• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.124-129
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• 2006

We have developed a compact and cost-effective camera module on the basis of wafer-scale-replica processing. A multiple-layered structure of several aspheric lenses in a mobile-phone camera module is first assembled by bonding multiple glass-wafers on which 2-dimensional replica arrays of identical aspheric lenses are UV-embossed, followed by dicing the stacked wafers and packaging them with image sensor chips. This wafer-scale processing leads to at least 95% yield in mass-production, and potentially to a very slim phone with camera-module less than 2 mm in thickness. We have demonstrated a VGA camera module fabricated by the wafer-scale-replica processing with various UV-curable polymers having refractive indices between 1.4 and 1.6, and with three different glass-wafers of which both surfaces are embossed as aspheric lenses having $230{\mu}m$ sag-height and aspheric-coefficients of lens polynomials up to tenth-order. We have found that precise compensation in material shrinkage of the polymer materials is one of the most technical challenges, in orderto achieve a higher resolution in wafer-scaled lenses for mobile-phone camera modules.

• Proceedings of the International Microelectronics And Packaging Society Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.39-45
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• 2000

A small camera module fabricated by including bare chip bonding methods is utilized to realize advanced mobile devices. One of the driving forces is the TOG (Tape On Glass) bonding method which reduces the packaging size of the image sensor clip. The TOG module is a new thinner and smaller image sensor module, using flip chip interconnection method with the ACP (Anisotropic Conductive Paste). The TOG production process was established by determining the optimum bonding conditions for both optical glass bonding and image sensor clip bonding lo the flexible PCB. The bonding conditions, including sufficient bonding margins, were studied. Another bonding method is the flip chip bonding method for DSP (Digital Signal Processor) chip. A new AC\ulcorner was developed to enable the short resin curing time of 10 sec. The bonding mechanism of the resin curing method was evaluated using FEM analysis. By using these flip chip bonding techniques, small camera module was realized.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.55-60
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• 2019

Smart-phone in the recently released high-end applied to the camera module is equipped with the most features auto focusing camera module. Also, auto focusing camera module is divided into voice coil motor, encoder, and piezo according to type of motion mechanism. Auto focusing camera module is composed of voice coil motor (VCM) as an actuator and leaf spring as a guide and suspension. VCM actuator is made of magnet, yoke as a metal, and coil as a copper wire. Recently, the assembly as yoke and magnet is made by human resources. These process has a long process time and it is difficult to secure quality. Also, These process is not economical in cost, and productivity is reduced. Therefore, an automatic assembly as yoke and magnet is needed in the present process. In this paper, we have developed an automatic assembly device that can automatically assemble yoke and magnet, and performed verifying performance. Therefore, by using the developed automatic assembly device, it is possible to increase the productivity and reduce the production cost.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.974-977
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• 2005

Automatic lens assembly system is used for automatically assembling the lens module of phone camera. In this paper, we are trying to develop the cluster type automatic lens assembly with standard tray for applying for assembly field directly. This paper proposes the principle of cluster type lens assembly system and the related assembly production line concept for optimal automatic lens production line.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.12-18
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• 2009

In this paper, for reducing the assembly torque of subminiature plastic barrel and base which are the essential parts of mobile phone camera module, the high-precision system for inspecting the screw shape of core, electrode and injection molding products was developed. For realization of inspection process, the inspection parameters for evaluating the manufacturing quality were selected and the measurement methods of selected parameters were developed. Finally, the inspection system which is possible to be applied to the field were fabricated.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.10b
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• pp.337-339
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• 2005

The demand for a real-time image surveillance system using network camera server is increasing as the network infra has been grown and digital video compression techniques have been developed. The image surveillance system using network camera server has several merits compared to existing real-time image surveillance system using CCTV. It would be more convenient if wireless realtime image transmission were possible. In this paper, a bluetooth module is designed and implemented for a real-time image surveillance system to send and receive informations wirelessly. It may simplify the system development procedures and increase the productivity by low power consumption, low cost, and simple wireless installation. A scatter-net formation is proposed using dynamic and distributed algorithm so that the network connection is reliable.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.313-318
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• 2005

Usually marine traffic survey has been conducted by some methods like an ocular observation using portable RADAR, a questionnaire, etc. But these should have expended a lot of manpower and expenses. In this paper, we have developed new observation module which could capture the RADAR image using PC camera simply, and allowed as to track targets on the PC monitor directly. And it has been programmed to make a database of RADAR image, target's track and information, and analyze the marine traffic tendency in various ways like vessel number crossed over gate line, vessel's velocity distribution in gate line, traffic density distribution, etc. We have confirmed that this module could observe and analyze the marine traffic efficiently and economically through several on-the-spot experiments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.791-795
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• 2014

In this paper, in order to impart the aging condition of the parts, by configuring the cycle of temperature from low temperature was performed by applying the aging conditions for vehicle cockpit module. The reason for the selected modules of the cockpit vehicle parts, because the joint occurrence typical components of the room component is a first module and ceiling cockpit module. After setting the excitation profile using the BSR exciter only that this is for the module degradation after the initial and grasp the change in the dynamic characteristics of the modules based on the before and after deterioration may be made in the module, grasp the noise generating position I measured the noise and proximity. Was also visualized on the position of the joint is generated using a sound camera to objective results occurring where the joint is selected through subjective evaluation.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.177.1-177
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• 2001

This paper describes the design of a NUC(Non-uniformity Correction) module in MSC(Multispectral Camera) which will be a payload on KOMPSAT. This module is required inside a system with data compression module like MSC to minimize the loss of imagery due to non-uniform characteristics between CCD pixels when the imagery is received and processed on a ground station. It comprises Hotlink input/output for imagery data, RS-422 interface with main controller in MSC, a number of SRAMS for storing imagery data and parameters, FPGA controllers which control the entire NUC module under the control of main controller, etc. It inputs 8-channel imagery pixel data which consist of 2-channel MS(Multispectral) band and ...

• Journal of Drive and Control
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.15-22
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• 2020

With the need for efficient maintenance technology to reduce maintenance costs for steel bridges, repainting robots are being developed to automate the work in narrow and poor bridge spaces. The repainting robot is equipped with a blasting module to remove paint layers and contaminants. This study developed a prototype monitoring module to be mounted on the repainting robot. The monitoring module analyzes the condition of the painting surface through a camera installed in the front, guides the direction of movement of the robot, and provides the operator with a video to check the working status after blasting through a camera installed in the back. Various image visibility enhancement technologies were applied to the monitoring module to overcome worksite challenges where incomplete lighting and dust occurs.