Variable focus liquid lenses : Varioptic, and Creative Sensor Inc., a world leader in imaging systems for the scanner and MFP industry, announced the mass production of variable focus liquid lenses. Varioptic signed a production deal with Creative Sensor (Wuxi, China) in August 2006. Creative Sensor set up the production line for liquid lenses with the support of Varioptic. The manufacturing capacity is now at 100,000 liquid lenses per month and will be increased to 1 million units per month by the end of 2007. Production quantities in Wuxi include Varioptic’s new 7.75-mm lenses, Arctic 416, aimed at camera phones, as well as the previously introduced devices, Arctic 320, for use in webcams, barcode readers and medical equipment.
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