Wednesday, July 11, 2018

SmartSens Unveils GS BSI VGA Sensor

PRNewswire: SmartSens launches SC031GS calling it "the world's first commercial-grade 300,000-pixel Global Shutter CMOS image sensor based on BSI pixel technology." While other companies announced GS BSI sensors, they have higher than VGA resolution.

The SC031GS is aimed to a wide range of commercial products, including smart barcode readers, drones, smart modules (Gesture Recognition/vSLAM/Depth Information/Optical Flow) and other image recognition-based AI applications, such as facial recognition and gesture control.

SC031GS uses 3.75um large pixels (1/6" optical size) and SmartSens' single-frame HDR technology, combined with a global shutter. The maximum frame rate is 240fps.

Leo Bai, GM of SmartSens' AI Image Sensors Division, stated: "SmartSens is not only a new force in the global CMOS image sensor market, but also a company that commits to designing and developing products that meet the market needs and reflect industry trends. We partnered with key players in the AI field to integrate AI functions into the product design. SC031GS is such a revolutionary product that is powered by our leading Global Shutter CMOS image sensing technology and designed for trending AI applications."

SC031GS is now in mass production.

3 comments:

  1. how is the light shield of the storage node realized in a BSI sensor?

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    1. Since Smartsens uses TSMC as a foundry, my guess is that they have something like this:

      https://image-sensors-world.blogspot.com/2017/05/tsmc-proposes-storage-node-screen-for.html

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  2. I'll make a single pixel GS sensor and that will be also world first lol!!!

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