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Fujitsu Buys Image Sensor Technology
Innotech has licensed its Threshold Voltage Modulation Image Sensor (VMIS) solid-state image sensor technology to Fujitsu. The Japanese electronics producer already uses CMOS sensors in its portable telephones. Future Fujitsu VMIS-based products are expected to include portable telephones and digital cameras and the traffic and security camera markets as well.
Innotech has licensed its Threshold Voltage Modulation Image Sensor (VMIS) solid-state image sensor technology to Fujitsu. The Japanese electronics producer already uses CMOS sensors in its portable telephones. Future Fujitsu VMIS-based products are expected to include portable telephones and digital cameras and the traffic and security camera markets as well.
Japanese development company Innotech launched VMIS development in 1998 and initiated trial production in 1999. VMIS features both low power consumption and enhanced picture quality. Performance is closer to that of charged couple devices (CCD) rather than that of CMOS sensors. VMIS can capture high-quality high-definition images up to CIF and VGA standards. The high-definition multi-Mpixel sensors can be created on existing CMOS processes. Multi-pixel electronic shutters can also be incorporated.

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