What is an image sensor?
| Used mostly in digital cameras and image devices, an image sensor converts visual images to electric signals. Two common types of image sensors are charged couple devices (CCD) and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS). |
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| 2012-01-27 | Small hyperspectral imaging sol'n unveiled Imec's camera solution boasts 100 spectral bands between 560nm and 1000nm, and filters with 85 percent transmission efficiency. |
| 2012-01-12 | Dual-core MEMS gyroscope supports UI, OIS apps ST's L3G4IS MEMS motion sensor enables both user interface and image stabilization applications at the same time in mobile devices. |
| 2011-12-09 | Image sensor offers HD video up to 1080p at 60fps Image sensor offers HD video up to 1080p at 60fps |
| 2011-08-22 | 3D mobile devices to top 148M units by 2015 The increasingly expanding mobile market is pushing the industry to advance 3D capture and viewing capabilities that by 2014, 18 percent of all tablets will be 3D. |
| 2011-08-04 | Korean fab teams up with Chinese startup Dongbu HiTek has announced that it has begun producing BYD Microelectronics' high dynamic range (HDR) CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips. |
| 2011-05-23 | 5MP image sensor enables slimmer mobile devices 5MP image sensor enables slimmer mobile devices |
| 2011-05-17 | IC Insights confirms CMOS market growth CMOS image sensor revenue expects to gain 13 percent growth in 2011, according to IC Insights. |
| 2011-04-13 | In-Stat sees 70% shift to MIPI CSI-2 by 2016 A recent In-Stat report has projected that up to 70 percent of camera interfaces would use MIPI's CSI-2 by 2016, including about 225 million Tablet PC image sensors. |
| 2011-04-07 | OmniVision acquires Kodak patent portfolio The patent portfolio includes granted patents of key CMOS technologies, improvements on foundational architectures, next-generation performance improvements, and miniaturization technologies. |
| 2011-03-14 | CSI-2 forecast in 70% of image sensors by 2016 CSI-2 forecast in 70% of image sensors by 2016 |
| 2011-01-24 | 3D gesture recognition sheds "child's play" image 3D gesture recognition sheds "child's play" image |
| 2010-12-30 | Sony puts $1.2B in CMOS fab Sony Corp is putting in $1.2B in a newly acquired fab to expand its capacity for its Exmor and Exmor R CMOS image sensors, which are used in smartphones and digital still cameras. |
| 2010-09-15 | Sony ramps up capacity for digicam image sensors Sony ramps up capacity for digicam image sensors |
| 2010-08-27 | Image sensor tips 2.4-fold resolution increase Image sensor tips 2.4-fold resolution increase |
| 2010-08-18 | VGA camera is 1.95mm for ultra-thin portables OmniVision's 1.95mm VGA sensor is built with the company's backside illumination technology for integration into sub-2mm LCDs for next generation notebooks, netbooks and tablet computers. |
| 2010-06-24 | Image sensor sales to hit $8.5B this year Image sensor sales to hit $8.5B this year |
| 2010-06-09 | 5Mpixel sensor brings 1080p HD video to handsets 5Mpixel sensor brings 1080p HD video to handsets |
| 2010-06-07 | 25Mpixel image sensor delivers 53fps for fast readout 25Mpixel image sensor delivers 53fps for fast readout |
| 2010-05-24 | 1080p sensor delivers HD recording in small form 1080p sensor delivers HD recording in small form |
| 2010-05-20 | Mobile image sensors support parallel, MIPI interfaces Mobile image sensors support parallel, MIPI interfaces |
| 2010-04-28 | Image sensor captures 720p HD video at 30fps Image sensor captures 720p HD video at 30fps |
| 2010-03-26 | Altera, Apical deliver HD solution for surveillance cams Altera Corp. and Apical Ltd have developed what they claim to be the first high-definition wide dynamic range (WDR) CMOS image-sensor-processing solution for video-surveillance cameras. |
| 2010-03-24 | Quantum films to displace CMOS sensors in digicams? Quantum films can image scenes with more pixel resolution, offering 4x better sensitivity for ultrahigh-resolution sensors that are cheaper to manufacture, according to InVisage Inc. |
| 2010-03-09 | 1Mpixel sensor tailored for driver assistance systems 1Mpixel sensor tailored for driver assistance systems |
| 2010-02-18 | 5MP image sensor delivers 720p HD video at 60fps 5MP image sensor delivers 720p HD video at 60fps |
| 2010-02-09 | Image processing SoC allows full-HD video in handsets Image processing SoC allows full-HD video in handsets |
| 2010-02-04 | TowerJazz, Soitec join hands on backside illumination TowerJazz and Soitec Group will develop turn-key solution for high-end backside-illuminated CMOS image sensors for industrial, medical and automotive applications. |
| 2010-01-27 | CCD driver delivers fast, matched rise/fall times The driver uses a patented technique to deliver fast, matched rise and fall times into highly capacitive image sensor loads. |
| 2010-01-14 | SoC handles HD, Internet video simultaneously Ambarella has released the A5s family of SoCs that combines high-speed CPU and low-power 45nm technology to support megapixel photography in pocket-sized hybrid cameras. |
| 2010-01-11 | 14.6Mpixel image sensors enable HD video at 60fps 14.6Mpixel image sensors enable HD video at 60fps |
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