital signals, conveyed via a communication medium such as a network and/or a wireless link. Various embodiments may further include receiving, sending or storing instructions and/or data implemented in accordance with the foregoing description upon a computer-accessible medium. Generally speaking, a computer-accessible medium may include a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium or memory medium such as magnetic or optical media, e.g., disk or DVD/CD-ROM, volatile or non-volatile media such as RAM (e.g. SDRAM, DDR, RDRAM, SRAM, etc.), ROM, etc. In some embodiments, a computer-accessible medium may include transmission media or signals such as electrical, electromagnetic, or digital signals, conveyed via a communication medium such as network and/or a wireless link. 
     The methods described herein may be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination thereof, in different embodiments. In addition, the order of the blocks of the methods may be changed, and various elements may be added, reordered, combined, omitted, modified, etc. Various modifications and changes may be made as would be obvious to a person skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure. The various embodiments described herein are meant to be illustrative and not limiting. Many variations, modifications, additions, and improvements are possible. Accordingly, plural instances may be provided for components described herein as a single instance. Boundaries between various components, operations and data stores are somewhat arbitrary, and particular operations are illustrated in the context of specific illustrative configurations. Other allocations of functionality are envisioned and may fall within the scope of claims that follow. Finally, structures and functionality presented as discrete components in the example configurations may be implemented as a combined structure or component. These and other variations, modifications, additions, and improvements may fall within the scope of embodiments as defined in the claims that follow.

Metadata:
Filing Date: 20180905
Publication Date: 20210323
Grant Date: 20210323
Priority Date: 20170906
Inventors: CHEN, CHIH-JEN
Assignee: APPLE INC
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