The Ultrabooks regularly about themlately and innovations expected in the sector in 2012, which shouldsee the arrival of HD webcams fine for these devices. Characteristicof a Ultrabook is to be lightweight but also very fine. The embeddedcomponents must be as small as possible. This is the case of thewebcam, this element of almost all models of the market including theentry level.


Currently, a webcam module (PCB,optical and sensor) integrated with a laptop is 3 to 4 mm thick. Fortheir Ultrabooks 2012, however, brands want to embed webcam smallerthan 2.5 and even 2 mm thick.


This could call into question theproduction of many of the modules Webcam market. The fact is thatcurrently, only a few manufacturers use a manufacturing process "COF"for their webcam modules for notebook computers, a process usedprimarily for Smartphones. Others have developed a technique thatreduces the thickness of 0.8mm to 0.15mm PCB and could rely on it toproduce the finest webcams.


The arrival of Windows 8 on the marketin 2012 could also accelerate the trend towards the use of moduleswith a quality webcam High Definition with the development of models3.0 and 4.0 megapixels. An increase in quality webcam is not a badknowing that currently too many brands still include 0.3 megapixelmodules in their machine, not on the entry.