Date: 28/10/2009

High sensitive CMOS image sensor with BSI technology from Toshiba

Toshiba has launched a new CMOS image sensor with back-side illumination technology (BSI) that offers 14.6 mega pixels to digital still cameras and to mobile phones supporting video imaging.

BSI brings new levels of responsiveness by deploying lenses on the rear of the sensor on the silicon substrate to boost light sensitivity and absorption by 40%, and allows formation of finer image pixels.

The key features of the BSI CMOS sensors are,

1/ 2.3 inch of optical format
Size of image pixels with a pitch of 1.4 microns
Frame rate of 60 frame per sec, that supports 1080p, 720p

With these BSI CMOS sensors, Toshiba will reinforce the sensor business by expanding application to include digital cameras.

Toshiba says, the new sensor will be mass-produced at Toshiba's Oita Operations, on industry leading 300mm wafer lines deploying 65nm process technology. Initial production will be at a volume of 500,000 sensors a month.

For more details visit www.toshiba.com

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