Cypress Introduces 2.3- & 5.3-Megapixel Image Sensors For Machine Vision, High-End Security & Traffic Monitoring Applications
November 08 2010 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:CY) today announced two
extensions to Cypress’s popular VITA family of image sensors — the
2.3-megapixel VITA 2000 and the 5.3-megapixel VITA 5000. They are
ideal for machine vision, high-end security, 2D barcode and
intelligent traffic applications.
The new sensors offer an array of sophisticated features,
including pipelined and triggered global shutter modes and a
conventional rolling shutter mode, speeds of up to 92 frames per
second (FPS) for VITA 2000 and 75 FPS for VITA 5000, and 10-bit
analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), with either parallel outputs
or serialized outputs up to 620 Mbps. They feature programmable
registers to control different operating modes, configurable over a
standard SPI interface.
The VITA 2000 can provide output in two standard formats: HD
(1920 x 1080), which is typically used in the security market; and
4:3 (1600 x 1200), popular in the machine vision market. The sensor
array has a standard 2/3” optical format lens. It offers four
parallel LVDS channels.
The VITA 5000 has a standard 1” optical format with monochrome
or color digital output. The pipelined global shutter capability
enables exposure during read-out to reduce motion blur. The sensor
also works in a rolling shutter mode with Correlated Double
Sampling (CDS) to reduce noise and increase dynamic range. It
offers eight parallel LVDS channels. More information is available
at www.cypress.com/go/imagesensors/VITA.
The new sensors expand on the capabilities of the 1.3-megapixel
VITA 1300 family, and the 25-megapixel VITA 25K. Cypress will
demonstrate its entire portfolio of industry-leading custom and
standard CMOS image sensor solutions, including these VITA family
offerings, at the 2010 Vision Stuttgart Show in Stuttgart, Germany,
November 9-11 in Stand 6C23. Interested parties can send an e-mail
to vision2010@cypress.com to arrange a meeting at the show.
The new devices are manufactured by TowerJazz on its advanced
0.18-micron CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology, offering
outstanding performance with low power consumption. Cypress
currently manufactures all of its image sensors with TowerJazz.
“We have earned our leadership position in the industrial image
sensor market with outstanding quality, performance and delivery,”
said Georges Hiltrop, general manager of Cypress’s image sensor
business unit. “We are excited to add to our portfolio and expand
our served markets to include high-end security and other
applications.”
“The new VITA 2000 and VITA 5000 showcase our state of the art
image sensor technology, where our process and device features such
as low dark current, low noise and high dynamic range enable the
high performance required by the end users of Cypress’s imaging
products,” said Jonathan Gendler, director of CIS marketing at
TowerJazz. “We’re pleased to partner with Cypress, a leading
innovator in the CMOS image sensor market, on these new
products.”
Availability and Photo
Samples of the new devices are currently available, with
production devices expected in the first half of 2011. Photos of
the image sensors are available at
www.cypress.com/go/pr/VITAphotos.
Cypress Image Sensors
Cypress offers standard and customized CMOS image sensors for
consumer as well as industrial and professional applications.
Consumer applications include solutions for fast growing high-speed
machine vision, motion monitoring, medical imaging, intelligent
traffic systems, security, and barcode applications. Cypress's
customized CMOS image sensors are characterized by very high pixel
counts, large area, very high frame rates, large dynamic range, and
high sensitivity.
CMOS image sensors complement Cypress's technology and market
strengths and expand Cypress's existing presence in numerous
complementary markets where it sells a broad array of timing and
USB solutions, configurable microcontrollers and memories.
About TowerJazz
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM), the global
specialty foundry leader and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz
Semiconductor, operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz,
manufacturing integrated circuits with geometries ranging from
1.0 to 0.13-micron. TowerJazz provides industry leading design
enablement tools to allow complex designs to be achieved
quickly and more accurately and offers a broad range of
customizable process technologies including SiGe, BiCMOS,
Mixed-Signal and RFCMOS, CMOS Image Sensor, Power Management (BCD),
and Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) as well as MEMS capabilities. To
provide world-class customer service, TowerJazz maintains two
manufacturing facilities in Israel and one in the U.S. with
additional capacity available in China through manufacturing
partnerships. For more information, please visit
www.towerjazz.com.
About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable
solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and
exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the flagship
PSoC® programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives such as
PowerPSoC® solutions for high-voltage and LED lighting
applications, CapSense® touch sensing and TrueTouch™ solutions for
touchscreens. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers,
including the high-performance West Bridge® solution that enhances
connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress is
also a leader in high-performance memories and programmable timing
devices. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, mobile
handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial
and military. Cypress trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at
www.cypress.com.
Cypress, the Cypress logo, CapSense, PSoC,
PowerPSoC and West Bridge are registered trademarks and TrueTouch
is a trademark of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks
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