Boise, ID — (press release excerpt) — Micron Technology, Inc. today announced samples of CIF-size CMOS image sensor camera system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices and stand-alone CIF-size CMOS image sensors. These ultra low-power, low-cost CMOS image sensors are designed specifically to meet the demands of low-power mobile devices such as cell phones, smart phones, and PDAs. These devices incorporate sophisticated camera functions on-chip and are programmable through a simple two-wire serial host interface.

Both products offer CIF resolution (352 x 288), 1/7-inch optical format, up to 30-frames-pre-second (fps) progressive scan for high-quality video and an on-chip, 8-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The sensor can be programmed to output progressive scan images up to 30-fps and typically consumes less than 17mW at maximum data rate. The camera on-a-chip device typically consumes less than 45mW at 30-fps and less than 30mW at 15-fps.

The on-chip ADC provides 8 bits per pixel. Frame- and line-valid signals are output on dedicated pins, along with a pixel clock that is synchronized with valid data. The camera system-on-a-chip device combines the CMOS image sensor core with Micron's second-generation digital Image Flow Processor (IFP) technology.

This on-chip IFP gives the SoC the ability to capture high-quality color images and perform a number of sophisticated processing functions. Micron is focusing on providing CMOS image sensor solutions to the handset camera, digital still camera, and PC video camera markets as well as automotive, diagnostic, biometric, security and high-speed applications.

 
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