Silicon MEMS based camera solution now shipping to tier one handset customer.

Siimpel Corporation, a supplier of
optical microsystems solutions, and VistaPoint Technologies, a
business unit of Flextronics and supplier of mobile camera solutions,
announced the introduction of a silicon MEMS based autofocus camera
for the handset market. Based on the SiimpelFocus SF9x design,
VistaPoint has begun production of its Model FCM-3ADF1S 3 megapixel
camera as part of its efforts to integrate high performance features
into mobile handset cameras similar to those found in digital still
cameras. The FCM-3ADF1S camera is now shipping to a handset customer.




“This joint development effort
confirms our strategy of integrating our unique silicon MEMS based
designs into camera phones in order to enable key digital camera
features such as autofocus, shutter, zoom, and image stabilisation
into mobile handsets while reducing the camera size and power
consumption,” said Shawn Maloney, vice president of Marketing,
Sales, and Business Development for Siimpel. “Our partnership with
VistaPoint, a leader in camera phone development, has been a critical
part of our efforts to bring this technology to market,” added
Maloney.




“Our work with Siimpel is a key piece
of our commitment and ongoing strategy of bringing better technology
and products to the mobile market,” commented Mike Walters, general
manager of VistaPoint's Camera Module Group.




Siimpel and VistaPoint will continue to
collaborate on future camera designs that improve the performance of
camera phones. This will include integrating additional high end
camera features such as shutter, image stabilisation, and zoom while
further meeting the handset market's ongoing requirement for
smaller sized, lower power camera devices.