Faster than the Human Eye! Higher Speed with Column-parallel A/D Conversion and Reducing Noise The key to increased speed of Sony’s CMOS Image Sensor can be found in parallel signal processing. CMOS sensors have analog-digital (A/D) conversion circuits that convert analog pixel signals into digital signals (Figure 1). Speed isContinue Reading

Greater Sensitivity than the Human Eye! Back-illuminated structure provides higher sensitivity Sony’s back-illuminated CMOS image sensor improves sensitivity and noise reduction – the key factors to enhancing image quality, while radically realigning their fundamental pixel structure from front-illumination to back-illumination. It has retained the advantages of CMOS image sensors suchContinue Reading

Adding Functional Value to a CMOS Image Sensor that Exceeds Human Vision! Back-illuminated and stacked structure provide advanced functionality Stacked CMOS Image Sensor is a Sony’s CMOS image sensor that adopts a unique ‘stacked structure.’ This structure layers the pixel section, containing formations of back-illuminated pixels over the chip affixedContinue Reading

What’s SLVS-EC？ Scalable Low-Voltage Signaling with Embedded Clock, abbreviated SLVS-EC, is a high-speed interface standard developed by Sony for fast, high-resolution image sensors. The interface’s simple protocol makes it easy to build camera systems. Featuring an embedded clock signal, it is a good choice for higher speeds or transmission overContinue Reading

DOL-HDR DOL-HDR: Digital Overlap High Dynamic Range In the DOL-HDR technology, an image processing technology for subjects with high contrast. It synthesizes different exposure conditions into an image so that both bright and dark data can be seen at the same time.Therefore, it outputs brilliant colors are captured even whenContinue Reading