Sunday, June 26, 2005
Samsung's 5MP CIS Targets Mobile Devices
Posted by Darius Wey in "NEWS" @ 09:30 PM
"Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that is has completed development of a CMOS image sensor -- the S5K2E1FX -- with 5 megapixel (2,608 x 1,952 pixels) QSXGA resolution. Samsung's 5M-pixel CIS performs at the same level as its charge-coupled device (CCD) counterpart, yet it operates on less power and is more price competitive. These advantages make the 5M-pixel CIS an attractive solution for image devices now being used on mobile phones as well as on digital cameras and digital camcorders. Samsung's 5M-pixel CIS has a 1/2.5-inch lens aperture with a pixel measurement of 2.2 by 2.2 microns. Using 0.13-micron process technology, Samsung has increased the fill factor (the image sensor's measurement of light sensitivity) by over 50 percent, ensuring extremely sharp images."
Samsung is well-known for producing excellent camera phones, so their recent announcement should bring a lot of joy to the realm of handheld devices. Anyone willing to bet when we'll see the first Pocket PC with an oh-so-fantastic camera?
Samsung is well-known for producing excellent camera phones, so their recent announcement should bring a lot of joy to the realm of handheld devices. Anyone willing to bet when we'll see the first Pocket PC with an oh-so-fantastic camera?
