What is CMOS?
| Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, or commonly referred to as CMOS, is a type of IC which includes microprocessor, microcontroller, static RAM and other digital logic circuits. |
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| 2003-02-19 | Micron samples VGA CMOS image sensors Micron Technology is sampling two new VGA-size CMOS image sensors designed to capture high-quality color images for mobile devices. |
| 2005-05-09 | Micron preps ramp of CMOS imagers at European fab Micron Technology Inc. is to start manufacturing CMOS imagers at its wafer fab in Avezzano, Italy, in response to sales growth running at 20 percent on a quarter by quarter basis, the company said. |
| 2006-05-25 | Micron plans to double CMOS sensors production Micron Technology intends to double its CMOS sensor manufacturing capacity by converting two memory fabs to imager chip production. |
| 2005-01-20 | Micron new CMOS sensor in Given diagnostic device Micron said its new CMOS sensor is embedded in Given's swallowable diagnostic device that takes high-quality, high-speed photos as it passes through a patient's esophagus. |
| 2005-05-20 | Micron diversifies with latest CMOS image sensor Micron Technology Inc. has developed a CMOS image sensor, which the company claims has the smallest pixel size for imagers. |
| 2007-03-12 | Micron CMOS sensors support HD video capture Micron has introduced a pair of new CMOS images sensors that support high-definition video capture and ultrafast burst mode for point-and-shoot cameras. |
| 2003-03-05 | Micron breaks mega-pixel barrier with CMOS image sensor Micron Technology Inc. launched its most significant salvo yet against the charged coupled device (CCD) camp, introducing its first mega-pixel CMOS image sensor. |
| 2005-01-17 | Micron bets big on CMOS image sensor market For Micron, it's never too late to pursue a big business opportunity--and CMOS may be the break they need. |
| 2005-08-11 | MEMS work uses polysilicon-germanium over CMOS A gyroscope developed under a European Commission supported project, is intended to serve as a demonstrator of a combined MEMS sensor and signal conditioning circuit. |
| 2002-08-16 | ME Ethernet transceiver uses SOI-CMOS technology Mitsubishi Electric's M69850 is claimed to be world's first 10Gb Ethernet PHY transceiver that uses SOI-CMOS technology. |
| 2002-06-19 | Materials transitions stalk CMOS scaling With the transition to copper and low-k interconnects showing just how difficult changes in materials can be, technologists gathered at the Symposium on VLSI Technology to consider a brace of materials challengesranging from new gate oxides to SOI and strained-silicon channels. |
| 2006-02-14 | MagnaChip unveils new 1.3MP CMOS image sensor SoC MagnaChip announced the launch of a high-performance 1.3 Megapixel (1,280 x 1,024) CMOS image sensor SOC (MC511DA) for the camera phone application market. |
| 2006-07-11 | MagnaChip introduces CSP to CMOS sensor line MagnaChip Semiconductor announced that it will introduce chip-scale packaging to all lines of its imaging products. |
| 2005-03-08 | MagnaChip introduces CMOS image sensor for pill camera South Korea's MagnaChip Semiconductor Ltd wants a taste of the medical market for capsule-sized cameras that use CMOS image sensors. |
| 2005-03-08 | MagnaChip CMOS image sensor tailored for capsule camera MagnaChip rolled out a CMOS image sensor designed for the capsule camera. |
| 2005-01-05 | MagnaChip beefs up CMOS image sensor line After spinning off from Hynix Semiconductor last year, South Korea's MagnaChip Semiconductor is moving quickly to beef up its CMOS image sensor product line. |
| 2009-09-29 | Low-cost 32bit CMOS processor runs at 1.5GHz Applied Micro Circuits Corp. has rolled out a CMOS-based, 32bit processor, built around IBM Corp.'s Power Architecture. |
| 2003-05-28 | Leatec Fine sets up LED, CMOS substrate line Leatec Fine Ceramics has established a manufacturing line for making LED and CMOS carrier substrates at its Taiwan plant. |
| 2002-06-17 | Kowin CMOS sensor consumes 40mW The CIS-W12 VGA CMOS image sensor from Kowin Electronics Ltd consumes 40mW at 2.5V, 12MHz while providing a display resolution of 650x494 pixels and RGB, YUV, and 8-bit/16-bit output formats. |
| 2013-01-29 | Kotura taps CMOS foundry for 100G photonics chips Kotura is in the early stages of the R&D process with its unnamed CMOS foundry partner and will be ready to sample its product by late 2013. |
| 2006-09-07 | Korean foundry develops 130nm CMOS image sensors Dongbu Electronics announced early this week that it has completed development of an advanced CMOS image sensor process at the 130nm node together with Electronics & Telecom Co. Ltd. |
| 2000-03-20 | Key features and distinctions between CMOS and bipolar LDOs This paper describes the history of the LDO and its future trends. It also offers an informative comparison of the key features of both bipolar and CMOS LDOs, including the hybrid-BiCMOS. Key issues such as voltage and current ranges, compensation and stability, overhead, ease of use and cost are also presented. |
| 2002-04-10 | ISSI deploys SigmaRAMs on 0.135m CMOS process Claimed to be the first SigmaRAM devices to be manufactured using 0.135m CMOS with copper process, Integrated Silicon Solution Inc.'s SigmaRAM SRAMs consume 500mA during operation and are available in three different R/W protocol. |
| 2012-02-24 | ISSCC witnesses first terahertz CMOS Researchers from the University of Texas have integrated a terahertz imager on-a-chip by fabricating high-speed Schottky diodes in CMOS. |
| 2005-06-21 | Intel unveils all-CMOS WLAN transceiver Intel Corp. has used its 90nm process technology as the basis for an all-CMOS wireless LAN transceiver designed as a system-in-package (SiP). |
| 2005-07-18 | Integrating CMOS designs in GSM front-ends Here's a comprehensive discussion of key technical problems in the design of a TD-SCDMA mobile-phone RF front-end |
| 2007-02-16 | Integrate RF signal chains with CMOS Different technology challenges face handset designers and their suppliers in the race to integrate the RF signal chain. |
| 2005-09-13 | InPhase to use CMOS camera chip from Cypress InPhase Technologies will use a high-speed custom CMOS camera chip developed by Cypress Semiconductor Corp. for its first holographic storage drive. |
| 2002-02-05 | Innotech CMOS sensor delivers CCD image quality Designed using the CMOS process, the Threshold Voltage Modulation Image Sensor (VMIS)-IV1018 delivers CCD sensor image quality by maximizing the efficiency in converting photoelectric charges from the photoetecting device into electrical charges. |
| 2007-06-15 | InGaP HBT vs. CMOS for mobile handset power amps Selecting the right type of PA is one of the key decisions that can help achieve a compelling design that delivers a competitive advantage. |
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