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Sony Announces World’s First Intelligent Vision Sensors with AI Processing Functionality
Sony today announced the upcoming release of two models of intelligent vision sensors, the first image sensors in the world to be equipped with AI processing functionality. The new Sony sensors feature a stacked configuration consisting of a pixel chip and logic chip. They are the world’s first image sensor to be equipped with AI…
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Sony Announces Stacked CMOS Image Sensor for Smartphones with Industry’s Highest 48 Effective Megapixels
Sony today announced the upcoming release of the IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor for smartphone cameras. The new sensor features 48 effective megapixels, the industry’s highest pixel count. The new product achieved a world-first ultra-compact pixel size of 0.8 μm, making it possible to pack 48 effective megapixels onto a 1/2-type (8.0 mm diagonal) unit,…
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Canon Develops Global Shutter Based CMOS Image Sensor with Dynamic Range of 111dB
Canon announced the development of a CMOS image sensor that supports the global shutter (GS) technology and has a dynamic range of 111dB at ISSCC 2017 (lecture number: 4.5). Conventional CMOS sensors use the rolling shutter technology, which exposes lines of pixels in series (one after another). It causes a time lag when reading signals…
