News
2004/03/18, Hannover
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEMCO) selects Varioptic’s electrowetting
technology
for its camera module products
World Premiere at CeBIT (March 18-24, 2004)
SEMCO to unveil electrowetting lens demonstration of fully running hard-coded
auto-focus camera module
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co (SEMCO - www.sem.samsung.com),
a major global player in electronic components industry , and Varioptic
(www.varioptic.com) a pioneer
in electrowetting technology, have signed a collaborative agreement for
the joint development of the advance d liquid lenses based on Varioptic’s
patented technology , which is being applied to SEMCO’s
auto-focused camera module .
A fully implemented auto-focus camera module demonstration with liquid
lenses and electrowetting driver IC will be shown at Cebit on SEMCO ’s
booth ( Hall #13, booth #B24 )
Varioptic’s technology is the result of a 10 years research at
Université Joseph Fourier and at Ecole Normale Supérieure
de Lyon. The founder and inventor of the technology is Bruno Berge ,
former research scientist at CNRS ( National Center for Scientific Research)
and then professor at Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.
“SEMCO has chosen Varioptic as a technology source of liquid
lens, which provides unique strength of auto-focus function for high
resolution Camera module in the mobile industry. With this technology,
we are developing camera modules target ing for mobile phone and PDA
for the world-class mobile phone companies.”
(Mr. Hong, V.P. of
SEMCO)
“SEMCO - one of the leaders in the camera module market – partnered
early on with us and invested in the Varioptic’s electrowetting
technology, daring to take brand-new technology into its camera module
products. The successful collaboration between SEMCO and Varioptic allowed
us to turn electrowetting theory and technology for our patented lens
application into actual products rapidly.”
(Mr. Paillard, CEO of
Varioptic)
About Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co.
Since
its foundation in 1973 as a subsidiary of Samsung Group in the electronic
industry, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has positioned one of the leaders
of the electronic field in 21 st century. With the beginning of new era,
the company is focusing on digital components for mobile industry as
a “solution provider”.
For further information,
please visit the website: www.sem.samsung.com
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