The CGSS130 sensor is said to be 4 times more sensitive to NIR wavelengths than most other image sensor on the market today. Since the IR emitter consumes most of the power in face recognition and other 3D sensing applications, the use of the CGSS130 sensor will enable manufacturers to extend battery run-time in mobile devices. The sensor also creates the opportunity to implement face recognition in wearable devices and in other products which are powered by a very small battery, or to enable a new range of applications beyond face recognition as the increased sensitivity extends the measurement range for the same power budget.
Stephane Curral, EVP and GM at ams’ ISS division, says: “Following the announcement of ams’ partnership with SmartSens Technology earlier this year, we are delighted to announce the first 3D Active Stereo Vision (ASV) reference design based on the CGSS130 voltage-based NIR enhanced global shutter image sensor. The 1.3MP stacked BSI sensor offers the highest Quantum Efficiency at 940nm, ideally suited for battery-powered devices. By supplying all main parts of the 3D system (illumination, receiver, SW) ams enables superior system performance with lower costs and a faster time to market for its customers.“
Development of the CGSS130 has been accelerated by ams’ partnership with SmartSens Technology. The new sensor is available for sampling.
The CGSS130 has a QE up to 40% at 940nm, and up to 58% at 850nm. The stacked BSI process allows for a small footprint of just 3.8mm x 4.2mm and the GS pixel size of 2.7um.
The sensor produces monochrome images with an effective pixel array of 1080H × 1280V at a maximum frame rate of 120 fps. This high frame rate and global shutter operation produce clean images free of blur or other motion artifacts.
Interestingly to see that the absorbed CMOSIS group doesn't contribute anything suitable to ams strategy.
ReplyDeleteIf the ams strategy was to move to the consumer market, it's hard to compete with the giants like OVT and SONY with a small industrial group like CMOSIS. This requires growing the team with a focused group of dedicated engineers working only in the consumer product line. A strong vision and bold moves are necessary from the management team, as is a large investment and speed of execution in decision making.
DeleteIn the era of cheap money(low interest rates) you don't need to have a strategy , you can buy a company and simply don't care much about its future, the only important thing is the next company that you will buy to increase revenues. This is like buying a restaurant , and order food from a takeaway, sooner or later costumers will notice the food doesn't taste the same , and the cooks will no longer know how to prepare food. The important thing is to have good pr, and make people believe that this is part of long term strategy.
DeleteCan I make a like to this last comment! Unfortunately it does apply to more companies then ams. Avoiding to talk about the future of Osram if ams cannot manage a smaller integration as the Cmos company, what will be the future for the German Giant.
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ReplyDeleteIs the same sensor also available from Smartsens or only as an AMS product?
ReplyDeleteOutside China, only ams product.
DeleteHow does this Smartsens part compare with the OVT OG01A sensor? They are both using TSMC so the NIR sensitivity is the same no added bonus there, the OVT part has a smaller pixel but you can always do binning. I wonder which one is the better choice?
ReplyDeleteFor performance wise OG01A is better, for price smartsens.But the lens need for OG01A may smaller.
DeleteI think it is the exact opposite of the comment above. Much better performance for smartsense, more economical for OV.
ReplyDeleteI compared those 2, smartsens can not match both PLS and noise. you must mention the very old 8 inch product from OV.
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