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NAMUGA Micro Actuators: Precision and Stability in Imaging Technology 

With the growing demand for high-resolution imaging in smartphones, autonomous vehicles, medical devices, and industrial applications, micro actuators have become a crucial technology in modern camera modules. These tiny yet powerful components enable precise movement and stabilization of lenses, ensuring optimal image quality in various conditions. As camera sensors continue to evolve toward higher megapixel counts and multi-lens arrays, advancements in actuator technology are essential to meet the market’s increasing demands for clarity, stability, and responsiveness.

Understanding Actuators in Camera Modules

Within a camera module, actuators play a vital role in precision focus adjustment and image stabilization. These components power two key functions:

• Auto-Focus (AF): The actuator fine-tunes the position of the lens to achieve a sharp focus on the subject, regardless of distance.
• Optical Image Stabilization (OIS): The actuator detects hand tremors and external vibrations in real-time and compensates for them by adjusting the lens position, ensuring crisp, shake-free images and videos.

Key Features of NAMUGA’s Actuator Technology

OIS Actuator 

• Hybrid OIS Design: Incorporating a Ball Guide AF mechanism with a Hybrid OIS structure, ensuring precise focus adjustment and superior stabilization even for high-resolution, heavy lenses.
• FP-Coil (Flat Printed Coil) PCB Design: A compact, lightweight PCB-based FP-Coil enhances manufacturing efficiency, reducing production costs while maintaining high performance.

AF Actuator

• Ball Guide Mechanism: Enables precise lens movement for optimal focus, delivering sharp, high-resolution image quality.
• FP-Coil Technology: Optimized manufacturing processes lead to lower component costs, making mass production more efficient.

NAMUGA’s Core Innovations in Actuator Technology

1. Superior Stability and Clarity

- NAMUGA’s high-performance OIS actuator provides exceptional stabilization, even for heavy lenses, enabling ultra-precise image capture. This technology supports resolutions up to 200MP, ensuring maximum clarity in both photography and videography.

2. Next-Generation Hybrid OIS Design: No-Grease Type

- By integrating a single-layer Ball Pocket and Centering Thin Metal Spring, NAMUGA’s Hybrid OIS design eliminates the need for lubrication, enhancing durability and precision without maintenance.

3. Integrated FP-Coil Solution for Compact Design

- The FP-Coil merges winding coil and electric circuitry into a single component, allowing for a more compact and efficient design while optimizing manufacturing costs.

4. Optimized OIS Engine for Multi-Array Camera Modules

- Designed to align the AF movement direction with the primary driving force, NAMUGA’s OIS engine delivers optimized performance for multi-array camera module configurations, improving overall system efficiency.

Micro actuators are widely applied beyond smartphones, finding use in autonomous vehicles, industrial inspection cameras, security surveillance, medical imaging devices, and AR/VR systems. As demand for high-performance optical solutions grows, the market is shifting towards compact, energy-efficient, and AI-powered actuator technologies that enable real-time adjustments and intelligent image processing.

As the industry moves toward AI-enhanced imaging and advanced computational photography, actuator technology will continue to play a key role in delivering stable, high-resolution imaging solutions across various industries. NAMUGA remains committed to pioneering innovations in actuator design, ensuring our technology stays at the forefront of the evolving optical landscape.