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US 8,772,069 B2Granted
Method and apparatus providing combined spacer and optical lens element
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsRick Lake, Jacques Duparre
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Abstract
A method and apparatus used for forming a lens and spacer combination, and imager module employing the spacer and lens combination. The apparatus includes a mold having a base, spacer section, and mold feature. The method includes using the mold with a blank to create a spacer that includes an integral lens. The spacer and lens combination and imager modules can be formed on a wafer level.
Claims11
A method of forming an imager module, the method comprising:
- forming a first combination spacer lens wafer by pressing a wafer blank onto a form mold;
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- affixing an imager wafer comprising a die containing a pixel array to the first combination spacer lens wafer,
- the first combination spacer lens wafer comprising:
- a combination lens portion, and a combination spacer portion formed as a single unitary piece,
- wherein the combination spacer portion is sized to place the combination lens portion an appropriate distance from the pixel array, the combination spacer portion being affixed to the die.
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