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CMOS IMAGE SENSORS

Toshiba's versatile and high-quality CMOS image sensors open up new possibilities for mobile devices. The family of CMOS image sensors includes a range of resolutions from VGA to 12 megapixels and meets market needs for smaller form factors and higher performance with pixel sizes as small as 1.4-µm pixel pitch up to 2.2-µm. Toshiba leads innovation by incorporating the latest technologies such as backside illumination (BSI) and Chip Scale Camera Modules (CSCMs).
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Toshiba is a leader in advanced CMOS image sensor technology. The Toshiba CMOS image sensors employ a low-noise pixel structure that achieves high-picture quality with low-power consumption, even in low-light conditions for camera phones and other mobile applications. The latest technologies now available from Toshiba includes a line of products that feature ultra-compact chip scale camera modules (CSCM) which reduces module size by 64 percent compared to other modules using the same sensor and backside illumination (BSI) that enables best-in-class low-light sensitivity, better absorption and higher-quality images.
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New CMOS Image Sensors Feature Low Power and High Performance for Phones, Tablets and Notebooks

Toshiba rounds out its industry-leading complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image-sensor product offering. The T4K08 is Toshiba's first native 720p HD format sensor combining 1.75 µm front side illumination (FSI) pixel technology with SoC image processing on the chip. The T4K24 is Toshiba's first native 1080p FHD format 1.75 µm front side illumination (FSI) pixel technology sensor. These devices deliver low power and high performance in a small form-factor solution for camera systems being deployed in today's phones, tablets and notebook computers using front facing cameras.
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New Image Sensor Supports High Image Resolution in Small Form Factor; Targets Portable Digital Applications

Toshiba launches second product in a family of CMOS image sensors with back-side illumination technology (BSI). The T4K05 offers the industry's smallest pixel size (1.12 micrometers) with enhanced sensitivity and improved imaging performance though the use of BSI. Thanks to their ability to conform to tight form factors and still capture high-definition images, Toshiba expects BSI CMOS image sensors to become a mainstream technology in a variety of portable digital devices, ranging from mobile phones and digital cameras to smartphones and tablets.
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Datasheets for Toshiba images sensors and Chip Scale Camera Modules are available under NDA. Contact TechQuestions for more information.

6Sight - The Future of Imaging

Panel: Smarter Camera Phones Featuring: Jean Chao, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
The panel addresses the multiple factors that have contributed to getting mobile imaging to mainstream status, but the one that really drove consumers to finally use the camera in their phone is the rise of the smart phone, which made the cameras usable and useful - and fun - in an almost unlimited number of ways.

 
Toshiba: the Leader "Behind the Scenes" in Image Sensors

Toshiba is a pioneer and world leader in image sensor technology - both for charged-coupled devices (CCDs) and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors. Toshiba's leadership advancement and technology refinement during 20 plus years of designing, developing and manufacturing image sensors, includes over 10 years in the specific development of CMOS image sensors, the heart of the camera phone.
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Tech Challenge 101
Tech Challenge

The Tech Challenge 101 initiative is designed to help marketing and corporate executives expand their knowledge of CMOS image sensor technology and cell phone design through a quick-read series of focused insights and articles.

 
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Choosing the Right Image Sensor for Camera Phones

There are many criteria that can be used to choose an image sensor. Some of them are qualitative/subjective and some are quantitative/objective. When shopping for a CMOS image sensor for a camera phone, there are a few important "must know" quantitative metrics to keep in mind. They are:

1. Pixel density - pixel density is a fundamental part of an image sensor's performance; the more pixels the sensor has, the more detailed the picture can be. But when selecting an image sensor, designers should not look at pixel count alone. As pixels decrease in size, they also decrease in performance. In order to add more pixels to sensors without compromising image quality, sensor vendors are working with a variety of new technologies to enhance pixel performance, and designers should be aware of what pixel technologies their vendors are using to boost performance as they shrink pixel size.

2. Sensitivity - sensitivity measures the response of the sensor to light stimulus. It is often measured as mV/lux·sec.
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