Omnivision Announces Power and Cost-Effective GS Sensor for Automotive Applications

PRNewswire: Omnivision's OV9284 1MP sensor is aimed to driver and passenger monitoring in mainstream vehicles and is said to have a number of "best in the industry" and "first in the industry" features:

• the industry’s best NIR QE in a driver-monitoring image sensor, with 12% at 940nm
• consumes only 90mW of power at 60 fps, which is 30% lower than the nearest competitor
• the industry’s first image sensor with "the right balance of cost effectiveness, high-quality imaging and advanced features, meeting the needs of the mainstream automotive market"

The new sensor is based on high-speed global shutter OmniPixel3-GS pixel technology and offers 1280 x 800 resolution at video speeds of up to 120 fps. The OV9284 is available now.