Tuesday, 13 March 2007

Micron Image Sensor Hits 8 Megapixels

Semiconductor solutions company Micron, has unveiled two new Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors for mainstream digital cameras and camcorders.

With its new sensors, Micron brings picture quality and ultra-fast burst modes to point-and-shoot digital cameras, features found only in high-end Digital, Single-Lens-Reflex (D-SLR) cameras, the company claimed.

The new sensor joins Micron's 8-megapixel sensor (product number MT9E001) that is now in mass production and its standard definition 5-megapixel sensor that is currently designed into cameras on the market.

Targeted at digital consumer camcorder applications, Micron today also introduced a new HD video sensor (product number MT9M002) that captures 60 fps in 720p format and delivers low noise performance, the company said.

Initially launched as a prototype in May 2006, Micron's 8-megapixel image sensor is now available for mass production.

The 8-megapixel sensor was built using a1.75-micron pixel design and fits into a 1/2.5-inch optical format.

Micron is sampling the new sensors now with mass production expected in the third quarter of 2007.