INFRARED CAMERA ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. An infrared camera, comprising:
- an infrared detector;
a substrate;
a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate;
a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate, wherein the infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components; and
a core housing coupled to the infrared detector, the substrate, the pedestal, and the plurality of electrical components to form an infrared camera core.
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Abstract
An infrared camera architecture includes, for an embodiment, an infrared detector, a substrate, a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate, and a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate. The infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, with the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components.
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1. An infrared camera, comprising:
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an infrared detector; a substrate; a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate; a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate, wherein the infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components; and a core housing coupled to the infrared detector, the substrate, the pedestal, and the plurality of electrical components to form an infrared camera core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An infrared camera, comprising:
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an infrared detector adapted to capture infrared images; a pedestal coupled to the infrared detector and having an infrared detector alignment feature; a substrate coupled to the pedestal; a die stack coupled to the substrate, wherein the pedestal is configured to thermally protect the infrared detector from the die stack; an infrared camera core housing configured to at least partially house the infrared detector, the pedestal, the substrate, and the die stack to form an infrared camera core; a camera housing having an optical alignment feature within the camera housing and at least partially enclosing the infrared camera core; and a lens within the camera housing; wherein the optical alignment feature and the infrared detector alignment feature are coupled to provide optical alignment of the infrared detector with the lens. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of assembling an infrared camera, the method comprising:
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mounting a die stack to a substrate; securing a pedestal to the substrate and above the die stack, the pedestal made of a thermally conductive material; adhering an infrared detector to the pedestal, wherein the pedestal is configured to thermally isolate the infrared detector from the die stack; and encapsulating at least partially the substrate, the die stack, the pedestal, and the infrared detector in a core housing to form an infrared camera core. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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