Toshiba Starts Mass Production of 13 Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor
Toshiba Corporation's Semiconductor & Storage Products Company has announced the launch of "T4KB3", a 13-megapixel (MP) BSI CMOS image sensor with the optical format of 1/3.07 inch that the company says offers makers of smartphones and tablets lower power consumption and a smaller chip size.
A new design methodology helps to reduce the power consumption of the new sensor to 200mW, or less at 30fps, 53 percent that of Toshiba's sensor now in mass production. The chip is also in the world's smallest class of 13MP sensors, about 24 percent smaller than Toshiba's current 13MP sensor, and "T4KB3" is world's smallest class 13MP sensor.
The new sensor also deploys "Bright Mode" technology that captures bright video images at high frame rates, realizing Full-HD video capture at 120fps equivalent.
The new CMOS sensor positions Toshiba to contribute to the realization of smaller form-factor camera modules and thinner mobile devices.
Applications
· Smartphones and tablets
Key Features
· Low power circuit design reduces power consumption to 53% of Toshiba's current product
· In the world's smallest class of chip size for 13MP CMOS image sensors
· Full-HD video capture at 120fps equivalent
· "Bright Mode" technology that captures bright video images at high frame rates