Minature Camera Coming Our Way

There is going to be a mini camera in your future if a company in San Jose has it way. These pint size cameras are being designed for use in everything from our cell phones, digital camera’s and just about anything where a camera can be placed. The new technology which uses shorter electrical connections between the chip and the circuit board, will allow the little wonders to be placed any where.

According to an article over at the San Jose Mercury News it states that:

While most cell phone cameras have 40 or so components and tend to be bulky, cameras made by Tessera’s method consist simply of a tiny lens module bonded with a tiny image sensor, with no moving parts. The technology also enables scores of cameras to be manufactured together on a sheet of silicon and then individually cut out for placement in phones or other devices.

The camera’s diminutive size and assembly process reduce the materiels and costs of production, Nothhaft said. He added that it costs about half to make a camera with his company’s technology than it does to make the larger versions.

By eliminating the need for lots of components, “it also makes a more robust device,” said Kevin Vassily, an analyst with Pacific Crest Securities. “Moving parts wear out and are subject more to a failure risk.”

Here is what the miniature camera looks like:

Talk about tiny. This thing can go anywhere.

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