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Varioptic has developed a Partner Program with leading industry players to deliver integrated solutions to OEM and ODM customers. Through a thorough certification process, this program aims at ensuring compatibility and ease of integration of partners products with Varioptic’s variable focus lens, thus delivering fine-tuned, turn key solutions, and reducing risks, development costs and time to market.

WHY Join?
Varioptic is THE liquid lens company. Our products can bring significant advantages to imaging systems, in terms of performance (fast, accurate, close focus) and reliability. We understand that it takes more than great products to successfully sell and build powerful auto focus solutions. Hence the members of our partner program provide complimentary technology, products and expertise to support our customers in delivering outstanding imaging solutions.

And together with our partners, we work to expand our portfolio of solutions, by relying on:
Companies currently belonging to the Varioptic Partner program:
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII), Japan - February 2008
Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII), (Japan) and Varioptic signed a cooperation agreement for the mass production of liquid Lens products. SII’s unique position as the number one Backup button battery and Capacitor supplier to the leaders in the cellular phone market meets perfectly Varioptic’s objective to become the leading supplier of high quality image solutions for mobile devices. SII’s proven expertise in the production of low cost miniature mechanical assemblies make them an ideal partner of Varioptic.

 
Creative Sensors Inc., Taiwan - August 2006
Varioptic and Creative Sensor Inc. signed a production deal in August 2006 to build the first mass production line for liquid lenses. This production line is installed in Creative Sensor’s manufacturing site in Nanchang, China, and began operation in December 2006. Production quantities in Nanchang include Varioptic’s liquid lenses for use in webcams, barcode readers, machine vision and medical equipment.

http://www.csi-sensor.com.tw

 
Maxim, USA - November 2008
Maxim and Varioptic to supply next generation low voltage Auto focus liquid lens solutions. The new Max14515 driver IC has been specifically designed for Variotpic new range of low voltage, low cost auto-focus ARCTIC 314 liquid lenses. The MAX14515 42V liquid lens driver features a high-voltage differential output controlled through an I²C interface. The MAX14515 uses a charge-pump-based boost converter and integrated H-bridge to provide a compact lens driver solution with minimal external components to achieve a small overall footprint suitable for small space constraints inside camera modules. Press release: http://www.varioptic.com/en/news/newsroom-press-releases.php?code=145                                                                                                                         Datasheet: http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/5949

 
Supertex Inc. - March 2008

Supertex (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Varioptic have developed a complete low footprint liquid lens and driver solution to add auto-focus capability in cell phones and PDA cameras, barcode readers and laptop cameras, biometric scanners and ultra compact cameras. For more information, click here

Press Release http://www.varioptic.com/en/news/newsroom01.php?code=127

http://www.supertex.com/Feature_HV895.html

 
Rogers Corporation - Durel Division, USA - July 2006
Varioptic and Rogers Corporation provide OEMs and module makers in the handheld and other market segments with a new liquid lens optical system, consisting of Varioptic’s revolutionary auto-focus Liquid Lens and Rogers’ integrated LL3 driver.

http://www.rogerscorporation.com

 

For more information on the terms and conditions of our Partner Program, please contact [email protected]