Product category:
Vision and Colour Sensors
News Release from: FillFactory | Subject: Image sensors
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 December 2002
Custom sensor boosts Kodak's resolution
FillFactory has begun shipments to Kodak Professional of a customised 13.85Mpixel CMOS image sensor for its new SLR camera, the DCS Pro 14n.
FillFactory has begun shipments to Kodak Professional of a customised 13.85Mpixel CMOS image sensor for its new SLR camera, the DCS Pro 14n With an 8um pixel size and total light sensitive area of 36 x 24mm, this device currently offers the highest resolution for a true 35mm format image sensor
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 29 Apr 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Sensor optimised for machine vision cameras
The IBIS5-1300 is a 1024 x 1280pixel CMOS image sensor featuring triggered snapshot as well as rolling shutter operation modes.
Dell eliminates the potential of packing errors
Thanks to its investment in a computer-aided pick-to-light system however, Dell's 'top box' contents accuracy is exceptionally high.
Airport gets 99% read rates on bag tags
Manchester Airport is achieving a very high read rate thanks to its investment in Accu-Sort's Model 24i baggage scanning arrays.
This new high-resolution CMOS image sensor is the result of a joint research and development effort that started about 18 months ago.
The development work successfully addressed the challenge of achieving the required electro-optical performance, as well as the demanding requirements related to die placement accuracy, packaging, cover glass quality and NIR cutoff filter characteristics.
Special attention was also paid to the design of the on-chip colour filters.
The integrated circuits for this image sensor are produced by Tower Semiconductor using its 0.5um CMOS technology.
"This product offering results directly from the close alignment between Tower and FillFactory to advance current capabilities in CMOS image sensor applications.
Due to Tower's extensive experience with megapixel image sensors, we are able to provide customers and designers with background information to boost customer successes in volume production.
As far as we know, no other foundry today offers this combination of capabilities and experience to CMOS image sensor designers and customers", says Tower Semiconductor's Danny Hacohen, Vice President of Sales Europe, Asia and Japan.
In support of this initiative, FillFactory installed a new clean room for device inspection, device testing and packing under class 100 conditions and will continue to expand its design, production and test facilities at its Mechelen base.
"With this order from Kodak Professional, FillFactory will continue to strengthen and expand its position in the high-end digital photography market segment.
Our customers in other market segments will also benefit from the investments in infrastructure and quality that have been driven by the production of the Kodak device", stresses Luc De Mey, FillFactory's President and CEO.
This new device is an exclusive development for Kodak and will therefore not be offered as a standard FillFactory product.
However, FillFactory can develop similar imaging devices for other interested third parties.
• FillFactory: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Engineeringtalk email newsletter
• Engineeringtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
