With a lot of gizmos getting smaller each day, every accompanying component seems to be shrinking in size too. OmniVision has slipped the covers off their OV2720 1/6†native, 1080p/30 HDCMOS image sensor for notebook, netbook and video conferencing applications.
The image sensor is engineered around the company’s 1.4 micron OmniBSI backside illumination technology that accomplishes low light sensitivity of 680-mV/lux-sec, thus enabling thin modules measuring a z-height of 3.5mm. Moreover, the sensor can make use of binning to double its performance in comparison to other VGA sensors of similar form factors. A clean, fully stable color image can be generated by gutting down or elimination of common lighting or electrical sources of image contamination.
“Consumer demand for HD video has never been greater. Display formats are moving to a 16:9 aspect ratio, TV broadcast is embracing HD, and social media platforms such as YouTube and Facebook are supporting HD,†cited Nick Nam, product marketing manager, OmniVision. “With the OV2720, OmniVision continues to lead the industry in bringing to market innovative, high performance HD solutions, addressing the growing demand for the HD video-enabled devices of the YouTube generation. With the broadest portfolio of HD video products in the industry, we enable our customers to find the right solution for their price, performance and size requirements.â€
The device is touted to deliver videos with high image quality, color reproduction, sensitivity and clarity since there is no need for scaling or cropping to reproduce images in HD resolution. The OV2720 CMOS image sensor is compatible with controllers and multiple platform architectures on parallel and MIPI interfaces. This piece of technology has the capability to generate clear and stable images by dipping or eradicating image contamination like smearing or image contamination.
OmniVision plans to commence volume production of the OV2720 from June this year. The price of the product is still under wraps.
