Image sensing
austriamicrosystems expanded its 0.35micron foundry technology portfolio with an advanced CMOS opto process. The image sensor technology offers high optical sensitivity and very low dark currents, the company says. The company believes the product could be used in digital video cameras.
Martin Schrems, director of process development and implementation, reports:
"With the addition of only one process step to standard 0.35micron CMOS we can provide sensitivities and very low dark currents that meet leading edge industry requirements at very attractive prices. A new proprietary lens-type device is in development that will further enhance process performance at no additional process complexity."
The new process is fully modular and compatible with the 0.35micron mixed signal base process transferred from TSMC. The process is available for production now and will be produced in austriamicrosystems' 200mm standard mechanical interface (SMIF) wafer fab.
