PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-11956544-B2
Application Number: US-202217719287-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B2

Title: Optical image stabilization with voice coil motor for moving image sensor

Abstract:
A camera includes a camera actuator having autofocus (AF) voice coil motor (VCM) with a lens carrier mounting attachment moveably mounted to a base, magnets mounted to the base, and an AF coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier mounting attachment for producing forces for moving a lens carrier in a direction of an optical axis of a lens of the lens carrier. The magnets may include a pair of first magnets laterally spaced along a first side of the camera and a pair of second magnets laterally spaced along a second side of the camera opposite the first side. The optical image stabilization (OIS) VCM includes an image sensor carrier moveably mounted to the base, and OIS coils moveably mounted to the image sensor carrier within the magnetic fields of the magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor carrier in directions orthogonal to the optical axis.

Claims:
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A camera, comprising:
 a lens carrier to which one or more lenses are mounted, wherein the one or more lenses define an optical axis and the lens carrier and the one or more lenses are movable in a direction of the optical axis; 
 an image sensor; 
 a flexure platform comprising:
 a dynamic platform to which the image sensor is connected such that the image sensor moves together with the dynamic platform, 
 a static platform connected to a static portion of the camera, 
 multiple flexure arms that mechanically connect the dynamic platform to the static platform; and 
 
 a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to move the lens carrier such that the one or more lenses move in the direction of the optical axis, and to move the dynamic platform such that the image sensor moves relative to the static platform in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis, wherein the VCM actuator comprises:
 one or more autofocus (AF) coils attached the lens carrier, 
 a plurality of stationary magnets, comprising:
 a pair of first magnets laterally spaced along a first side of the camera, and
 a pair of second magnets laterally spaced along a second side of the camera opposite the first side, and 
 a plurality of optical image stabilization (OIS) coils connected to the dynamic platform, wherein individual ones of the OIS coils are positioned beneath respective ones of the plurality of stationary magnets. 
 
 
 
 
     
     
       2. The camera of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the lens carrier and one or more AF coils extend into a space between the pair of first magnets on the first side of the camera, and another portion of the lens carrier and one or more AF coils extend into another space between the pair of second magnets on the second side of the camera. 
     
     
       3. The camera of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of stationary magnets further comprises:
 a third magnet mounted at a third side of the camera orthogonal to the first and second sides; and 
 a fourth magnet mounted at a fourth side of the camera opposite the third side and orthogonal to the first and second sides. 
 
     
     
       4. The camera of  claim 3 , wherein the pair of first magnets, the set of second magnets, the third magnet, and the fourth magnet are respectively bar-shaped, and wherein the third and fourth magnets are oriented parallel to one another and orthogonal to the pair of first magnets and to the pair of second magnets. 
     
     
       5. The camera of  claim 4 , wherein corresponding portions of the one or more AF coils and the lens carrier run parallel to corresponding faces of the plurality of stationary magnets. 
     
     
       6. The camera of  claim 1 , further comprising an AF position sensor mounted in a space between the pair of first magnets on the first side of the camera. 
     
     
       7. The camera of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first OIS position sensor mounted at an inner opening of a first coil of the plurality of OIS coils, and 
 a second OIS position sensor mounted at an inner opening of a second coil of the plurality of OIS coils, wherein the first OIS position sensor and the second OIS position sensor move with the dynamic platform, wherein the first OIS coil and the first OIS position sensor are located at a first side of the flexure platform and the second OIS coil and the second OIS position sensor are located at a second side of the flexure platform orthogonal to the first side of the flexure platform. 
 
     
     
       8. The camera of  claim 7 , wherein the first OIS coil is positioned beneath a first magnet of the plurality of stationary magnets, wherein the first magnet has a rectangular bar shape, and the first OIS coil has a shape corresponding to the shape of the first magnet on three sides and has a protruding portion on a fourth side providing space in the inner opening of the first OIS to accommodate the first OIS position sensor. 
     
     
       9. The camera of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a damping pin component for damping AF motion of the lens carrier, the damping pin component comprising:
 a static portion extending along a side of the camera proximate a first side of one of the stationary magnets, 
 a first damping arm extending from the static portion to a first damping gel location at the lens carrier, and 
 a second damping arm extending from the static portion to a second damping gel location at the lens carrier, 
 wherein the first damping arm extends proximate a second side of the one of the stationary magnets, and the second damping arm extends proximate a third side of the one of the stationary magnets opposite the second side of the one of the stationary magnets. 
 
 
     
     
       10. The camera of  claim 1 , wherein individual flexure arms of the multiple flexure arms respectively comprise multiple layers formed using an additive process. 
     
     
       11. The camera of  claim 10 , wherein the multiple layers for the individual flexure arms comprise a plurality of signal trace layers for routing electrical signals between the static platform and the dynamic platform. 
     
     
       12. A voice coil motor (VCM) assembly, comprising:
 a VCM actuator configured to move a lens carrier such that one or more lenses of the lens carrier move in a direction of an optical axis of the lens carrier, and to move an image sensor in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis, wherein the VCM actuator comprises:
 one or more autofocus (AF) coils, 
 a plurality of stationary magnets, comprising:
 a pair of first magnets laterally spaced along a first side of the VCM assembly, and 
 a pair of second magnets laterally spaced along a second side of the VCM assembly opposite the first side, and 
 
 a plurality of optical image stabilization (OIS) coils positioned beneath respective ones of the plurality of stationary magnets. 
 
 
     
     
       13. The VCM assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the pair of first magnets are positioned to permit a portion of the lens carrier and one or more AF coils to extend into a space between the pair of first magnets on the first side of the VCM assembly, and wherein the pair of second magnets are positioned to permit another portion of the lens carrier and one or more AF coils extend into another space between the pair of second magnets on the second side of the VCM. 
     
     
       14. The VCM assembly of  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of stationary magnets further comprises:
 a third magnet mounted at a third side of the VCM assembly orthogonal to the first and second sides; and 
 a fourth magnet mounted at a fourth side of the VCM assembly opposite the third side and orthogonal to the first and second sides. 
 
     
     
       15. The VCM assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the first magnets, the second magnets, the third magnet, and the fourth magnet are respectively bar-shaped, and wherein the third and fourth magnets are oriented parallel to one another and orthogonal to the first magnets and to the second magnets. 
     
     
       16. The VCM assembly of  claim 15 , wherein corresponding portions of the one or more AF coils and the lens carrier run parallel to corresponding faces of the plurality of stationary magnets. 
     
     
       17. A device, comprising:
 a camera comprising:
 a lens carrier to which one or more lenses are mounted, wherein the one or more lenses define an optical axis and the lens carrier and the one or more lenses are movable in a direction of the optical axis; 
 an image sensor; 
 a flexure platform comprising:
 a dynamic platform to which the image sensor is connected such that the image sensor moves together with the dynamic platform, 
 a static platform connected to a static portion of the camera, 
 multiple flexure arms that mechanically connect the dynamic platform to the static platform; and 
 
 a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator configured to move the lens carrier such that the one or more lenses move in the direction of the optical axis, and to move the dynamic platform such that the image sensor moves relative to the static platform in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis, wherein the VCM actuator comprises:
 one or more autofocus (AF) coils attached the lens carrier, 
 a plurality of stationary magnets, comprising:
 a pair of first magnets laterally spaced along a first side of the camera, and 
 a pair of second magnets laterally spaced along a second side of the camera opposite the first side, and 
 
 a plurality of optical image stabilization (OIS) coils connected to the dynamic platform, wherein individual ones of the OIS coils are positioned beneath respective ones of the plurality of stationary magnets; 
 
 
 a display; and 
 a processor and a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to cause the image to be displayed on the display. 
 
     
     
       18. The device of  claim 17 , wherein a portion of the lens carrier and one or more AF coils extend into a space between the pair of first magnets on the first side of the camera, and another portion of the lens carrier and one or more AF coils extend into another space between the pair of second magnets on the second side of the camera. 
     
     
       19. The device of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a first OIS position sensor mounted at an inner opening of a first coil of the plurality of OIS coils, and 
 a second OIS position sensor mounted at an inner opening of a second coil of the plurality of OIS coils, wherein the first OIS position sensor and the second OIS position sensor move with the dynamic platform, wherein the first OIS coil and the first OIS position sensor are located at a first side of the flexure platform and the second OIS coil and the second OIS position sensor are located at a second side of the flexure platform orthogonal to the first side of the flexure platform. 
 
     
     
       20. The device of  claim 17 , wherein respective OIS coils of the plurality of OIS coils comprise at least three OIS coil layers.

Description:
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/175,469, filed Feb. 12, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/083,819, filed Sep. 10, 2018 and now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,924,675, which is a 371 of PCT Application No. PCT/US2017/021915, filed Mar. 10, 2017, which claims benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/307,416, filed Mar. 11, 2016, and U.S. Provisional to Application No. 62/399,095, filed Sep. 23, 2016, which are all hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     This disclosure relates generally to position control and more specifically to position management with optical image stabilization in autofocus camera components. 
     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. Some small form factor cameras may incorporate optical image stabilization (OIS) mechanisms that may sense and react to external excitation/disturbance by adjusting location of the optical lens on the X and/or Y axis in an attempt to compensate for unwanted motion of the lens. Some small form factor cameras may incorporate an autofocus (AF) mechanism whereby the object focal distance can be adjusted to focus an object plane in front of the camera at an image plane to be captured by the image sensor. In some such autofocus mechanisms, the optical lens is moved as a single rigid body along the optical axis (referred to as the Z axis) of the camera to refocus the camera. 
     In addition, high image quality is easier to achieve in small form factor cameras if lens motion along the optical axis is accompanied by minimal parasitic motion in the other degrees of freedom, for example on the X and Y axes orthogonal to the optical (Z) axis of the camera. Thus, some small form factor cameras that include autofocus mechanisms may also incorporate optical image stabilization (OIS) mechanisms that may sense and react to external excitation/disturbance by adjusting location of the optical lens on the X and/or Y axis in an attempt to compensate for unwanted motion of the lens. 
     SUMMARY OF EMBODIMENTS 
     In some embodiments, a camera actuator includes an actuator base, an autofocus voice coil motor, and an optical image stabilization voice coil motor. In some embodiments, the autofocus voice coil motor includes a lens carrier mounting attachment moveably mounted to the actuator base, a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the base, and an autofocus coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier mounting attachment for producing forces for moving a lens carrier in a direction of an optical axis of one or more lenses of the lens carrier. In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization voice coil motor includes an image sensor carrier moveably mounted to the actuator base, and a plurality of optical image stabilization coils moveably mounted to the image sensor carrier within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor carrier in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis. 
     Some embodiments may include a flexure module that may be used in an optical image stabilization VCM actuator (e.g., an optical image stabilization actuator) of a camera. The flexure module may include a dynamic platform and a static platform. In various examples, the flexure module may include one or more flexures. The flexures may be configured to mechanically connect the dynamic platform to the static platform. Furthermore, the flexures may be configured to provide stiffness (e.g., in-plane flexure stiffness) to the VCM actuator while allowing the dynamic platform to move along a plane that is orthogonal to an optical axis defined by one or more lenses of the camera. In various embodiments, the flexure module may include one or more flexure stabilizer members. The flexure stabilizer members may be configured to mechanically connect flexures to each other such that the flexure stabilizer members prevent interference between the flexures that are connected by the flexure stabilizer members. In some examples, the flexure module may include electrical traces configured to convey signals from the dynamic platform to the static platform. The electrical traces may be routed from the dynamic platform to the static platform via flexures, flexure stabilizer members, and/or flex circuits. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIGS.  1  and  2    illustrate an example camera having an actuator module or assembly that may, for example, be used to provide autofocus through optics assembly movement and/or optical image stabilization through image sensor movement in small form factor cameras, according to at least some embodiments. 
         FIGS.  3 - 5    illustrate components of an example camera having an actuator module or assembly that may, for example, be used to provide autofocus through optics assembly movement and/or optical image stabilization through image sensor movement in small form factor cameras, according to at least some embodiments.  FIG.  3    shows an exploded view of the camera.  FIG.  4    shows a cross-sectional view of the camera.  FIG.  5    shows a perspective view of the exterior of the camera. 
         FIG.  6    illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example transverse motion voice coil motor (VCM) that may be used, for example, in a camera to provide optical image stabilization, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS.  7 A- 7 C  depict an example embodiment of frames and flexures of a camera having an actuator module or assembly that may, for example, be used to provide autofocus through optics assembly movement and/or optical image stabilization through image sensor movement in small form factor cameras, according to at least some embodiments. 
         FIGS.  8 A- 8 B  each illustrate a view of an example flexure module of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator that may be used, for example, in a camera to provide optical image stabilization, in accordance with some embodiments.  FIG.  8 A  illustrates a top view of the example flexure module.  FIG.  8 B  illustrates a perspective view of the example flexure module. 
         FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  each illustrate a partial top view of a respective example flexure module configuration, in accordance with some embodiments. In some cases, one or more embodiments of the example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  may be used in a flexure module of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator. The VCM actuator may be used, for example, in a camera to provide optical image stabilization. 
         FIGS.  10 A- 10 J  illustrate views of an example flexures and/or traces, in accordance with some embodiments. In some cases, one or more embodiments of the example flexures may be used in a flexure module of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator. The VCM actuator may be used, for example, in a camera to provide optical image stabilization. 
         FIGS.  11 A- 11 B  each illustrate a view of an example flexure module of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator that may be used, for example, in a camera to provide optical image stabilization, in accordance with some embodiments. In  FIGS.  11 A- 11 B , the example flexure module may include electrical traces routed from a dynamic frame to a static frame via flexures.  FIG.  11 A  illustrates a top view of the example flexure module.  FIG.  11 B  illustrates a perspective view of the example flexure module. 
         FIGS.  12 A- 12 B  each illustrate a view of an example flexure module of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator that may be used, for example, in a camera to provide optical image stabilization, in accordance with some embodiments. In  FIGS.  12 A- 12 B , the example flexure module may include one or more flex circuits configured to route electrical traces from a dynamic frame to a static frame.  FIG.  12 A  illustrates a top view of the example flexure module.  FIG.  12 B  illustrates a perspective view of the flexure module. 
         FIG.  13    is a flowchart of an example method of conveying signals from a dynamic platform of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator to a static platform of a VCM actuator, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  14 A  illustrates an example flexure platform according to some aspects. 
         FIG.  14 B  illustrates an example flexure platform having utilized one or more flexure platform reduction techniques according to some aspects. 
         FIG.  15 A  illustrates an example flexure platform having utilized one or more flexure platform reduction techniques according to some aspects. 
         FIG.  15 B  illustrates the example substrate being implemented with a flexure platform having utilized one or more flexure platform reduction techniques according to some aspects. 
         FIG.  16    illustrates an isometric view of an example VCM architecture for a reduced size flexure platform and camera module according to some aspects. 
         FIG.  17    illustrates an example camera module include an OIS VCM architecture according to some aspects. 
         FIG.  18 A  illustrates an example camera module including an AF VCM architecture according to some aspects. 
         FIG.  18 B  illustrates an example camera module including an AF VCM architecture for a reduced sized camera module and reduced size flexure platform according to some aspects. 
         FIG.  19    illustrates an exploded view of components of an example camera having an actuator module or assembly with a reduced size that may, for example, be used to provide autofocus (AF) through optics assembly movement and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) through image sensor movement in small form factor cameras, according to at least some embodiments. 
         FIG.  20    illustrates a block diagram of a portable multifunction device with a camera, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  21    depicts a portable multifunction device having a camera, in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG.  22    illustrates an example computer system that may include a camera, in accordance with some embodiments. The example computer system may be configured to implement aspects of the system and method for camera control, 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. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Introduction to Magnetic Sensing for Autofocus Position Detection 
     Some embodiments include camera equipment outfitted with controls, magnets, and voice coil motors to improve the effectiveness of a miniature actuation mechanism for a compact camera module. More specifically, in some embodiments, compact camera modules include actuators to deliver functions such as autofocus (AF) and optical image stabilization (OIS). One approach to delivering a very compact actuator for OIS is to use a Voice Coil Motor (VCM) arrangement. 
     In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization actuator is designed such that the imagining sensor is mounted on an OIS frame which translates in X and Y (as opposed to an autofocus actuator that translates in Z, where Z is the optical axis of the camera). An electro-mechanical component for moving the image sensor is composed of a static and a dynamic platform. Mounting of an imaging sensor (wire bonding, flip/chip, BGA) on the dynamic platform with run out electrical signal traces from the dynamic platform to the static platform provides for connection to the image sensor. In-plane flexures connect the dynamic platform to the static platform and support electrical signal traces. OIS Coils are mounted on the dynamic platform. In some embodiments, OIS permanent magnets are mounted on the static platform to provide additional Lorentz force (e.g. in case of high in-plane flexure stiffness). 
     Some embodiments include a camera. The camera may include a lens, an image sensor, and a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator. The lens may include one or more lens elements that define an optical axis. The image sensor may be configured to capture light passing through the lens. Furthermore, the image sensor may be configured to convert the captured light into image signals. 
     In some embodiments, a camera actuator includes an actuator base, an autofocus voice coil motor, and an optical image stabilization voice coil motor. In some embodiments, the autofocus voice coil motor includes a lens carrier mounting attachment moveably mounted to the actuator base, a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the base, and an autofocus coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier mounting attachment for producing forces for moving a lens carrier in a direction of an optical axis of one or more lenses of the lens carrier. In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization voice coil motor includes an image sensor carrier moveably mounted to the actuator base, and a plurality of optical image stabilization coils moveably mounted to the image sensor carrier within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor carrier in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis. 
     Some embodiments provide an actuator system using a first AF VCM (voice coil motor), and a second OIS VCM to separately accomplish sensor shift. In some embodiments, the AF VCM actuator allows translation of the optics along the optical axis. In some embodiments, the OIS VCM actuator allows an image sensor to translate in a plane perpendicular to optical axis. In some embodiments, the sensor is mounted on a flat flexure where the electrical traces connecting image sensor and I/O terminals are achieved using an additive metal deposition process (e.g., a high precision additive copper deposition process) directly on the flexure and where the in-plane translation force is a result of a VCM designed around a moving coil architecture. 
     In some embodiments, the elimination of OIS “optics shift” design that relies on vertical beams (suspension wires) reduces challenges to reliability by relying on the OIS sensor shift and the design of the flat flexure to provide lower required yield strength and larger cross-section, both of which improve reliability. 
     In some embodiments, shifting the sensor allows reduction of the moving mass, and therefore there is a clear benefit in power consumption in comparison to OIS “optics shift” designs. In some embodiments, manufacturing is accomplished with the electrical traces directly deposited on the OIS flexure (e.g., using an additive metal deposition process), which enables smaller size package while satisfying the I/O requirements. 
     In some embodiments, the image sensor carrier further includes one or more flexible members for mechanically connecting an image sensor, which is fixed relative to the image sensor carrier, to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor. 
     In some embodiments, the image sensor carrier further includes one or more flexible members for mechanically and electrically connecting an image sensor, which is fixed relative to the image sensor carrier, to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor, and the flexures include electrical signal traces. 
     In some embodiments, the image sensor carrier further includes one or more flexible members for mechanically and electrically connecting an image sensor, in which is fixed relative to the image sensor carrier, to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor, and the flexures include metal flexure bodies carrying electrical signal traces electrically isolated from the metal flexure bodies via an insulator (e.g., one or more polyimide insulator layers). 
     In some embodiments, the image sensor carrier further includes one or more flexible members for mechanically and electrically connecting an image sensor, in which is fixed relative to the image sensor carrier, to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor, and the flexures include metal flexure bodies carrying multiple layers of electrical signal traces electrically isolated from the metal flexure bodies and from one another via an insulator. 
     In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization coils are mounted on a flexible printed circuit carrying power to the coils for operation of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor. 
     In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization coils are corner-mounted on a flexible printed circuit mechanically connected to the actuator base and mechanically isolated from the autofocus voice coil motor. 
     In some embodiments, a bearing surface end stop is mounted to the base for restricting motion of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor. 
     In some embodiments, a camera includes a lens in a lens carrier, an image sensor for capturing a digital representation of light transiting the lens, an axial motion voice coil motor for focusing light from the lens on the image sensor by moving a lens assembly containing the lens along an optical axis of the lens, and a transverse motion voice coil motor. 
     In some embodiments, the axial motion voice coil motor includes a suspension assembly for moveably mounting the lens carrier to an actuator base, a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the actuator base, and a focusing coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier and mounted to the actuator base through the suspension assembly. 
     In some embodiments, the transverse motion voice coil motor includes an image sensor frame member, one or more flexible members for mechanically connecting the image sensor frame member to a frame of the transverse motion voice coil motor, and a plurality of transverse motion coils moveably mounted to the image sensor frame member within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor frame member in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis. 
     In some embodiments, the image sensor carrier further includes one or more flexible members for mechanically and electrically connecting an image sensor, in which is fixed relative to the image sensor carrier, to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor, and the flexures include electrical signal traces. 
     In some embodiments, the image sensor carrier further includes one or more flexible members for mechanically and electrically connecting an image sensor, in which is fixed relative to the image sensor carrier, to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor, and the flexures include metal flexure bodies carrying electrical signal traces electrically isolated from the metal flexure bodies via an insulator. 
     In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization coils are mounted on a flexible printed circuit carrying power to the coils for operation of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor. 
     In some embodiments, the optical image stabilization coils are corner-mounted on a flexible printed circuit mechanically connected to the actuator base and mechanically isolated from the autofocus voice coil motor. 
     In some embodiments, a bearing surface end stop is mounted to the base for restricting motion of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor. 
     In some embodiments, a bearing surface end stop is mounted to the actuator base for restricting motion of the image sensor along the optical axis. 
     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. 
     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. 
       FIGS.  1  and  2    illustrate an example camera  100  having an actuator module or assembly that may, for example, be used to provide autofocus through optics assembly movement and/or optical image stabilization through image sensor movement in small form factor cameras, according to at least some embodiments. Camera  100  may include an optics assembly  102 . The optics assembly  102  may carry one or more lenses  104  (also referred to herein as the “lens”). In some cases, the optics assembly may be moveably connected to an actuator base. The lens  104  may be held with a lens barrel, which may in turn be connected to a lens carrier  106 , although it should be appreciated that the lens barrel and lens carrier  106  may be a common component in some embodiments. In some embodiments, camera  100  includes an image sensor  108  for capturing a digital representation of light transiting the lens  104 . Camera  100  may include an axial motion (autofocus) voice coil motor  110  for focusing light from the lens  104  on the image sensor  108  by moving the optics assembly  102  containing the lens  104  along an optical axis of the lens  104 . In some examples, the axial motion voice coil motor  110  includes a suspension assembly  112  for moveably mounting the lens carrier  106  to an actuator base  114 . Furthermore, the axial motion voice coil motor  110  may include a plurality of shared magnets  116  mounted to the actuator base  114 , and a focusing coil  118  fixedly mounted to the lens carrier  106  and mounted to the actuator base  114  through the suspension assembly  112 . In some embodiments, the actuator base  114  can be made from multiple separate components. 
     In various embodiments, camera  100  includes a transverse motion (optical image stabilization (OIS)) voice coil motor  120 . The transverse motion voice coil motor  120  may include an image sensor frame member  122 , one or more flexible members  124  (also referred to herein as “flexures”, “flexure arms”, or “spring arms”) for mechanically connecting the image sensor frame member  122  (also referred to herein as the “dynamic platform” or “inner frame”) to a frame of the transverse motion voice coil motor  126  (also referred to herein as the “static platform” or “outer frame”), and a plurality of OIS coils  132 . As indicated in  FIG.  2   , the OIS coils  132  may be mounted to the dynamic platform  122  within the magnetic fields  138  of the shared magnets  116 , for producing forces  140  for moving the dynamic platform  122  in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis of the lens  104 . 
     In some embodiments, the dynamic platform  122 , the flexures  124  for mechanically connecting the dynamic platform  122  to the static platform  126 , and the static platform  126  are a single metal part or other flexible part. In some embodiments, the flexures  124  mechanically and/or electrically connect an image sensor  108 , in which is fixed relative to the dynamic platform  122 , to the static platform  126 , and the flexures  124  include electrical signal traces  130 . In some embodiments, the flexures  124  include metal flexure bodies carrying electrical signal traces  130  electrically isolated from the metal flexure bodies via an insulator. 
     In some examples, the OIS coils  132  are mounted on a flexible printed circuit (FPC)  134  carrying power to the OIS coils  132  for operation of the transverse motion (OIS) voice coil motor  120 . The flexible printed circuit  134 , the dynamic platform  136 , the flexures  124 , and/or the static platform  126  may be connected to a top surface of the actuator base  114  in some embodiments. 
     In some embodiments, a bearing surface end stop  136  is mounted to the actuator base  114  for restricting motion of the image sensor  108  along the optical axis. 
     For OIS coil control, in some embodiments control circuitry (not shown) may be positioned on the dynamic platform  122  and/or the FPC  134 , and power may be routed to the control circuitry via one or more of the flexures  124 . In other instances, the control circuitry may be positioned off of the dynamic platform  122 , and stimulation signals may be carried to the OIS coils  132  from the control circuitry via one or more of the flexures  124 . 
       FIGS.  3 - 5    illustrate components of an example camera  300  having an actuator module or assembly that may, for example, be used to provide autofocus (AF) through optics assembly movement and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) through image sensor movement in small form factor cameras, according to at least some embodiments.  FIG.  3    shows an exploded view of the camera  300 .  FIG.  4    shows a cross-sectional view of the camera  300 .  FIG.  5    shows a perspective view of the exterior of the camera  300 . In various embodiments, the camera  300  may include an optics assembly  302 , a shield can  304 , a magnet holder  306 , a magnet  308 , a lens carrier  310 , an AF coil  312 , a base  314 , an OIS coil  316 , an OIS FPC  318 , an image sensor  320 , an OIS frame  322  (e.g., in accordance with one or more embodiments of the flexure modules described herein with reference to  FIGS.  7 A- 11 B ), and/or electrical traces  324 . 
     In various examples, the shield can  304  may be mechanically attached to the base  314 . The camera  300  may include an axial motion (AF) voice coil motor (VCM) (e.g., axial motion VCM  110  discussed above with reference to  FIGS.  1  and  2   ) and/or a transverse motion (OIS) VCM (e.g., transverse motion VCM  120  discussed above with reference to  FIGS.  1  and  2   ). In some cases, the axial motion VCM may include the optics assembly  302 , the magnet holder  306 , the magnet  308 , the lens carrier  310 , and/or the AF coil  312 . Furthermore, the transverse motion VCM may include the OIS coil  316 , the OIS FPC  318 , the image sensor  320 , the OIS frame  322 , and/or the electrical traces  324 . In some examples, the axial motion VCM (or a portion thereof) may be connected to the shield can  304 , while the transverse motion VCM (or a portion thereof) may be connected to the base  314 . 
     In some embodiments, the OIS FPC  318  and/or the OIS frame  322  may be connected to a bottom surface of the base  314 . In some examples, the base  314  may define one or more recesses and/or openings having multiple different cross-sections. For instance, a lower portion of the base  314  may have may define a recess and/or an opening with a cross-section sized to receive the OIS frame  322 . An upper portion of the base  314  may define a recess and/or an opening with a cross-section sized to receive the OIS FPC  318 . The upper portion may have an inner profile corresponding to the outer profile of the OIS FPC  318 . This may help to maximize the amount of material included in the base  314  (e.g., for providing structural rigidity to the base  314 ) while still providing at least a minimum spacing between the OIS FPC  318  and the base  314 . 
     In some non-limiting examples, the OIS FPC  318  and the image sensor  320  may be separately attached to the OIS frame  322 . For instance, a first set of one or more electrical traces may be routed between the OIS FPC  318  and the OIS frame  322 . A second, different set of one or more electrical traces may be routed between the image sensor and the OIS frame  322 . In other embodiments, the image sensor  320  may be attached to or otherwise integrated into the OIS FPC  318 , such that the image sensor  320  is connected to the OIS frame  322  via the OIS FPC  318 , e.g., as discussed below with reference to  FIG.  6   . 
       FIG.  6    illustrates a cross-sectional view of an example transverse motion voice coil motor (VCM)  600  that may be used, for example, in a camera to provide optical image stabilization (OIS), in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the transverse motion VCM  600  may include an OIS frame  602 , an image sensor  604 , an OIS flat printed circuit (FPC)  606 , and/or an OIS coil  608 . The OIS frame  602  may include a dynamic platform  610 , a static platform  612 , and one or more flexures  614 . The flexures  614  may connect the dynamic platform  610  to the static platform  612 . In some examples, one or more of the flexures  614  may include one or more electrical traces  616  routed between the static platform  612  and the dynamic platform  610  and/or the OIS FPC  606 . 
     In some embodiments, the image sensor  604  may be attached to or otherwise integrated into the OIS FPC  606  such that the image sensor  604  is connected to the OIS frame  602  via the OIS FPC  606 , e.g., as depicted in  FIG.  6   . In some examples, there may be one or more trace connections  618  between the OIS FPC  606  and the OIS frame  602 . In some cases, the OIS frame  602  may have a hole  620  extending therethrough, and a portion of the OIS FPC  606  and/or the image sensor  604  may extend at least partially through the hole  620 . This may allow for a reduction in z height (e.g., the height of the transverse motion VCM  600  along an optical axis of the camera) in some cases. 
     In some examples, the OIS FPC  606  may extend from the dynamic platform  610  such that a portion of the OIS FPC  606  is positioned over the flexures  614  (e.g., in a plane above the flexures  614 ). In some examples, at least a portion of each of the OIS coils  608  to be positioned above the flexures  614 . Such an arrangement may facilitate miniaturization of the transverse motion VCM  600  and/or the camera, as the dynamic platform  610  need not be sized to accommodate both the image sensor  604  and the OIS coils  608 . 
       FIGS.  7 A- 7 C  depict an example embodiment of frames and flexures  700  of a camera having an actuator module or assembly that may, for example, be used to provide autofocus through optics assembly movement and/or optical image stabilization through image sensor movement in small form factor cameras, according to at least some embodiments. An image sensor  702  rests on, or is otherwise coupled to, a dynamic platform  704  of an OIS frame connected to a static platform  706  of the OIS frame by flexures  708  carrying electrical traces  710 . The traces  710  may be electrically insulated (e.g., from each other, from other flexures  708 , from the OIS frame, etc.) via an insulator  712 , e.g., as indicated in  FIG.  7 C . The traces  710  may be formed from a metal material (e.g., copper). In some examples, the traces  710  may be formed using an additive metal deposition process, such as an additive copper deposition process. Similarly, the insulator  712  may be made from polyimide. 
     In some embodiments, the OIS frame may include multiple flexure groups. Each flexure group may be multiple flexures  708  that are connected to a common side of the dynamic platform  704  and a common side of the static platform  706 . In some examples, at least one flexure group is configured such that the flexures  708  connect to a side of the dynamic platform  704  and a non-corresponding side of the static platform  706 . That is, the each side of the dynamic platform  704  may face a corresponding side of the static platform  706 , and the flexure  708  may include at least one bend or curve to traverse a corner to reach a non-corresponding side of the static platform  706 , e.g., as depicted in  FIGS.  7 A and  7 B . 
     In some cases, one or more sides of the dynamic platform  704  and/or the static platform  706  may include multiple flexure groups. For instance, as shown in  FIG.  7 A , a first side of the dynamic platform  704  may include two flexure groups. One flexure group may connect the first side of the dynamic platform  704  to a first non-corresponding side of the static platform  706 , while the other flexure group may connect the first side of the dynamic platform  704  to a second non-corresponding side of the static platform  706 . In some cases, the first non-corresponding side and the second non-corresponding side of the static platform  706  may be opposite each other. A second side of the dynamic platform  704  may include two flexure groups that are connected in a similar manner to the static platform  706 . In some cases, the first side and the second side of the dynamic platform  704  may be opposite each other. 
       FIGS.  8 A- 8 B  each illustrate a view of an example flexure module  800  of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator that may be used, for example, in a camera to provide optical image stabilization, in accordance with some embodiments.  FIG.  8 A  illustrates a top view of the flexure module  800 .  FIG.  8 B  illustrates a perspective view of the flexure module  800 . 
     In some embodiments, the flexure module  800  may be used in a transverse motion (optical image stabilization) voice coil motor of a camera (e.g., the cameras described above with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 5   ). The flexure module  800  may include a dynamic platform  802  and a static platform  804 . In some examples, the dynamic platform  802  and/or the static platform  804  may be configured in accordance with one or more embodiments described herein with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 7 C and  9 A- 13   . However, various other configurations of the dynamic platform  802  and/or the static platform  804  that are suitable for use with a VCM actuator fall within the scope of this disclosure. 
     In various examples, the flexure module  800  may include one or more flexures  806 . The flexures  806  may be configured to mechanically connect the dynamic platform  802  to the static platform  804 . The flexures  806  may be configured to provide stiffness (e.g., in-plane flexure stiffness) to the VCM actuator while allowing the dynamic platform  802  (and an image sensor fixed relative to the dynamic platform  802 ) to move along a plane that is orthogonal to an optical axis defined by one or more lenses of a camera. In this manner, the image sensor may be shifted along the plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis to provide optical image stabilization functionality. Furthermore, as described herein with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 7 C,  10 B- 10 E,  11 A- 11 B , and  13 , one or multiple flexures  806  may include electrical traces configured to convey signals (e.g., image signals generated by the image sensor fixed relative to the dynamic platform  802 ) from the dynamic platform  802  to the static platform  804 . 
     In various embodiments, the flexure module  800  may include one or more flexure stabilizer members  808 . The flexure stabilizer members  808  may be configured to mechanically connect flexures  806  to each other such that the flexure stabilizer members  808  prevent interference between the flexures  806  that are connected by the flexure stabilizer members  808 . For instance, the flexure stabilizer members  808  may be configured to prevent the flexures  806  from colliding and/or entangling with one another, e.g., in drop events, vibration events, etc. Additionally, or alternatively, the flexure stabilizer members  808  may be configured to limit motion of, and/or stabilize relative motion between, the flexures  806  that are connected by the flexure stabilizer members  808 . Furthermore, the flexure stabilizer members  808  may be arranged along various portions of the flexures  806  to provide in-plane stiffness as needed in the flexure module  800 , e.g., to satisfy optical image stabilization design requirements. Some non-limiting examples of flexure stabilizer member configurations are described below with reference to  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L . 
     In some embodiments, the flexures  806  may be arranged in one or more flexure groups  810 , or arrays, that individually include multiple flexures  806 . For instance, as depicted in  FIGS.  8 A- 8 B , the flexure module  800  includes a first flexure group  810   a , a second flexure group  810   b , a third flexure group  810   c , and a fourth flexure group  810   d . In some examples, the flexures  806  of a flexure group  810  may be parallel to each other along a plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis. In some cases, the flexures  806  of one flexure group  810  (e.g., the first flexure group  810   a ) may not be parallel to the flexures  806  of another flexure group  810  (e.g., the second flexure group  810   b ). In some cases, one or more of the flexure groups  810  may include one or more flexure stabilizer members  808 . For instance, each of the flexure groups  810  may include one or more flexure stabilizer members  808 . Furthermore, one or more of the flexure groups  810  may include one or more bend (or “turn”) portions. In some cases, at least one of the flexure groups  810  may include a flexure stabilizer member  808  disposed at a bend portion. For example, in  FIGS.  8 A- 8 B , each of the flexure groups  810  bend at three respective bend portions, and a respective flexure stabilizer member  808  connects the flexures  806  of respective flexure groups  810  at one respective bend portion of the three respective bend portions. 
     In some examples, the dynamic platform  802  and/or the static platform  804  may include one or more offsets  812  (e.g., a recess, an extension, etc.). In some cases, one or more flexures  806  may connect to the dynamic platform  802  and/or the static platform  804  at an offset  812 . For instance, as illustrated in  FIGS.  8 A- 8 B , the dynamic platform  802  may include two recess offsets  812  at opposing sides of the dynamic platform  802 . However, in some embodiments, the dynamic platform  802  and/or the static platform  804  may include a different offset configuration. Some non-limiting examples of offset configurations are described below with reference to  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L . 
       FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  each illustrate a partial top view of a respective example flexure module configuration, in accordance with some embodiments. In some cases, one or more embodiments of the example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  may be used in a flexure module (e.g., the flexure modules described herein with reference to  FIGS.  8 A- 8 B and  11 A- 12 B ) of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator. The VCM actuator may be used, for example, in a camera (e.g., the cameras described above with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 5   ) to provide optical image stabilization. 
     The example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  provide some non-limiting examples of design feature variations that may be used in one or more embodiments of the flexure modules, VCM actuators, and/or cameras described herein. 
       FIG.  9 A  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   a , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   a  includes a dynamic platform  902   a , a static platform  904   a , flexures  906   a , and a flexure stabilizer member  908   a . The flexures  906   a  may be part of a flexure group that extends from the dynamic platform  902   a  to the static platform  904   a . A side of the dynamic platform  902   a  may define a recess at which the flexures  906   a  are attached to the dynamic platform  902   a . A non-corresponding side of the static platform  904   a  may define an extension at which the flexures  906   a  are attached to the static platform  904   a . In its extension from the recess of the dynamic platform  902   a  to the extension of the static platform  904   a , the flexure group may include one or more bends. For instance, the flexure group may include a first bend to traverse a first corner formed by the recess of the dynamic platform  902   a , a second bend to traverse a corner adjacent two sides of the dynamic platform  902   a , and a third bend to orient the flexure group towards the extension of the static platform  904   a . In some examples, a respective portion of the flexure group may be oriented orthogonal to the recess of the dynamic platform  902   a  and/or orthogonal to the extension of the static platform  904   a  at or near respective connection locations. In some embodiments, the recess of the dynamic platform  902   a  may allow for an increased length of the flexures  906   a , which in turn may provide for additional flexibility for the flexures  906   a.    
       FIG.  9 B  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   b , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   b  includes a dynamic platform  902   b , a static platform  904   b , flexures  906   b , and flexure stabilizer members  908   b . In some embodiments, the dynamic platform  902   b , the static platform  904   b , and the flexures  906   b  may be configured like the dynamic platform  902   a , the static platform  904   a , and the flexures  906   a , respectively, described above with reference to  FIG.  9 A . However, the flexure module configuration  900   b  may include multiple flexure stabilizer members  908   b . For instance, each bend of the flexure group may include a respective flexure stabilizer member  908   b.    
       FIG.  9 C  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   c , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   c  includes a dynamic platform  902   c , a static platform configuration  904   c , flexures  906   c , and a flexure stabilizer member  908   c . The flexures  906   c  may be part of a flexure group that extends from the dynamic platform  902   c  to the static platform  904   c . A side of the dynamic platform  902   c  may define a first extension at which the flexures  906   c  are attached to the dynamic platform  902   c . A non-corresponding side of the static platform  904   c  may define a second extension at which the flexures  906   c  are attached to the static platform  904   c . In its extension from the first extension of the dynamic platform  902   c  to the second extension of the static platform  904   c , the flexure group may include one or more bends. For instance, the flexure group may include a first bend to traverse a corner adjacent two sides of the dynamic platform  902   c , and a second bend to orient the flexure group towards the second extension of the static platform  904   c . In some embodiments, the first extension of the dynamic platform  902   c  may allow for a reduced length of the flexures  906   c  and/or a reduced number of bends of the flexures  906   c , which in turn may provide for increased stiffness of the flexures  906   c.    
     In some embodiments, an extension and/or a recess of a dynamic platform and/or a static platform may change the direction that the flexures attach relative to the dynamic platform and/or the static platform. For example, in  FIG.  9 C , the flexures  906   c  are connected to the second extension of the static platform  904   c  such that the flexures  906   c  extend from the second extension in a direction toward a corresponding side of the dynamic platform  902   c  (and thus the flexures  906   c  bend to avoid contact with the corresponding side of the dynamic platform  902   c ) while the flexures  906   c  are connected to the first extension of the dynamic platform  902   c  in a direction toward a non-corresponding side of the static platform  904   c  (and thus the flexures  906   c  do not need a bend to avoid contact with the corresponding side of the static platform  904   c ). 
     In some examples, the second extension of the static platform  904   c  may be used to provide additional space for routing of traces (e.g., for grounding of guard traces, as discussed below with reference to  FIG.  10 D . 
       FIG.  9 D  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   d , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   d  includes a dynamic platform  902   d , a static platform  904   d , and flexures  906   d . The flexures  906   d  may be part of a flexure group that extends from the dynamic platform  902   d  to the static platform  904   d . A side of the dynamic platform  902   d  may define a first extension at which the flexures  906   d  are attached to the dynamic platform  902   d . A non-corresponding side of the static platform  904   d  may define a second extension at which the flexures  906   d  are attached to the static platform  904   d . In its extension from the first extension of the dynamic platform  902   d  to the second extension of the static platform  904   d , the flexure group may include one or more bends. For instance, the flexure group may include a bend to traverse a corner (which may include, e.g., a chamfer, fillet, etc.) adjacent two sides of the dynamic platform  902   d . In some embodiments, the first extension of the dynamic platform  902   d  may allow for a reduced length of the flexures  906   d  and/or a reduced number of bends of the flexures  906   d , which in turn may provide for increased stiffness of the flexures  906   d.    
     In some examples, certain electrical traces (and the signals they carry) may be susceptible to physical deformations. In instances where different electrical traces have different thicknesses and/or strengths, the electrical traces may be routed along different flexures  906   d  and/or different types of flexures  906   d , e.g., based at least in part on sensitivity of the electrical traces. For example, in  FIG.  9 D , the flexure group may include flexures  906   d  of varying shapes and/or thicknesses. From outermost flexure  906   d  to innermost flexure  906   d , the first (outermost) flexure  906   d  and second flexure  906   d  have a first shape and a first thickness that is consistent throughout the flexures, the third flexure  906   d  has a second shape and a second thickness that varies at different portions of the flexure, and the fourth (innermost) flexure  906   d  has a third shape and a third thickness that varies at different portions of the flexure. In some cases, the first shape, the second shape, and/or the third shape may be different from one another. In some embodiments, each of the second shape and the third shape may include a respective bend that is chamfered. In some instances, the fourth (innermost) flexure  906   d  may include a chamfered bend proximate a chamfered corner of the dynamic platform  902   d . Furthermore, the fourth (innermost) flexure  906   d  may define a through hole at or proximate the chamfered bend. 
       FIG.  9 E  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   e , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   e  includes a dynamic platform  902   e , a static platform  904   e , and flexures  906   e.    
       FIG.  9 F  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   f , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   f  includes a dynamic platform  902   f , a static platform  904   f , flexures  906   f , and flexure stabilizer members  908   f.    
       FIG.  9 G  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   g , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   g  includes a dynamic platform  902   g , a static platform  904   g , and flexures  906   g.    
       FIG.  9 H  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   h , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   h  includes a dynamic platform  902   h , a static platform  904   h , and flexures  806   h.    
       FIG.  9 I  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   i , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   i  includes a dynamic platform  902   i , a static platform  904   i , flexures  906   i , and flexure stabilizer members  908   i . In some embodiments, the static platform  904   i  may include a chamfered corner proximate the outermost flexure  906   i . In some instances, the inner surface of the static platform  904   i  may have a profile that follows the profile of the flexures  906   i  as well as at least a portion of the outer profile of the dynamic platform  902   i . Such an arrangement may be used to provide at least a minimum spacing between the flexures  906   i  and the dynamic platform  902   i  and/or the static platform  904   i . It should be appreciated that the components may have different profiles, but some other profiles may reduce useable area of the dynamic platform and/or the static platform, and/or increase the overall size of an OIS frame. 
       FIG.  9 J  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   j , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   j  includes a dynamic platform  902   j , a static platform  904   j , and flexures  906   j.    
       FIG.  9 K  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   k , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   k  includes a dynamic platform  902   k , a static platform  904   k , flexures  906   k , and flexure stabilizer members  908   k.    
       FIG.  9 L  illustrates a partial top view of a flexure module configuration  900   l , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure module configuration  900   l  includes a dynamic platform  902   l , a static platform  904   l , flexures  906   l , and flexure stabilizer members  908   l.    
     With respect to flexures, some of the example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  indicate variations of the flexures that include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: 
     (1a) The number of flexures may vary. For instance, a flexure module may include one or multiple flexures. In a particular example, a flexure module may include three to six flexures in a flexure group. As a non-limiting examples, the flexure group shown in  FIG.  9 A  includes five flexures, while the flexure group shown in  FIG.  9 J  includes four flexures. The number of flexures in a flexure group may impact the stiffness of the flexure group. In some instances, a greater number of flexures may correspond to a higher stiffness of the flexure group. 
     (2a) The flexures may be parallel to each other. For instance, the flexure groups shown in  FIGS.  9 A- 9 C,  9 E,  9 F,  9 H,  9 I,  9 K, and  9 L  have flexures that are parallel to each other. However, the flexures do not need to be parallel to each other. For examples, the flexure groups shown in  FIGS.  9 D,  9 G, and  9 J  include flexures that are not parallel to each other. 
     (3a) The flexures may be parallel to a frame edge (e.g., an edge of a dynamic platform and/or a static platform of a flexure module). For instance, each of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  include portions of one or more flexures that are parallel to the dynamic platform and/or the static platform. In some examples, portions of one or more flexures of a flexure group may not be parallel to the dynamic platform and/or the static platform. For instance, in  FIG.  9 G , portions of the flexures  906   g  are not parallel to the dynamic platform  902   g  or the static platform  904   g.    
     (4a) The flexures may be evenly spaced apart from each other. As a non-limiting example, the flexure groups shown in  FIGS.  9 A- 9 C,  9 E,  9 F,  9 H,  9 I,  9 K, and  9 L  include flexures that are evenly spaced apart from each other. In other examples, the flexures may not be evenly spaced apart from each other. For instance, the flexure groups shown in  FIGS.  9 D,  9 G, and  9 J  include flexures that are not evenly spaced apart from each other. 
     (5a) A width of a flexures may vary along the flexures and/or among the flexures. For instance, the flexure group shown in  FIG.  9 D  includes flexures with such width variations. 
     (6a) The flexures may include features (e.g., a recess, an extension, an aperture, etc.). For instance, the flexure group shown in  FIG.  9 D  includes an innermost flexure that defines an aperture. 
     (7a) A cross-section of the flexures may be rectangular, concave, and/or convex in shape, e.g., as discussed below with reference to  FIGS.  10 A- 10 J . 
     (8a) The flexures may be a solid material, clad, or switched beam, e.g., as discussed below with reference to  FIGS.  10 A- 10 J . 
     With respect to bends of the flexures (or flexure groups), some of the example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  indicate bend variations that include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: 
     (1b) The flexures may include one or more bends. For example, the flexures shown in  FIGS.  9 A and  9 B  have three bends, while the flexures shown in  FIG.  9 C  have two bends, and the flexures shown in  FIG.  9 D  have one bend. 
     (2b) A turning angle of the bends may vary. In some examples, the turning angle may be 90 degrees. For instance, the flexure group shown in  FIG.  9 A  includes bends that have 90 degree turning angles. However, in other examples, the turning angle may be an angle other than 90 degrees. For instance, the innermost flexure shown in  FIG.  9 G  has a bend with a turning angle that is not 90 degrees. 
     (3b) The turning radii of the bends may vary. For example, the flexure groups shown in  FIGS.  9 D and  9 J  include flexures with bends that have varying turning radii. 
     With respect to flexure stabilizer members, some of the example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  indicate variations of the flexure stabilizer members that include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: 
     (1c) One or more flexure stabilizer members may connect the flexures. For example, in  FIG.  9 A , a single flexure stabilizer member connects the flexures at one of the three bends of the flexure group. In  FIG.  9 B , three flexure stabilizer members are used to connect the flexures, with each flexure connecting the flexures at a respective bend of the flexure group. 
     (2c) A flexure stabilizer member may connect some or all of the flexures. For instance, in  FIG.  9 A , a flexure stabilizer member connects all of the flexures of the flexure group. The flexure groups shown in  FIGS.  9 F and  9 L  include flexure stabilizer members that connect some, but not all, of the flexures. In some cases, a flexure stabilizer member may be used to connect two adjacent flexures to each other without connecting those flexures to any other flexures. 
     (3c) The locations of the flexure stabilizer members may be anywhere on the flexures. In some examples, the locations of the flexure stabilizer members may be different among the flexures. For instance, in  FIGS.  9 F and  9 L , the locations of the flexure stabilizer members are different among the flexures. Furthermore, in  FIG.  9 F , the number of flexure stabilizer members connecting the flexures varies. Some of the flexures are connected via two flexure stabilizer members, while other flexures are connected via three flexure stabilizer members. In some instances, a width and/or a thickness of the flexure stabilizer members may vary, with some being wider and/or thicker than others, e.g., as illustrated in  FIG.  9 F . 
     (4c) An angle between the flexure stabilizer members and the flexures may vary. In some examples, the angle between the flexure stabilizer member and the flexures may be 90 degrees, e.g., as shown in  FIGS.  9 A- 9 C,  9 F,  9 I, and  9 L . However, in other examples, the angle may be an angle other than 90 degrees, e.g., as shown in  FIG.  9 K . 
     With respect to offsets of the dynamic platform and/or the static platform, some of the example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  indicate variations of the offsets that include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: 
     (1d) An offset may exist at a flexure root where flexures connect to the dynamic platform and/or the static platform, e.g., as shown in  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L . 
     (2d) The offset may be, for example, a recess, an extrusion, etc. For instance,  FIGS.  9 A,  9 B,  9 F, and  9 K  show a recess at the dynamic platform and an extension at the static platform.  FIGS.  9 C,  9 D,  9 E,  9 G,  9 I,  9 J, and  9 L  show an extension at the dynamic platform and an extension at the static platform. 
     With respect to flexure connecting angles to the dynamic platform and/or the static platform, some of the example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  indicate variations of the flexure connecting angles that include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: 
     (1e) The flexure connecting angles may vary. In some examples, a flexure connecting angle may be 90 degrees, e.g., as shown in  FIGS.  9 A- 9 D,  9 F,  9 H, and  9 J- 9 L . However, in other examples, the flexure connecting angle may be an angle other than 90 degrees, e.g., as shown in  FIGS.  9 E,  9 G, and  9 I . 
     (2e) Different flexures may have different flexure connecting angles, e.g., as shown in  FIG.  9 G . 
     (3e) For dynamic platforms and/or static platforms with an offset, the flexures may be connected to any available edge of the offset. In some cases, the flexures may be connected to an edge of the offset that is parallel to the side of the dynamic platform or the static platform that defines the offset, e.g., as shown in  FIGS.  9 A- 9 C,  9 F,  9 H, and  9 K . In some examples, the flexures may be connected to an edge of the offset that is orthogonal to the side of the dynamic platform or the static platform that defines the offset, e.g., as shown in  FIGS.  9 D,  9 J, and  9 L . In some cases, the flexures may be connected to a slanted edge of the offset that is at an angle to the side of the dynamic platform or the static platform that defines the offset, e.g., as shown in  FIGS.  9 E,  9 G, and  9 I . In some embodiments, the slanted edges may be used to individually adjust the lengths of different flexures. It should be understood that additive and/or subtractive processes may be used to form the flexure arms shown in  FIGS.  7 A,  7 B,  7 C,  8 A,  8 B,  9 A,  9 B,  9 C,  9 D,  9 E,  9 F,  9 G,  9 H,  9 I,  9 J,  9 K, and  9 L . For example, the flexure connection angles described herein may be sharp (e.g., pointed edge, hard edge) flexure connection angles or curved (e.g., rounded corner) flexure connection angles. In some aspects, additive processes may create sharp flexure connecting angles and subtractive processes having etchant flow dynamics may create a radius for curved flexure connection angles. 
     With respect to flexure patterns (which, in some cases, may include a pattern formed by the flexures and the flexure stabilizer members), some of the example flexure module configurations of  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  indicate variations of the flexure patterns that include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: 
     (1f) The flexure pattern may be symmetric. For instance, the flexure pattern may be symmetric along at least two axes (e.g., the x and y axes) that are orthogonal to the optical axis. For example, the flexure patterns shown in  FIGS.  3 ,  7 A,  8 A, and  8 B  are symmetric along two axes. 
     (1g) The flexure pattern may be asymmetric. For instance, the flexure pattern may be asymmetric along at least one axis (e.g., the x axis or the y axis) that is orthogonal to the optical axis. For instance, a flexure pattern may include multiple different ones of the flexure module configurations shown in  FIGS.  9 A- 9 L  such that the flexure pattern is asymmetric along the x axis and/or the y axis. 
       FIGS.  10 A- 10 J  illustrate views of example flexures and/or traces, in accordance with some embodiments. In some cases, one or more embodiments of the example flexures may be used in a flexure module (e.g., the flexure modules described herein with reference to  FIGS.  8 A- 8 B and  11 A- 12 B ) of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator. The VCM actuator may be used, for example, in a camera (e.g., the cameras described above with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 5   ) to provide optical image stabilization. 
       FIG.  10 A  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure  1000   a , in accordance with some embodiments. For instance, the cross-sectional view of the flexure  1000   a  may be taken along a plane that is parallel to the optical axis. The flexure  1000   a  may have a width dimension (denoted as “w” in  FIG.  10 A ) and a height dimension (denoted as “h” in  FIG.  10 A ). In some examples, the height dimension may be greater than the width dimension. For instance, in a particular embodiment, the height dimension may be about 120 micrometers and the width dimension may be about 30 micrometers. It should be understood that the height dimension and/or the width dimension may be any other suitable dimension. 
       FIG.  10 B  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure  1000   b , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure  1000   b  may include an electrical trace  1002   b . The electrical trace  1002   b  may be configured to convey signals (e.g., image signals) from a dynamic platform to a static platform. The electrical trace  1002   b  may be routed along at least a portion of the flexure  1000   b . In some examples, the electrical trace  1002   b  may be located at a top portion of the flexure  1000   b . In other examples, however, the electrical trace  1002   b  may additionally or alternatively be located at a middle and/or bottom portion of the flexure  1000   b . In some cases, the electrical trace  1002   b  may be a conductive material. For instance, the electrical trace  1002   b  may be a copper deposition on the flexure  1000   b . In some embodiments, the electrical trace  1002   b  may be electrically insulated. For instance, the electrical trace  1002   b  may be at least partially coated by a dielectric material  1004   b  (e.g., a polyimide). 
       FIG.  10 C  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure  1000   c , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure  1000   c  may include multiple electrical traces  1002   c  (e.g., the electrical trace  1002   b  described above with reference to  FIG.  10 B ). The electrical traces  1002   c  may be oriented side-by-side horizontally such that a horizontal plane passes through the electrical traces  1002   c . The electrical traces  1002   c  may be routed along at least a portion of the flexure  1000   c . In some examples, the electrical traces  1002   c  may be located at a top portion of the flexure  1000   c . In other examples, however, the electrical traces  1002   c  may additionally or alternatively be located at a middle and/or bottom portion of the flexure  1000   c . In some embodiments, the electrical traces  1002   c  may be electrically insulated from the rest of the flexure  1000   c  and/or from each other. For instance, the electrical traces  1002   c  may each be at least partially coated by a dielectric material  1004   c  (e.g., a polyimide). 
       FIG.  10 D  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure  1000   d , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure  1000   d  may include multiple electrical traces  1002   d  (e.g., the electrical trace  1002   b  described above with reference to  FIG.  10 B ). The electrical traces  1002   d  may be oriented side-by-side vertically such that a vertical plane passes through the electrical traces  1002   d . The electrical traces  1002   d  may be routed along at least a portion of the flexure  1000   d . In some examples, the electrical traces  1002   d  may be located at a top portion of the flexure  1000   d . In other examples, however, the electrical traces  1002   d  may additionally or alternatively be located at a middle and/or bottom portion of the flexure  1000   d . In some embodiments, the electrical traces  1002   d  may be electrically insulated from the rest of the flexure  1000   d  and/or from each other. For instance, the electrical traces  1002   d  may each be at least partially coated by a dielectric material  1004   d  (e.g., a polyimide). 
       FIG.  10 E  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure  1000   e , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure  1000   e  may include multiple electrical traces  1002   e  (e.g., the electrical trace  1002   b  described above with reference to  FIG.  10 B ). The electrical traces  1002   e  may be routed from a dynamic platform to a static platform along at least a portion of the flexure  1000   e . In some cases, one or more of the electrical traces  1002   e  may be located at a top portion of the flexure  1000   e , and one or more of the electrical traces  1002   e  may be located at a top portion of the flexure  1000   e . In some embodiments, the electrical traces  1002   d  may be electrically insulated from the rest of the flexure  1000   e  and/or from each other. For instance, the electrical traces  1002   d  may each be at least partially coated by a dielectric material  1004   e  (e.g., a polyimide). 
       FIG.  10 F  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure  1000   f , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure  1000   f  may be formed of multiple materials. For instance, the flexure  1000   f  may include a first material  1002   f  that sandwiches a second material  1004   f  In some examples, the first material  1002   f  and/or the second material  1004   f  may include or be one or more electrical traces (e.g., the electrical trace  1002   b  described above with reference to  FIG.  10 B ). 
       FIG.  10 G  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure  1000   g , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure  1000   g  may include a concave portion  1002   g.    
       FIG.  10 H  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure  1000   h , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure  1000   h  may include a convex portion  1002   h.    
       FIG.  10 I  illustrates a cross-sectional view of a flexure configuration  1000   i , in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, the flexure configuration  1000   i  may to include a first flexure  1002   i , a second flexure  1004   i , a third flexure  1006   i , and/or a fourth flexure  1008   i.    
     In some embodiments, an OIS frame may be formed from a conductive material (e.g., a copper alloy, stainless steel, or the like), such that the flexures themselves may act as a ground path between the static platform and the dynamic platform. Additionally, grounding traces may be added to shield high-frequency lines (e.g., dual pair lines that carry image signals from an image sensor to an image signal processor). For example, each of the first flexure  1002   i  and the second flexure  1004  may include signal traces  1010   i  (e.g., two signal traces, as shown in  FIG.  10 I ). Furthermore, one or more common shield traces  1012   i  may overly the signal traces  1010   i  to shield the signal traces  1010   i . The signal traces  1010   i  and/or the common shield trace  1012   i  may be electrically insulated from each other, from the rest of the respective flexure, and/or from other flexures, via an insulator  1014   i . In some cases, a portion having the signal traces  1010   i , the common shield trace  1012   i , and the insulator  1014   i  may be wider than the underlying portion of the respective flexure, such that at least a portion of the insulator  1014   i  and/or one or more of the traces  1012   i ,  1014   i  extends beyond the width of the underlying portion of the respective flexure. 
     In some examples, it may be desirable to selectively choose which traces are placed on different flexures. For example, in instances where one trace and a flexure carries a power signal to the dynamic platform (e.g., to the image sensor and/or OIS control circuitry) and traces on another flexure carry image signals from the image sensor, it may be desirable to position a ground trace on a flexure between the power-carrying flexure and the signal-carrying flexure. For instance, the third flexure  1006   i  may include a ground trace  1016   i , and the fourth flexure  1008   i  may include a power trace  1018   i . The third flexure  1006   i  (which includes the ground trace  1016   i ) may be positioned between the second flexure  1004   i  (which may carry image signals via the signal traces  1010   i ) and the fourth flexure  1008   i  (which may carry power via the power trace  1008   i ). In some cases, the ground trace  1016   i  may be a reference different from the grounding of the OIS frame itself. Additionally, in some instances it may be desirable to route one or more power traces along the shortest flexure on the OIS frame. Similarly, image-carrying traces may also be prioritized for shorter flexures, while other traces (e.g., carrying information between the OIS frame and the axial motion (autofocus) voice coil motor (VCM) actuator) may have longer trace lengths. 
       FIG.  10 J  illustrates a top view of a flexure configuration  1000   j , in accordance with some embodiments. The flexure configuration  1000   j  may include a flexure  1002   j  that routes a signal trace  1004   j  and a shield trace  1006   j  from a dynamic platform  1008   j  to a static platform  1010   j . The signal trace  1004   j  and/or the shield trace  1006   j  may be electrically connected to the OIS frame at one or more points along the dynamic platform  1008   j , the static platform  1010   j , and/or the flexure  1002   j . As illustrated in  FIG.  10 J , in some embodiments the signal trace  1004   j  and the shield trace  1006  may follow different paths on the dynamic platform  1008   j  and the static platform  1010   j  to allow the shield trace  1006  to electrically connect to the dynamic platform  1008   j  and the static platform  1010   j , e.g., using vias  1012   j.    
     In various embodiments, one or more of the flexure stabilizer members described herein (e.g., with reference to  FIGS.  8 A- 9 L and  11 A- 12 B ) may have cross-sections that are similar to, or identical to, one or more of the flexures described herein (e.g., with reference to  FIGS.  10 A- 10 J ). 
       FIGS.  11 A- 11 B  each illustrate a view of an example flexure module  1100  of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator that may be used, for example, in a camera (e.g., the cameras described above with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 5   ) to provide optical image stabilization, in accordance with some embodiments.  FIG.  11 A  illustrates a top view of the flexure module  1100 .  FIG.  11 B  illustrates a perspective view of the flexure module  1100 . Electrical traces may be routed from a dynamic platform  1102  to a static platform  1104  via flexures  1106  and/or flexure stabilizer members  1108 , e.g., as described above with reference to  FIGS.  10 A- 10 J . In some examples, the electrical traces may be routed, via one or more flexures  1106  and/or one or more flexure stabilizer members  1108 , from one or more electrical connection elements  1110  disposed on the dynamic platform  1102  to one or more electrical connection elements  1112  disposed on the static platform  1112 . 
     The electrical connection elements  1110  may be disposed along one or more portions (or sides), of the dynamic platform  1102 . For instance, the electrical connection elements  1110  may be disposed along one or more flexure roots at which the flexures  1106  connect to the dynamic platform  1102 . Likewise, the electrical connection elements  1112  may be disposed along one or more portions (or sides) of the static platform  1104 . For instance, the electrical connection elements  1112  may be disposed along one or more flexure roots at which the flexures  1106  connect to the static platform  1104 . In some examples, the electrical connection elements  1110  may be configured to electrically couple with an image sensor and/or another component (e.g., a flip chip, a substrate, etc.) that is coupled to the image sensor. Accordingly, the dynamic platform  1102  may be configured to receive signals (e.g., image signals) from the image sensor via the electrical connection elements  1110 , and the signals may be conveyed from the electrical connection elements  1110  of the dynamic platform  1102  to the electrical connection elements  1112  of the static platform  1104  via one or more electrical traces routed along the flexures  1106  and/or the flexure stabilizer members  1108 . 
     In  FIGS.  11 A and  11 B , the electrical connection elements  1112  are located on a common side of the static platform  1104 . However, electrical connection elements may be on multiple sides of the static platform in some embodiments. For example,  FIG.  7 A  shows electrical connection elements on two different sides of the static platform. 
     In some embodiments, when there are electrical traces on both sides of a flexure  1106  (e.g., as indicated in  FIG.  10 E ), there may be vias through the dynamic platform  1102  so that electrical connection elements  1110  are on a common side of the dynamic platform  1102 . For the static platform, electrical traces may be brought up to a common surface using vias (e.g., to facilitate ease of connection) or may be on different surfaces (which can facilitate reduction in the size of the OIS frame in some cases). 
       FIGS.  12 A- 12 B  each illustrate a view of a flexure module  1200  of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator that may be used, for example, in a camera e.g., the cameras described above with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 5   ) to provide optical image stabilization, in accordance with some embodiments.  FIG.  12 A  illustrates a top view of the flexure module  1200 .  FIG.  12 B  illustrates a perspective view of the flexure module  1200 . The flexure module  1200  may include one or more flex circuits  1202  configured to route one or more electrical traces  1204  from a dynamic platform  1206  to a static platform  1208 . 
     In some examples, the electrical traces  1204  may be routed, via one or more flex circuits  1202 , from one or more electrical connection elements  1210  disposed on the dynamic platform  1206  to one or more electrical connection elements  1212  disposed on the static platform  1208 . 
     The electrical connection elements  1210  may be disposed along one or more portions (or sides), of the dynamic platform  1206 . Likewise, the electrical connection elements  1212  may be disposed along one or more portions (or sides) of the static platform  1208 . In some examples, the electrical connection elements  1210  may be configured to electrically couple with an image 00000sensor and/or another component (e.g., a flip chip, a substrate, etc.) that is coupled to the image sensor. Accordingly, the dynamic platform  1206  may be configured to receive signals (e.g., image signals) from the image sensor via the electrical connection elements  1210 , and the signals may be conveyed from the electrical connection elements  1210  of the dynamic platform  1206  to the electrical connection elements  1212  of the static platform  1208  via one or more electrical traces  1204  routed along one or more flex circuits  1202 . 
     In some embodiments, a flex circuit  1202  may include a first end that is fixed (e.g., via an adhesive) to the dynamic platform  1206 , a second end that is fixed (e.g., via an adhesive) to the static platform  1208 , and a middle portion between the first end and the second end. The second end of the flex circuit  1202  may be opposite the first end of the flex circuit  1202 . Furthermore, in some embodiments, the middle portion of the flex circuit  1202  may include an amount of slack that facilitates relative movement between the first and second ends of the flex circuit  1202 . The amount of slack may be determined based at least in part on a stiffness of the flexure module  1200 . Moreover, in various embodiments, the flex circuits  1202  may include a flexible material. In some embodiments, multiple flex circuits  1202  may be disposed in proximity with one another to form to a flex circuit array. 
     In some examples, in addition to routing electrical traces via one or more flex circuits  1204 , the flexure module  1200  may route electrical traces via the flexures  1214  and/or the flexure stabilizer members  1216 , e.g., as described above with reference to  FIGS.  11 A- 11 B . 
       FIG.  13    is a flowchart of an example method  1300  of conveying signals (e.g., image signals) from a dynamic platform of a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator to a static platform of a VCM actuator, in accordance with some embodiments. At  1302 , the method  1300  may include receiving, at the dynamic platform, one or more signals. For instance, the signals may be signals produced by an image sensor. At  1304   a , the method  1300  may include conveying the signals from the dynamic platform to the static platform at least partly via electrical traces routed on/within one or more flexure arms and/or one or more flexure stabilizer members of the VCM actuator, e.g., as described above with reference to  FIGS.  11 A- 11 B . Additionally, or alternatively, at  1304   b , the method  1300  may include conveying the signals from the dynamic platform to the static platform at least partly via electrical traces routed on/within one or more flex circuits of the VCM actuator, e.g., as described above with reference to  FIGS.  12 A- 12 B . 
     Camera Module Reduction with Smaller Flexure Platform and Reconfigured VCM 
     Camera module designs may occupy a significant footprint and/or occupy a significant volume on and/or within an electronic device. Thus, reducing a size of a camera module may provide additional space within an electronic device without increasing a size of the electronic device. In some aspects, x-y dimensions of a flexure platform may be reduced to reduce the size of the camera module. The flexure platform dimensions may be reduced in a variety of ways including arm count reduction and material additive processes. However, reconfiguration of the VCM architecture within the camera module may be needed to accommodate the reduced flexure platform size and reduced camera module size without changing a size of the image sensor and/or the optical assembly to maintain camera performance. 
     As described herein, a size of a flexure platform may be reduced using arm count reduction. For reference, turning back to  FIG.  7 A  (and similarly  FIGS.  11 A,  11 B,  12 A, and  12 B ), the flexure platform may include a dynamic platform  704  (e.g., an inner frame) that an image sensor and OIS circuit board attach to, and a static platform  706  (e.g., an outer frame) that is attached to a stationary part of the camera module, and a flexure  708 . The flexure  708  (e.g., the flexure arms) connect the dynamic platform  704  to the static platform  706 . The flexure  708  suspends the dynamic platform  704  (and image sensor  702  and OIS coils) inside the static platform  706 . The flexure  708  provides a signal path between the static platform  706  and the dynamic platform  704 . Signal traces for both the image sensor and the OIS coils are routed on the dynamic platform  704 , along the flexure  708 , and on the static platform  706 . In some aspects, the static platform  706  connects to a base circuit board in a camera module which leads to an external connector for the camera module so the camera module can communicate with the main processor. The OIS control signals, the image sensor data, power signals, and ground signals may be routed on the flexure platform via the flexure arms. The number of flexure arms may contribute to the width of the flexure platform in the x-y directions. By reducing the number of flexure arms, the width or x-y dimensions of the flexure platform may be reduced. It should be understood that reducing the number of flexure arms may also restrict the signal paths and affect mechanical suspension of the dynamic platform. As such, the flexure arms may be made of stiffer and/or thicker material to facilitate mechanical suspension (e.g., maintain mechanical suspension) of the dynamic platform  704 . In some aspects, a multi-layer routing design as shown in  FIGS.  10 B,  10 C,  10 D, and  10 E  may be used for carrying multiple signals using the flexure arms while maintaining the reduced flexure arm count configuration. In some aspects, multiple layers for the individual flexure arms may include a plurality of signal trace layers (e.g., electrical traces  1002   d  illustrated in  FIG.  10 D ) for routing electrical signals between the static platform and the dynamic platform. In some aspects, a quantity of signal trace layers may be at least three for a particular flexure arm. 
     Additionally, or alternatively, a size of a flexure platform may be reduced using one or more material additive processes. Material additive processes (e.g., electroforming, electroplating) may be used to reduce the arm pitch of the flexure arms (e.g., reduce a distance between flexure arms). By reducing the pitch of the flexure arms, the size of the flexure platform in the x-y directions may be reduced. Details related to material additive processes may be found at least in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/399,917 that is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. It should be understood that while arm count reduction and material additive processes may be implemented to reduce a width of the flexure platform, one or more other flexure platform reduction techniques may be implemented, alone or combination with arm count reduction and/or material additive processes, to reduce a size of the flexure platform. 
       FIG.  14 A  illustrates an example flexure platform  1400  according to some aspects. In some aspects, the flexure platform  1400  may not have utilized one or flexure platform reduction techniques as described herein. The flexure platform  1400  of  FIG.  14 A  may include one or more same or similar features as the frames and flexures (e.g., frames and flexures  700 ) shown in  FIGS.  7 A,  11 A,  11 B,  12 A, and  12 B . For example, the flexure platform  1400  may include a dynamic platform  1402 , a static platform  1404 , and flexures  1406 .  FIG.  14 B  illustrates an example flexure platform  1450  having utilized one or more flexure platform reduction techniques according to some aspects. For example, using one or more flexure platform reduction techniques, a distance of at least one dimension of a flexure platform may be reduced by an amount  1430 . In some aspects, the amount  1430  may be 100 μm (e.g., from 200 μm to 100 μm resulting in a 1000 μm total size reduction of the flexure platform). The flexure platform  1450  of  FIG.  14 B  may include one or more same or similar features as the frames and flexures (e.g., frames and flexures  700 ) shown in  FIGS.  7 A,  7 B,  7 C,  8 A,  8 B,  9 A,  9 B,  9 C,  9 D,  9 E,  9 F,  9 G,  9 H,  9 I,  9 J,  9 K,  9 L,  10 A,  10 B,  10 C,  10 D ,  10 E,  10 F,  10 G,  10 H,  10 I,  10 J,  11 A,  11 B,  12 A, and  12 B. As shown in  FIG.  14 B , the flexure platform  1450  may include a dynamic platform  1452 , a static platform  1454 , and flexures  1456 . 
     By reducing the flexure platform to the flexure platform  1450  illustrated in  FIG.  14 B , the size of the camera module may be reduced without reducing the size of the image sensors and/or the optics assemblies. However, in some instances, a voice coil motor (VCM) architecture may be too large for a reduced size flexure platform and/or a reduced sized camera module. Thus, an overall size of a voice motor coil (VCM) architecture may be reduced to accommodate the smaller flexure platform and/or the smaller camera module without reducing the size of the image sensor and/or the optics assemblies and thus maintaining performance and packaging of the components. In some aspects, the flexure platform size and the camera module size may not be reduced, but instead a larger image sensor and/or a large optics assembly may be added. Similarly, an overall size of the VCM (VCM) architecture may be sized to accommodate the larger image sensor and/or optics assembly without increasing the size of the flexure platform and/or the camera module. With the smaller flexure platform and/or reconfigured VCM, the power consumption of the camera module may also be reduced without compromising performance of the image sensors and/or the optics assemblies. 
       FIG.  15 A  illustrates an example flexure platform  1500  having utilized one or more flexure platform reduction techniques according to some aspects according to some aspects. The flexure platform  1500  may include one or more same or similar features and size as the flexure platform  1450  illustrated in  FIG.  14 B . As shown in  FIG.  15 A , magnets  1502 , used for a larger flexure platform (e.g., flexure platform  1400  illustrated in  FIG.  14 A ), may be disposed in the corners of the flexure platform  1500 . Further an image sensor  1504 , used for a larger flexure platform (e.g., flexure platform  1400  illustrated in  FIG.  14 A ), may disposed in the middle of the flexure platform  1500 . As shown in  FIG.  15 A , the magnets  1502  while positioned in the corners of the flexure platform  1500  extend beyond the edges of the flexure platform  1500  in order to avoid obstructing the image sensor  1504 . Because the magnets  1502  extend beyond the edge of the flexure platform  1500 , the flexure platform  1500  may not be useful for reducing the size of a camera module.  FIG.  15 B  illustrates the example substrate  1550  being implemented with a flexure platform having utilized one or more flexure platform reduction techniques according to some aspects. The flexure platform used with the substrate  1550  may include one or more same or similar features as the flexure platform  1450  of  FIG.  14 B . The substrate  1550  may be a reduced size to substrate to accommodate the reduced size flexure platform. As shown in  FIG.  15 B , while the magnets  1502  do not extend beyond the edges of the substrate  1550  (and similarly the flexure platform  1500 ), the magnets  1502  obstruct the image sensor at sections  1506 . Thus, in order to accommodate a flexure platform  1500  and the substrate  1550  having a reduced size without reducing a size of and/or reconfiguration of VCM architecture, a size of the image sensor may be reduced which may sacrifice performance of the camera module. The VCM architecture provided herein may be configured to permit a reduction in size of the camera module in accordance with a reduced size of the flexure platform without reducing a size of the image sensor and/or an optics package to maintain performance of the camera module. In some aspects and as described herein, a printed circuit board (PCB)  1508  and a position sensor  1510  (e.g., an AF position sensor) may mounted on the substrate  1550 . 
       FIG.  16    illustrates an isometric view of an example VCM architecture  1600  for a reduced size flexure platform and camera module according to some aspects. In some aspects, the VCM architecture  1600  may include one or more components of an auto focus voice coil motor assembly and/or an OIS coil assembly for a reduced size camera module and/or flexure platform. The VCM architecture  1600  of  FIG.  16    may include an AF coil  1602 , magnets  1604  (e.g., stationary magnets), and OIS coils  1606 . The AF coil  1602  may have a rectangular-like shape and may be configured to be positioned around an optics assembly space. It should be understood that while the AF coil  1602  may have a rectangular-like shape, the AF coil  1602  (and lens carrier to which the AF coil may be attached) may include one or more different shapes (e.g., a square-like shape, a circular-shape, an oval-shape, a triangular-shape, a pentagonal-shape, a hexagonal-shape, a star-like shape, a symmetrical-shape, an asymmetrical-shape, or the like) to accommodate a change (e.g., reduction) in size of a camera module and/or a flexure platform (e.g., relative to an optical assembly and/or an image sensor). In some aspects, the AF coil  1664  may also include protrusions  1608  extending from the generally rectangular shape of the AF coil  1602  on one or more sides. The protrusions  1608  may enable an optics assembly to fit completely within the AF coil  1602  without the AF coil  1602  obstructing movement (in the z-direction) of the optics assembly. In some aspects, corresponding portions of the AF coil  1602  and the optics assembly (e.g., a lens carrier) may run parallel to corresponding faces of the magnets  1604 . The six magnets  1604  may each have a rectangular-like shape (e.g., a bar-like shape, bar-shaped) and may be positioned outside the AF coil  1602  adjacent the sides of the AF coil  1602 . The AF coil  1602  may be shaped to accommodate the position of the magnets  1604 . For example, the magnets  1604  may be moved out of the corners of the camera module and positioned adjacent sides of the AF coil  1602  so that the magnet  1604  face in orthogonal directions relative to each other and the sides of the camera module rather than at 45 degree angles relative to the camera module. In some aspects, rectangular-like shaped magnets  1604  having a smaller footprint may occupy less space compared to trapezoidal magnets to accommodate the reduced size VCM architecture. It should be understood that while the magnets  1605  may have a rectangular-like shape or may be bar-shaped, the magnets  1604  may include one or more different shapes (e.g., a circular-shape, a trapezoidal-shape, an oval-shape, a triangular-shape, a pentagonal-shape, a hexagonal-shape, an asymmetrical-shape, or the like) to accommodate a change (e.g., reduction) in size of a camera module and/or a flexure platform (e.g., relative to an optical assembly and/or an image sensor). In addition, it should be understood that while  FIG.  16    illustrates six magnets, the number of magnets may be fewer than six (e.g., five magnets, four magnets) or greater than six (e.g., seven magnets, eight magnets). The number of magnets may allow for one or more spaces between magnets on a same side of an AF coil as described herein for locating other electronic components such as position sensors (e.g., autofocus position sensors) therebetween. In some aspects, the magnets  1604  may be orthogonally positioned around the AF coil  1602 . For example, as shown in  FIG.  16   , a magnet  1604  may be positioned on a top perimeter edge and a bottom perimeter edge of the AF coil  1602  and two magnets  1604  may be positioned on a left perimeter edge and a right perimeter edge of the AF coil  1602 . It should be understood that while magnets  1604  may be positioned on a top perimeter edge and a bottom perimeter edge of the AF coil  1602  and on a left perimeter edge and a right perimeter edge of the AF coil  1602 , the magnets may be positioned at a variety of different places and configurations to accommodate a change (e.g., reduction) in size of a camera module and/or a flexure platform (e.g., relative to an optical assembly and/or an image sensor). A space formed between the two magnets  1604  on the left and right sides of the AF coil  1602  are configured to receive the protrusions  1608  so that the AF coil  1602  and the magnets  1604  avoid obstructing movement of an optics assembly as described herein. The AF coil  1602  and the magnets  1604  may together be configured to drive an optical assembly in the z-axis to control autofocus movement as described herein. 
     Six OIS coils  1606  may be vertically aligned with and below each of the six magnets  1604 . The OIS coils  1606  may also each have a generally rectangular-like shape (e.g., a bar-like shape, bar-shaped) occupying less space compared to, for example, trapezoidal OIS coils to accommodate a reduced size camera module and a reduced sized flexure platform as described herein. A space formed between the two OIS coils  1606  on the left and right sides adjacent the AF coil  1602  are configured to receive the protrusions  1608  so that the OIS coils  1606  avoid obstructing movement of an optics assembly as described herein. In some aspects, the OIS coils  1606  may be coupled to position sensor (e.g., hall sensors) for detecting a position and/or movement of the image sensor  1704  in the x-y directions. In some aspects, spaces formed between to the two OIS coils  1606  on the left and right sides adjacent the AF coil  1602  may be used for additional circuit boards and/or position sensors. In some aspects, the OIS coils  1606  may have a single OIS coil layer or only two OIS coil layers. However, to accommodate the reduced size camera module and/or the reduced size flexure platform while maintaining a size of the optical sensor and/or the optics package, the OIS coils  1606  may have three or more OIS coil layers. For example, in some aspects, one or more of the OIS coils  1606  may have three OIS coil layers, four OIS coil layers, or more OIS coil layers. Three or more OIS coil layers may allow for a smaller OIS coil footprint while minimizing a decrease in effectiveness of the OIS coils  1606 . Three or more OIS coil layers may allow for a smaller OIS coil footprint while maintaining an effectiveness of the OIS coils  1606 . In some aspects, three or more OIS coil layers may allow for a smaller OIS coil footprint while increasing an effectiveness of the OIS coils  1606 . Additionally, or alternatively, three or more OIS coil layers may allow for the same number of OIS coil turns with a smaller OIS coil footprint or volume to minimizing a decrease (e.g., reduce a decrease, maintain, or increase) in effectiveness of the OIS coils  1606 . 
       FIG.  17    illustrates an example camera module  1700  include an OIS VCM architecture according to some aspects. The camera module  1700  may include one or more same or similar features as the features described with respect to or illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 A,  7 B,  7 C,  8 A,  8 B,  9 A,  9 B,  9 C,  9 D,  9 E,  9 F,  9 G,  9 H,  9 I,  9 J,  9 K ,  9 L,  10 A,  10 B,  10 C,  10 D,  10 E,  10 F,  10 G,  10 H,  10 I,  10 J,  11 A,  11 B,  12 A,  12 B,  14 B,  15 A,  15 , and  16 . As shown in  FIG.  17   , six OIS coils  1606  are fixedly attached to a substrate  1550  (e.g., a printed circuit board (PCB)) of the camera module  1700 . The OIS coils may be vertically aligned with and below each of the six magnets  1604 . The OIS coils  1606  may also each have a generally rectangular-like shape (e.g., a bar-like shape, bar-shaped) occupying less space compared to, for example, trapezoidal OIS coils to accommodate a reduced size camera module and a reduced sized flexure platform as described herein. A space formed between the two OIS coils  1606  on the left and right sides of the substrate  1550  are configured to avoid obstructing movement of an optics assembly as described herein. In some aspects, the OIS coils  1606  may include a recess or inner opening  1712  configured to receive a position sensor  1710  (e.g., hall sensors) for detecting a position and/or movement of an image sensor in the x-y directions. In some aspects, spaces formed between the two OIS coils  1606  on the left and right sides of the substrate  1550  may be used for additional circuit boards and/or position sensors. Also attached to the substrate  1550  are damping assemblies  1708 . The damping assemblies  1708  are configured to dampen movement of the OIS coils  1606  in the x-y directions. 
       FIG.  18 A  illustrates an example camera module  1800  including an AF VCM architecture according to some aspects. The camera  1800  of  FIG.  18 A  may include one or more same or similar features and one or more same or similar sizes (e.g., footprint, volume) as the camera  100  of  FIGS.  1  and  2   , and/or the camera  300  of  FIGS.  3 ,  4 ,  5   . The camera module  1800  of  FIG.  18 A  may include a camera module perimeter  1802 , a suspension assembly  1806 , an optics assembly space  1808  (defined by the circular dotted line) configured to receive an optics assembly (e.g., optics assembly  102  of  FIGS.  1  and  2   ) as described herein. As shown in  FIG.  18 A , the suspension assembly  1806  may not overlap or obstruct the optics assembly space  1808  to enable the optics assembly space  1808  to receive an optics assembly. The suspension assembly  1806  of  FIG.  18 A  may be used for moveably mounting an optical assembly (e.g., a lens carrier to an actuator base) as shown in  FIGS.  1  and  2   . 
     In addition, the camera module  1800  may include a damping pin assembly  1811  and associated damping structures  1812 , an autofocus (AF) coil  1814 , and a plurality of magnets  1502 . Due the position of the magnets  1502  in the corners of the camera module  1800 , the damping pin assembly  1811  may extend across a portion of the camera module perimeter  1802  from a side of the camera module  1800 , between two corners, and, thus, between two magnets  1502  for pins of the damping assembly  1811  to engage with the damping structures  1812 . The damping structures  1812  may include a gel-like material that is engaged with an optics assembly when an optics assembly is located in the optics assembly space  1808 . The damping pin assembly  1811  and associated damping structure  1812  may provide damping for AF movement of the optics assembly moving along an optical axis of the optics assembly (e.g., the z-direction). The AF coil  1814  may be positioned around the optics assembly space  1808  and form an octagonal shape. The four magnets  1502  may each have a trapezoidal shape and may be positioned outside the AF coil  1814  and in a respective corner of the four corners of the camera module  1802 . The AF coil  1814  and the magnets  1502  may together be configured to drive an optical assembly in the z-axis to control autofocus movement as described herein. The camera module  1800  may also include one or more PCBs  1508  and one or more position sensors  1510  (e.g., AF position sensors). It should be understood that while the AF coil  1814  illustrated in  FIG.  18 A  is obscured by suspension assembly  1806  and a lens carrier  1813 , the AF coil  1814  extends completely around the optics assembly space  1808 . In some aspects, end stops  1816  may be attached to and/or formed from an AF carrier and may be positionally aligned with the AF coil  1814 . For example, as shown in  FIG.  18 A , the end stops  1816  may be positioned in an octagonal orientation in accordance with the AF coil  1814 . Some end stops  1816  may be for limiting x-directional and/or y-directional movement of an AF carrier and/or an optics assembly and other end stops  1816  may be for limiting z-directional movement of the AF carrier and/or an optics assembly. 
       FIG.  18 B  illustrates an example camera module  1850  including an AF VCM architecture for a reduced sized camera module and reduced size flexure platform according to some aspects. The camera module  1850  may include one or more same or similar features as the features described with respect to or illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 A,  7 B,  7 C,  8 A,  8 B,  9 A,  9 B,  9 C,  9 D,  9 E,  9 F,  9 G,  9 H,  9 I,  9 J,  9 K ,  9 L,  10 A,  10 B,  10 C,  10 D,  10 E,  10 F,  10 G,  10 H,  10 I,  10 J,  11 A,  11 B,  12 A,  12 B,  14 B,  15 A,  15 , and  16 . In some aspects, the camera module  1850  of  FIG.  18 B  may include one or more same or similar features as the camera  100  of  FIGS.  1  and  2   , the camera  300  of  FIGS.  3 ,  4 ,  5   , the VCM architecture  1600  illustrated in  FIG.  16   . For example, the camera module  1850  and a flexure platform of the camera module  1850  may have a reduced size and have VCM components with sizes and configurations to accommodate the reduced size of the camera module  1850 , the flexure platform, and/or to further reduce the size of the VCM architecture. The camera module  1850  of  FIG.  18 B  may include a camera module perimeter  1852 , and a suspension assembly  1856 . 
     The suspension assembly  1856  of  FIG.  18 B  may include one or more suspension arms that have a thinner and/or shorter configuration than one or more suspension arms of the suspension assembly  1806  of  FIG.  18 A . For example, one or more suspension arms may extend from the camera module perimeter  1852  and around a portion of the optics assembly space  1808  for efficient use of the VCM architecture&#39;s reduced space. In some aspects, the one or more suspension arms may extend around the protrusions  1608  of the AF coil  1602  as described herein. Like the suspension assembly  1806  of  FIG.  18 A , the suspension assembly  1856  may not overlap or obstruct the optics assembly space  1858  to enable the optics assembly space  1858  to receive an optics assembly. It should be understood that the suspension assembly  1856  of  FIG.  18 B  may be used for moveably mounting an optics assembly (e.g., a lens carrier to an actuator base). 
     The camera module  1850  may include a damping pin assembly  1861  and associated damping structures  1862 , the AF coil  1602 , and the magnets  1604 . The damping pin assembly  1861  may extend across a portion of the camera module  1850  for pins of the damping assembly  1861  to engage with the damping structures  1862 . The damping pins assembly  1861  may be sized and configured to accommodate for the spatial constraints of the VCM architecture of the camera module  1850 . For example, the damping pin assembly  1861  may include a static portion  1861   a  extending along a side of the camera module  1850  proximate a first side of one of the stationary magnets  1604 . A first damping arm  1861   b  may extend from the static portion  1861   a  to a first damping structure  1862  at the lens carrier. A second damping arm  1861   c  may extend from the static portion  1861   a  to a second damping structure  1862  at the lens carrier. The first damping arm  1861   b  may extend proximate a second side of the one of the stationary magnet  1604 , and the second damping arm  1861   c  may extend proximate a third side of the one of the stationary magnet  1604  opposite the second side of the one of the stationary magnets  1604 . The damping structures  1862  may include a gel-like material that engages an optics assembly (e.g., a lens carrier) when an optics assembly is located in the optics assembly space  1808 . The damping pin assembly  1861  and associated damping structure  1862  may provide damping for AF movement of the optics assembly moving along an optical axis of the optics assembly (e.g., the z-direction). The camera module  1850  may also include end stop  1864  to dampen and limit the movement of the image sensor in the x-y directions and to dampen and limit the movement of the optics assembly in the z-direction. In other words, each of the end stops  1864  may provide a limit to movement of the AF carrier  1906  (illustrated in  FIG.  19   ) and/or the optics assembly  1902  (illustrated in  FIG.  19   ) in the x, y, and z directions. The end stops  1864  may be attached to and/or formed from the AF carrier  1906 . The end stops  1864  may be positionally aligned along sides of the AF coil  1602  to accommodate a change in size and/or configuration of an AF carrier  1906  configured for the size and/or configuration of the AF coil  1602 . For example, the ends stops  1864  may be positioned on two sides of the camera module  1850  facing each other. In some aspects, a magnet holder  1910  (illustrated in  FIG.  19   ) may be configured to hold the magnets  1604  and to accommodate the AF carrier  1906 . For example, the end stop  1864  may attached to the AF carrier. One or more of the end stop  1864  may be configured to engage an shield can  1904  (illustrated in  FIG.  19   ) while one or more other ends stop  1864  may be configured to engage the magnet holder  1910 . 
     As described herein, the AF coil  1602  may be positioned around the optics assembly space  1808  and form a shape (e.g., a rectangular-like shape, a square-like shape) around the perimeter of the optics assembly space  1808 . In some aspects, the AF coil  1602  may also include protrusions  1608  extending from the generally rectangular shape of the AF coil  1602  on one or more sides. The protrusions  1608  may enable the optics assembly space  1808  to fit completely within the AF coil  1602  without the AF coil  1864  obstructing the optics assembly space  1808 . The six magnets  1606  may each have a rectangular-like shape (e.g., a bar-like shape, bar-shaped) and may be positioned outside the AF coil  1602  adjacent the sides of the AF coil  1602 . The rectangular-like shaped magnets  1602  may occupy less space compared, for example, to trapezoidal magnets to accommodate the reduced size camera module  1850 . The magnets  1604  may be orthogonally positioned around the AF coil  1602 . For example, as shown in  FIG.  18 B , a magnet  1604  may be positioned on a top perimeter edge and a bottom perimeter edge of the AF coil  1602  and two magnets  1604  (e.g., a pair of magnets  1604 ) may be positioned on a left perimeter edge or a left side and a right perimeter edge or a right side of the AF coil  1602 . A space formed between the two magnets  1604  on the left and right sides of the AF coil  1602  are configured to receive the protrusions  1608  to avoid obstructing the optics assembly space  1808  to receive an optics assembly as described herein. In some aspects, the space formed between the two magnets  1604  on the left and right sides of the AF coil  1602  are configured to provide the smaller camera module  1850  with space to retain the one or more PCBs  1508  and one or more position sensors  1510  (e.g., AF position sensors) for detecting a position and/or movement of an optical assembly in the z direction, as described herein. It should be understood that while the AF coil  1602  illustrated in  FIG.  18 B  is obscured by suspension assembly  1856  and the stop constraints  1864 , the AF coil  1602  extends completely around the optics assembly space  1808 . The AF coil  1602  and the magnets  1604  may together be configured to drive an optical assembly in the z-axis to control autofocus movement as described herein. 
       FIG.  19    illustrates an exploded view of components of an example camera  1900  having an actuator module or assembly with a reduced size that may, for example, be used to provide autofocus (AF) through optics assembly movement and/or optical image stabilization (OIS) through image sensor movement in small form factor cameras, according to at least some embodiments. The camera module  1900  may include one or more same or similar features as the features described with respect to or illustrated in  FIGS.  1 ,  2 ,  4 ,  5 ,  6 ,  7 A,  7 B,  7 C,  8 A,  8 B,  9 A,  9 B,  9 C,  9 D,  9 E,  9 F,  9 G,  9 H,  9 I,  9 J,  9 K ,  9 L,  10 A,  10 B,  10 C,  10 D,  10 E,  10 F,  10 G,  10 H,  10 I,  10 J,  11 A,  11 B,  12 A,  12 B,  14 B,  15 A,  15 ,  16 ,  17 , and  18 B. In some aspects, the camera  1900  of  FIG.  19    may include one or more same or similar features and one or more same or similar sizes (e.g., footprint, volume) as the flexure platform  1450  of  FIG.  14 B , the flexure platform  1500  of  FIGS.  15 A and  15 B , the VCM architecture  1600  of  FIG.  16   , the camera module  1700  of  FIG.  17   , and/or the camera module  1850  of  FIG.  18 B . In various embodiments, the camera  1900  may include an optics assembly  1902 , a shield can  1904 , a lens carrier  1906 , the suspension assembly  1856 , a magnet holder  1910 , the AF coil  1602 , the image sensor  1504 , the magnets  1604 , the damping pin assemblies  1861  and  1708 , the OIS coils  1606 , a substrate  1550 , a flexure platform  1500 , an OIS base  1928 , and an enclosure  1930 . 
     In various examples, the shield can  1904  may be mechanically attached to the base  1930 . The camera  1900  may include an axial motion (AF) voice coil motor (VCM) (e.g., axial motion VCM discussed herein with reference to  FIGS.  16 ,  18 A, and  18 B ) and/or a transverse motion (OIS) VCM (e.g., transverse motion VCM discussed above with reference to  FIGS.  16  and  17   ). In some cases, the axial motion VCM may include the optics assembly  1902 , the magnet holder  1910 , the magnets  1604 , the lens carrier  1906 , and/or the AF coil  1602 . Furthermore, the transverse motion VCM may include the OIS coils  1606 , the substrate  1550 , the flexure platform  1500 , the OIS base  1928 , and the image sensor  1504 . In some examples, the axial motion VCM (or a portion thereof) may be connected to the shield can  1904 , while the transverse motion VCM (or a portion thereof) may be connected to the enclosure  1930 . 
     In some embodiments, the OIS base  1928  may be connected to a bottom surface of the enclosure  1930 . In some examples, the enclosure  1930  may define one or more recesses and/or openings having multiple different cross-sections. For instance, a lower portion of the enclosure  1930  may have may define a recess and/or an opening with a cross-section sized to receive an OIS to frame. An upper portion of the enclosure  1930  may define a recess and/or an opening with a cross-section sized to receive the flexure platform  1500 . The upper portion may have an inner profile corresponding to the outer profile of the flexure platform  1500 . This may help to maximize the amount of material included in the enclosure  1930  (e.g., for providing structural rigidity to the enclosure  1930 ) while still providing at least a minimum spacing between the flexure platform and the enclosure  1930 . 
     In some non-limiting examples, the flexure platform  1500  and the image sensor  1504  may be separately attached to the OIS frame. For instance, a first set of one or more electrical traces may be routed between the flexure platform  1500  and the OIS frame. A second, different set of one or more electrical traces may be routed between the image sensor  1504  and the OIS frame. In other embodiments, the image sensor  1504  may be attached to or otherwise integrated into the flexure platform  1500 , such that the image sensor  1504  is connected to the OIS frame via the flexure platform. 
     Multifunction Device Examples 
     Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described. In some embodiments, the device is a portable communications device, such as a mobile telephone, that also contains other functions, such as PDA and/or music player functions. Other portable electronic devices, such as laptops, cameras, cell phones, or tablet computers, 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 camera. 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. 
     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 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, and/or a digital video player application. 
     The various applications that may be executed on the device 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. 
     Attention is now directed toward embodiments of portable devices with cameras.  FIG.  20    illustrates a block diagram of an example portable multifunction device that may include a camera module (e.g., the cameras and assemblies described herein with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 5 ,  14 A,  14 B,  15 A,  15 B,  16 ,  17 ,  18 A,  18 B, and  19   ), in accordance with some embodiments. Camera  2064  is sometimes called an “optical sensor” for convenience, and may also be known as or called an optical sensor system. Device  2000  may include memory  2002  (which may include one or more computer readable storage mediums), memory controller  2022 , one or more processing units (CPUs)  2020 , peripherals interface  2018 , RF circuitry  2008 , audio circuitry  2010 , speaker  2011 , touch-sensitive display system  2012 , microphone  2013 , input/output (I/O) subsystem  2006 , other input or control devices  2016 , and external port  2024 . Device  2000  may include one or more optical sensors  2064 . These components may communicate over one or more communication buses or signal lines  2003 . 
     It should be appreciated that device  2000  is only one example of a portable multifunction device, and that device  2000  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.  20    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  2002  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  2002  by other components of device  2000 , such as CPU  2020  and the peripherals interface  2018 , may be controlled by memory controller  2022 . 
     Peripherals interface  2018  can be used to couple input and output peripherals of the device to CPU  2020  and memory  2002 . The one or more processors  2020  run or execute various software programs and/or sets of instructions stored in memory  2002  to perform various functions for device  2000  and to process data. 
     In some embodiments, peripherals interface  2018 , CPU  2020 , and memory controller  2022  may be implemented on a single chip, such as chip  2004 . In some other embodiments, they may be implemented on separate chips. 
     RF (radio frequency) circuitry  2008  receives and sends RF signals, also called electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry  2008  converts electrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates with communications networks and other communications devices via the electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry  2008  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 CODEC chipset, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. RF circuitry  2008  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  2010 , speaker  2011 , and microphone  2013  provide an audio interface between a user and device  2000 . Audio circuitry  2010  receives audio data from peripherals interface  2018 , converts the audio data to an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to speaker  2011 . Speaker  2011  converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves. Audio circuitry  2010  also receives electrical signals converted by microphone  2013  from sound waves. Audio circuitry  2010  converts the electrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data to peripherals interface  2018  for processing. Audio data may be retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory  2002  and/or RF circuitry  2008  by peripherals interface  2018 . In some embodiments, audio circuitry  2010  also includes a headset jack (e.g.,  1812 ,  FIG.  18   ). The headset jack provides an interface between audio circuitry  2010  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  2006  couples input/output peripherals on device  2000 , such as touch screen  2012  and other input control devices  2016 , to peripherals interface  2018 . I/O subsystem  2006  may include display controller  2056  and one or more input controllers  2060  for other input or control devices. The one or more input controllers  2060  receive/send electrical signals from/to other input or control devices  2016 . The other input control devices  2016  may include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternate embodiments, input controller(s)  2060  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 (e.g.,  1808 ,  FIG.  18   ) may include an up/down button for volume control of speaker  2011  and/or microphone  2013 . The one or more buttons may include a push button (e.g.,  1806 ,  FIG.  18   ). 
     Touch-sensitive display  2012  provides an input interface and an output interface between the device and a user. Display controller  2056  receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to touch screen  2012 . Touch screen  2012  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  2012  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  2012  and display controller  2056  (along with any associated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory  2002 ) detect contact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on touch screen  2012  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  2012 . In an example embodiment, a point of contact between touch screen  2012  and the user corresponds to a finger of the user. 
     Touch screen  2012  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  2012  and display controller  2056  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  2012 . In an example embodiment, projected mutual capacitance sensing technology is used. 
     Touch screen  2012  may have a video resolution in excess of 800 dpi. In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution of approximately 860 dpi. The user may make contact with touch screen  2012  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, device  2000  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  2012  or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen. 
     Device  2000  also includes power system  2062  for powering the various components. Power system  2062  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  2000  may also include one or more optical sensors or cameras  2064 .  FIG.  20    shows an optical sensor  2064  coupled to optical sensor controller  2058  in I/O subsystem  2006 . Optical sensor  2064  may include charge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistors. Optical sensor  2064  receives light from the environment, projected through one or more lens, and converts the light to data representing an image. In conjunction with imaging module  2043  (also called a camera module), optical sensor  2064  may capture still images or video. In some embodiments, an optical sensor  2064  is located on the back of device  2000 , opposite touch screen display  2012  on the front of the device, so that the touch screen display  2012  may be used as a viewfinder for still and/or video image acquisition. In some embodiments, another optical sensor is located on the front of the device so that the user&#39;s image may be obtained for videoconferencing while the user views the other video conference participants on the touch screen display. 
     Device  2000  may also include one or more proximity sensors  2066 .  FIG.  20    shows proximity sensor  2066  coupled to peripherals interface  2018 . Alternately, proximity sensor  2066  may be coupled to input controller  2060  in I/O subsystem  2006 . In some embodiments, the proximity sensor  2066  turns off and disables touch screen  2012  when the multifunction device  2000  is placed near the user&#39;s ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call). 
     Device  2000  includes one or more orientation sensors  2068 . In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors  2068  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  2068  include one or more gyroscopes. In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors  2068  include one or more magnetometers. In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors  2068  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  2000 . In some embodiments, the one or more orientation sensors  2068  include any combination of orientation/rotation sensors.  FIG.  20    shows the one or more orientation sensors  2068  coupled to peripherals interface  2018 . Alternately, the one or more orientation sensors  2068  may be coupled to an input controller  2060  in I/O subsystem  2006 . In some embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen display  2012  in a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of data received from the one or more orientation sensors  2068 . 
     In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory  2002  include operating system  2026 , communication module (or set of instructions)  2028 , contact/motion module (or set of instructions)  2030 , graphics module (or set of instructions)  2032 , text input module (or set of instructions)  2034 , Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set of instructions)  2035 , arbiter module  2058  and applications (or sets of instructions)  2036 . Furthermore, in some embodiments memory  2002  stores device/global internal state  2057 . Device/global internal state  2057  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  2012 ; sensor state, including information obtained from the device&#39;s various sensors and input control devices  2016 ; and location information concerning the device&#39;s location and/or attitude. 
     Operating system  2026  (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  2028  facilitates communication with other devices over one or more external ports  2024  and also includes various software components for handling data received by RF circuitry  2008  and/or external port  2024 . External port  2024  (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. 
     Contact/motion module  2030  may detect contact with touch screen  2012  (in conjunction with display controller  2056 ) and other touch sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). Contact/motion module  2030  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  2030  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., “multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, contact/motion module  2030  and display controller  2056  detect contact on a touchpad. 
     Contact/motion module  2030  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  2032  includes various known software components for rendering and displaying graphics on touch screen  2012  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  2032  stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic may be assigned a corresponding code. Graphics module  2032  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 to display controller  2056 . 
     Text input module  2034 , which may be a component of graphics module  2032 , provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications (e.g., contacts  2037 , e-mail  2040 , IM  2041 , browser  2047 , and any other application that needs text input). 
     GPS module  2035  determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone  2038  for use in location-based dialing, to camera  2043  as picture/video metadata, and to applications that provide location-based services such as weather widgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets). 
     Applications  2036  may include the following modules (or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof:
         contacts module (sometimes called an address book or contact list);   telephone module;   video conferencing module;   e-mail client module;   instant messaging (IM) module;   workout support module;   camera module for still and/or video images;   image management module;   browser module;   calendar module;   widget modules, which may include one or more of: weather widget, stocks widget, calculator widget, alarm clock widget, dictionary widget, and other widgets obtained by the user, as well as user-created widgets;   widget creator module for making user-created widgets;   search module;   video and music player module, which may be made up of a video player   module and a music player module;   notes module;   map module; and/or   online video module.       

     Examples of other applications  2036  that may be stored in memory  2002  include other word processing applications, other image editing applications, drawing applications, presentation applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice replication. 
     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 re-arranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory  2002  may store a subset of the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory  2002  may store additional modules and data structures not described above. 
     In some embodiments, device  2000  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  2000 , the number of physical input control devices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like) on device  2000  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  2000  to a main, home, or root menu from any user interface that may be displayed on device  2000 . 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.  21    illustrates an example portable multifunction device  2400  that may include a camera module (e.g., the cameras and assemblies described herein with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 5 ,  14 A,  14 B,  15 A,  15 B,  16 ,  17 ,  18 A,  18 B,  19 , and  20   ), in accordance with some embodiments. The device  2000  may include a touch screen  2012 . The touch screen  2012  may display one or more graphics within user interface (UI)  2100 . 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  2102  (not drawn to scale in the figure) or one or more styluses (not shown). 
     Device  2000  may also include one or more physical buttons, such as “home” or menu button  2104 . As described previously, menu button  2104  may be used to navigate to any application  2036  in a set of applications that may be executed on device  2100 . Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button  2104  is implemented as a soft key in a GUI displayed on touch screen  2012 . 
     In one embodiment, device  2100  includes touch screen  2012 , menu button  2104 , push button  2106  for powering the device on/off and locking the device, volume adjustment button(s)  2108 , Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card slot  2110 , head set jack  2112 , and docking/charging external port  2124 . Push button  2106  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  2100  also may accept verbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions through microphone  2013 . 
     It should be noted that, although many of the examples herein are given with reference to optical sensor/camera  2064  (on the front of a device), a rear-facing camera or optical sensor that is pointed opposite from the display may be used instead of or in addition to an optical sensor/camera  2064  on the front of a device. 
     Example Computer System 
       FIG.  22    illustrates an example computer system  2200  that may include a camera module (e.g., the cameras and assemblies described herein with reference to  FIGS.  1 - 5 ,  14 A,  14 B,  15 A,  15 B,  16 ,  17 ,  18 A,  18 B,  19 ,  20 , and  21   ), in accordance with some embodiments. The computer system  2200  may be configured to execute any or all of the embodiments described above. In different embodiments, computer system  2200  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  2200 , which may interact with various other devices. Note that any component, action, or functionality described above with respect to  FIGS.  1 - 21    may be implemented on one or more computers configured as computer system  2200  of  FIG.  22   , according to various embodiments. In the illustrated embodiment, computer system  2200  includes one or more processors  2210  coupled to a system memory  2220  via an input/output (I/O) interface  2230 . Computer system  2200  further includes a network interface  2240  coupled to I/O interface  2230 , and one or more input/output devices  2250 , such as cursor control device  2260 , keyboard  2270 , and display(s)  2280 . In some cases, it is contemplated that embodiments may be implemented using a single instance of computer system  2200 , while in other embodiments multiple such systems, or multiple nodes making up computer system  2200 , 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  2200  that are distinct from those nodes implementing other elements. 
     In various embodiments, computer system  2200  may be a uniprocessor system including one processor  2210 , or a multiprocessor system including several processors  2210  (e.g., two, four, eight, or another suitable number). Processors  2210  may be any suitable processor capable of executing instructions. For example, in various embodiments processors  2210  may be general-purpose or embedded processors implementing any of a variety of instruction set architectures (ISAs), such as the ×86, PowerPC, SPARC, or MIPS ISAs, or any other suitable ISA. In multiprocessor systems, each of processors  2210  may commonly, but not necessarily, implement the same ISA. 
     System memory  2220  may be configured to store camera control program instructions  2222  and/or camera control data accessible by processor  2210 . In various embodiments, system memory  2220  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. In the illustrated embodiment, program instructions  2222  may be configured to implement a lens control application  2224  incorporating any of the functionality described above. Additionally, existing camera control data  2232  of memory  2220  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  2220  or computer system  2200 . While computer system  2200  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  2230  may be configured to coordinate I/O traffic between processor  2210 , system memory  2220 , and any peripheral devices in the device, including network interface  2240  or other peripheral interfaces, such as input/output devices  2250 . In some embodiments, I/O interface  2230  may perform any necessary protocol, timing or other data transformations to convert data signals from one component (e.g., system memory  2220 ) into a format suitable for use by another component (e.g., processor  2210 ). In some embodiments, I/O interface  2230  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  2230  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  2230 , such as an interface to system memory  2220 , may be incorporated directly into processor  2210 . 
     Network interface  2240  may be configured to allow data to be exchanged between computer system  2200  and other devices attached to a network  2285  (e.g., carrier or agent devices) or between nodes of computer system  2200 . Network  2285  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  2240  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  2250  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  2200 . Multiple input/output devices  2250  may be present in computer system  2200  or may be distributed on various nodes of computer system  2200 . In some embodiments, similar input/output devices may be separate from computer system  2200  and may interact with one or more nodes of computer system  2200  through a wired or wireless connection, such as over network interface  2240 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  22   , memory  2220  may include program instructions  2222 , 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  2200  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  2200  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  2400  may be transmitted to computer system  2400  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. 
     Additional descriptions of embodiments: 
     CLAUSE 1: A camera, comprising: 
     
         
         
           
             a lens in a lens carrier; 
             an image sensor for capturing a digital representation of light transiting the lens; 
             an axial motion voice coil motor for focusing light from the lens on the image sensor by moving a lens assembly containing the lens along an optical axis of the lens, wherein
           the axial motion voice coil motor comprises
               a suspension assembly for moveably mounting the lens carrier to an actuator base,   a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the actuator base, and   a focusing coil fixedly mounted to the lens carrier and mounted to the actuator base through the suspension assembly; and   
               
         
             a transverse motion voice coil motor, wherein
           the transverse motion voice coil motor comprises
               an image sensor frame member,   one or more flexible members for mechanically connecting the image sensor frame member to a frame of the transverse motion voice coil motor, and   a plurality of transverse motion coils mounted to the image sensor frame member within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor frame member in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis.
 
CLAUSE 2: The camera of clause 1, wherein
   
               
         
             the flexible members mechanically and electrically connect an image sensor resting in the image sensor carrier to a frame of the transverse motion voice coil motor, and 
             the flexible members include electrical signal traces.
 
CLAUSE 3: The camera of any of clauses 1-2, wherein
 
             the flexible members comprise metal flexure bodies carrying electrical signal traces electrically isolated from the metal flexure bodies by polymide insulator layers.
 
CLAUSE 4: The camera of any of clauses 1-3, wherein
 
             the transverse motion coils are mounted on a flexible printed circuit carrying power to the transverse motion coils for operation of the transverse motion voice coil motor.
 
CLAUSE 5: The camera of any of clauses 1-4, wherein
 
             the optical image stabilization coils are corner-mounted on a flexible printed circuit mechanically connected to the actuator base and mechanically isolated from the autofocus voice coil motor.
 
CLAUSE 6: The camera of any of clauses 1-5, wherein
 
             a bearing surface end stop is mounted to the base for restricting motion of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor.
 
CLAUSE 7: The camera of any of clauses 1-6, wherein
 
             a bearing surface end stop is mounted to the actuator base for restricting motion of the image sensor along the optical axis.
 
CLAUSE 8: The camera of any of clauses 1-7, wherein the transverse motion voice control motor further includes:
 
             one or more flexure stabilizer members configured to mechanically connect flexible members of the one or more flexible members to each other such that the one or more flexure stabilizer members prevent interference between the flexible members.
 
CLAUSE 9: The camera of clause 8, wherein:
 
             the flexible members include a first flexible member and a second flexible member that are parallel to each other; and 
             the one or more flexure stabilizer members include a flexure stabilizer member that connects the first flexure arm to the second flexure arm and extends along an axis that is orthogonal to the first flexure arm and the second flexure arm.
 
CLAUSE 10: A camera actuator, comprising:
 
             an actuator base; 
             an autofocus voice coil motor, wherein
           the autofocus voice coil motor comprises
               a lens carrier moveably mounted to the actuator base,   a plurality of shared magnets mounted to the base,   an autofocus coil fixedly mounted to the lens for producing forces in a direction of an optical axis of one or more lenses of the lens carrier; and   
               
         
             an optical image stabilization voice coil motor, wherein
           the optical image stabilization voice coil motor comprises
               an image sensor carrier moveably mounted to the actuator base, and   a plurality of optical image stabilization coils mounted to the image sensor carrier within the magnetic fields of the shared magnets, for producing forces for moving the image sensor carrier in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis.
 
CLAUSE 11: The camera actuator of clause 10, wherein
   
               
         
             the image sensor carrier further comprises one or more flexible members for mechanically connecting an image sensor resting in the image sensor carrier to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor.
 
CLAUSE 12: The camera actuator of any of clauses 10-11, wherein
 
             the image sensor carrier further comprises one or more flexible members for mechanically and electrically connecting an image sensor resting in the image sensor carrier to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor, and 
             the flexible members include electrical signal traces.
 
CLAUSE 13: The camera actuator of any of clauses 10-12, wherein
 
             the image sensor carrier further comprises one or more flexible members for mechanically and electrically connecting an image sensor resting in the image sensor carrier to a frame of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor, and 
             the flexible members comprise metal flexure bodies carrying electrical signal traces electrically isolated from the metal flexure bodies by polymide insulator layers.
 
CLAUSE 14: The camera actuator of any of clauses 10-13, wherein
 
             the optical image stabilization coils are mounted on a flexible printed circuit carrying power to the coils for operation of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor.
 
CLAUSE 18: The camera actuator of any of clauses 10-14, wherein
 
             the optical image stabilization coils are corner-mounted on a flexible printed circuit mechanically connected to the actuator base and mechanically isolated from the autofocus voice coil motor.
 
CLAUSE 16: The camera actuator of any of clauses 10-15, wherein
 
             a bearing surface end stop is mounted to the base for restricting motion of the optical image stabilization voice coil motor.
 
CLAUSE 17: A mobile multifunction device, comprising:
 
             a camera module, including:
           a lens including one or more lens elements that define an optical axis;   an image sensor configured to capture light passing through the lens and convert the captured light into image signals;   a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator, including:
               an inner frame coupled to the image sensor and configured to receive the image signals;   an outer frame that surrounds the inner frame along a plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis; and   multiple spring arms configured to mechanically connect the inner frame to the outer frame; and   
               electrical traces configured to convey the image signals from the inner frame to the outer frame;   
         
             a display; and 
             one or more processors configured to:
           cause the VCM actuator to move the first frame relative to the second frame in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis; and   cause the display to present an image based at least in part on one or more of the image signals that have been conveyed from the inner frame to the outer frame via the electrical traces.
 
CLAUSE 18: The mobile multifunction device of clause 17, wherein the VCM actuator further includes:
   
         
             one or more flexure stabilizer members configured to mechanically connect spring arms of the multiple spring arms such that the flexure stabilizer member limits motion of the spring arms along the plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis.
 
CLAUSE 19: The mobile multifunction device of clause 18, wherein:
 
             the multiple spring arms include:
           a first array of spring arms that are parallel to each other; and   a second array of spring arms that are parallel to each other, wherein the second array of spring arms is not parallel to the first array of spring arms; and   
         
             the one or more flexure stabilizer members include:
           a first set of one or more flexure stabilizer members that connect the first array of spring arms to each other along a first axis that is orthogonal to the optical axis; and   a second set of one or more flexure stabilizer members that connect the second array of spring arms to each other along a second axis that is orthogonal to the optical axis.
 
CLAUSE 21: The mobile multifunction device of any of clauses 17-19, wherein at least a portion of the electrical traces are routed from the inner frame to the outer frame via one or more spring arms of the multiple spring arms.
 
CLAUSE 21: A camera, comprising:
   
         
             a lens including one or more lens elements that define an optical axis; 
             an image sensor configured to capture light passing through the lens and convert the captured light into image signals; and 
             a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator, including:
           a first frame coupled to the image sensor such that:
               the image sensor moves together with the first frame; and   the first frame receives the image signals;   
               a second frame;   multiple flexure arms configured to mechanically connect the first frame to the second frame; and   one or more flexure stabilizer members configured to mechanically connect flexure arms of the multiple flexure arms to each other such that the one or more flexure stabilizer members prevent interference between the flexure arms;   wherein the VCM actuator is configured to move the first frame such that the image sensor moves relative to the second frame in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis.
 
CLAUSE 22: The camera of clause 21, wherein:
   
         
             the flexure arms include a first flexure arm and a second flexure arm that are parallel to each other; 
             the one or more flexure stabilizer members include a flexure stabilizer member that connects the first flexure arm to the second flexure arm and extends along an axis that is orthogonal to the first flexure arm and the second flexure arm.
 
CLAUSE 23: The camera of any of clauses 21-22, further comprising:
 
             a flex circuit, including:
           a first end fixed to the first frame; and   a second end fixed to the second frame;   
         
             one or more electrical traces configured to convey the image signals from the first frame to the second frame, wherein at least a portion of the one or more electrical traces is routed from the first frame to the second frame via the flex circuit.
 
CLAUSE 24: The camera of any of clauses 21-23, further comprising:
 
             one or more electrical traces configured to convey the image signals from the first frame to the second frame, wherein at least a portion of the one or more electrical traces is routed from the first frame to the second frame via one or more flexure arms of the multiple flexure arms.
 
CLAUSE 25: The camera of clause 24, wherein:
 
             the flexure arms include a first flexure arm and a second flexure arm; 
             the one or more flexure stabilizer members include a flexure stabilizer member that connects the first flexure arm to the second flexure arm; and 
             the at least a portion of the one or more electrical traces is further routed from the first flexure arm to the second flexure arm via the flexure stabilizer member.
 
CLAUSE 26: The camera of any of clauses 21-25, further comprising:
 
             a flex circuit, including:
           a first end fixed to the first frame; and   a second end fixed to the second frame;   
         
             electrical traces configured to convey the image signals from the first frame to the second frame, wherein:
           the electrical traces include a first set of one or more electrical traces and a second set of one or more electrical traces;   at least a portion of the first set of one or more electrical traces is routed from the first frame to the second frame via the flex circuit; and   at least a portion of the second set of one or more electrical traces is routed from the first frame to the second frame via a flexure arm of the multiple flexure arms.
 
CLAUSE 27: The camera of any of clauses 21-26, wherein:
   
         
             the first frame includes:
           a first portion that extends along a plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis;   a second portion that extends along the plane; and   a bend portion that extends along the plane and connects the first portion to the second portion;   
         
             the multiple flexure arms include respective flexure arms that each include:
           a respective first portion that is parallel to the first portion of the first frame;   a respective second portion that is parallel to the second portion of the first frame; and   a respective bend portion that connects the respective first portion to the respective second portion.
 
CLAUSE 28: The camera of clause 27, wherein:
   
         
             the one or more flexure stabilizer members include a flexure stabilizer member that connects the respective flexure arms to each other along an axis that is orthogonal to the respective bend portions of the respective flexure arms.
 
CLAUSE 29: A voice coil motor (VCM) actuator, comprising:
 
             one or more actuator magnets; 
             one or more actuator coils; 
             a dynamic platform configured to be coupled to an image sensor of a camera; 
             a static platform configured to be static relative to the dynamic platform; 
             multiple spring arms configured to mechanically connect the dynamic platform to the static platform, the multiple spring arms including a first spring arm and a second spring arm; and 
             one or more flexure stabilizer members, including a flexure stabilizer member configured to mechanically connect the first spring arm to the second spring arm such that the flexure stabilizer member stabilizes relative motion between the first spring arm and the second spring arm along a plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis; 
             wherein the one or more actuator magnets and the one or more actuator coils are configured to magnetically interact to move the dynamic platform relative to the static platform in a plurality of directions orthogonal to an optical axis defined by one or more lenses of the camera.
 
CLAUSE 30: The VCM actuator of clause 29, wherein:
 
             the dynamic platform is further configured to receive image signals; 
             the VCM actuator further includes:
           a flex circuit, including:
               a first end connected to the first frame;   a second end connected to the second frame; and   a middle portion between the first end and the second end;   
               
         
             the flex circuit includes electrical traces configured to convey the image signals from the dynamic platform to the static platform; and 
             the middle portion of the flex circuit includes an amount of slack that facilitates relative movement between the first end of the flex circuit and the second end of the flex circuit.
 
CLAUSE 31: The VCM actuator of any of clauses 29-30, wherein:
 
             the dynamic platform is further configured to receive image signals; 
             the VCM actuator further includes:
           a first flex circuit, including:
               a first end connected to a first side of the first frame; and   a second end connected to a first side of the second frame;   
               a second flex circuit, including:
               a first end connected to a second side of the first frame that is different than the first side of the first frame;   a second end connected to a second side of the second frame that is different than the second side of the second frame;   
               
         
             each of the first flex circuit and the second flex circuit includes electrical traces configured to convey the image signals from the dynamic platform to the static platform.
 
CLAUSE 32: The VCM actuator of any of clauses 29-31, wherein:
 
             the dynamic platform is further configured to receive image signals; and 
             the first spring arm and the second spring arm each include one or more electrical traces that are configured to convey one or more of the image signals from the dynamic platform to the static platform.
 
CLAUSE 33: The VCM actuator of clause 32, wherein:
 
             the one or more electrical traces include:
           a first electrical trace routed along a first side of the first spring arm; and   a second electrical trace routed along a second side of the first spring arm that is opposite the first side of the first spring arm.
 
CLAUSE 34: The VCM actuator of any of clauses 29-33, wherein:
   
         
             the multiple spring arms and the one or more flexure stabilizer members are integrally formed.
 
CLAUSE 35: A mobile multifunction device, comprising:
 
             a camera module, including:
           a lens including one or more lens elements that define an optical axis;   an image sensor configured to capture light passing through the lens and convert the captured light into image signals;   a voice coil motor (VCM) actuator, including:
               an inner frame coupled to the image sensor and configured to receive the image signals;   an outer frame that surrounds the inner frame along a plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis;   multiple spring arms configured to mechanically connect the inner frame to the outer frame; and   one or more flexure stabilizer members configured to mechanically connect spring arms of the multiple spring arms such that the flexure stabilizer member limits motion of the spring arms along the plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis; and   
               electrical traces configured to convey the image signals from the inner frame to the outer frame;   
         
             a display; and 
             one or more processors configured to:
           cause the transverse motion VCM actuator to move the first frame relative to the second frame in a plurality of directions orthogonal to the optical axis; and   cause the display to present an image based at least in part on one or more of the image signals that have been conveyed from the inner frame to the outer frame via the electrical traces.
 
CLAUSE 36: The mobile multifunction device of clause 35, wherein:
   
         
             the multiple spring arms include:
           a first array of spring arms that are parallel to each other; and   a second array of spring arms that are parallel to each other, wherein the second array of spring arms is not parallel to the first array of spring arms; and   
         
             the one or more flexure stabilizer members include:
           a first set of one or more flexure stabilizer members that connect the first array of spring arms to each other along a first axis that is orthogonal to the optical axis; and   a second set of one or more flexure stabilizer members that connect the second array of spring arms to each other along a second axis that is orthogonal to the optical axis.
 
CLAUSE 37: The mobile multifunction device of clause 36, wherein:
   
         
             the inner frame defines a periphery that is orthogonal to the optical axis; 
             a first portion of the periphery is recessed or extruded relative to a second portion of the periphery that is adjacent to the first portion; and 
             the first array of spring arms are connected to the inner frame at the first portion of the periphery.
 
CLAUSE 38: The mobile multifunction device of clause 36, wherein:
 
             the first array of spring arms includes:
           multiple straight portions that individually extend along a respective axis that is orthogonal to the optical axis, the multiple straight portions including a first straight portion and a second straight portion; and   multiple bend portions, including a first bend portion that connects the first straight portion to the second straight portion along the plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis; and   
         
             the first set of one or more flexure stabilizer members include:
           a first flexure stabilizer member configured to connect the first array of spring arms to each other at connections within the first straight portion; and   a second flexure stabilizer member configured to connect the first array of spring arms to each other at connections within the second straight portion.
 
CLAUSE 39: The mobile multifunction device of any of clauses 35-38, wherein:
   
         
             the multiple spring arms and the one or more flexure stabilizer members form a pattern that is symmetric along at least two axes that are orthogonal to the optical axis.
 
CLAUSE 40: The mobile multifunction device of any of clauses 35-38, wherein:
 
             the multiple spring arms and the one or more flexure stabilizer members form a pattern that is asymmetric along at least one axis orthogonal to the optical axis. 
           
         
       
    
     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: 20220412
Publication Date: 20240409
Grant Date: 20240409
Priority Date: 20160311
Inventors: MAHMOUDZADEH, SEYED MOHAMMAD JAVID
HUBERT, Aurelien R
Sommer, Phillip R
Assignee: APPLE INC
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