Omnivision Improves Resolution of its Sensor for Endoscopes

BusinessWire: OmniVision announces the OVMed OH0FA image sensor and OAH0428 bridge chip for endoscopes and catheters. The OH0FA sensor provides 720x720 resolution at 30 fps, said to be the highest available resolution for ENT, cardiac, arthro, OB-GYN and utero-renal endoscopes.

The OH0FA’s resolution of 720x720 represents a dramatic increase over the previous generation sensor, the OVM6946, at 400x400. The OH0FA area is a 0.93x0.93 mm in a 1/18 inch optical format. Its 1.008 µm pixel size is built on OmniVision’s PureCel Plus-S pixel technology. This next-generation pixel technology also provides the high color fidelity and signal-to-noise ratio of 37.5 dB for crisper images. Additionally, PureCel Plus-S enables the OH0FA’s high full-well capacity, zero blooming and lower power consumption. A version of the OCHFA, based on OmniVision’s CameraCubeChip technology, will be launched soon for single use endoscopes.