All the stories tagged with: cmos
OmniVision nets 90% of iPhone 5 8-megapixel camera orders
06/07/2011, Heard of OmniVision before? No? Well, you had better start getting used to it since it is the company which has just picked up the tab to produce 90% of the next generation iPhone’s 8-megapixel camera. Their CMOS-based sensor will [...]
OmniVision OV10810 CMOS image sensor shoots 10MP photos
01/10/2011, [CES 2011] What makes the OmniVision OV10810 CMOS image sensor sexy? How about its ability to shoot 10-megapixel photos while you’re recording 1080p videos? Yeah, that what we’re talking about, a high megapixel count that is not normally found on [...]
Sony to double production of image sensors
12/27/2010, Sony will be throwing down $1.2 billion in 2011 to double its production of the image sensors that see action in smartphones as well as digital cameras, considering that both markets are extremely lucrative and show no signs of slowing [...]
Sony Buys Back CMOS Chip Plant, Hopes to Put Camera Sensors Into More Phones
12/22/2010, Sony is looking to acquire back its semiconductor chip plant that it had sold to Toshiba in 2008. The acquisition will be valued at just shy of $600 million, and would help Sony better compete in producing better sensors for [...]
OmniVision Prepares 8-megapixel CMOS Sensor That Might Be Used For Future iPhone
11/09/2010, OmniVision has unveiled a new camera sensor, the OV8820, an 8-megapixel sensor that boasts electronic stabilization to minimize shake and can capture images well in low light. The sensor is touted as being capable of recording videos at 1080p/30 or [...]
Samsung Introduces Two CMOS Image Sensors With Back Side Illumination
09/07/2010, Samsung has come up with two new CMOS sensors, the S5K4E5 and S5K2N1, both of which feature Back Side Illumination (BSI) which allows users to capture better pictures in low light scenarios. The S5K4E5 is targeted at mobile devices while [...]
Sony NEX3, NEX5 Cameras: Huge Quality in Tiny Bodies
05/10/2010, The Sony NEX3 has leaked (from a Chinese store), and it looks quite exciting. The NEX3 and its sibling the NEX5 come with a relatively small body, but a huge 14 Megapixel APS-C sensor (my Canon 50D has an APS-C [...]
Samsung New S5K6A1 and S5K5B3 CMOS High Performance HD Sensors
04/07/2010, Samsung Electronics announced its new CMOS image sensors, the 1.3 Megapixel Samsung S5K6A1 and the 2.1 Megapixel Samsung S5K5B3, for use in various devices that require video capture. According to the company, both sensors have been developed with an emphasis [...]
QuantumFilm: Quantum Dot-Based Image Sensor
03/21/2010, [DEMO Spring 2010] Today, InVisage Technologies announced QuantumFilm, touted to be the world’s first commercial quantum dot-based image sensor that delivers 4x higher performance and 2x higher dynamic range than regular sensors for mobile handset cameras. The technology is based [...]
Sharp CMOS camera unit
03/19/2010, Sharp’s latest CMOS camera unit was specially designed to cater for vehicle rearview monitoring systems. Known as the 1/3.7-type RJ642A10000Q CMOS camera unit, it boasts a resolution of 320,000 pixels, placing it on a pedestal by virtue of having the [...]
Sharp ships new CMOS camera module
11/12/2009, Sharp has started to ship what is deemed to be the thinnest auto-focus, 5-megapixel CMOS camera module. Measuring slightly more than 0.25″ thick, this module comes with a flat-screen lens and high-density design for its auto-focusing CMOS sensor. This much [...]
