ams Enables Factory Productivity and Quality With Launch of New Family of High-Speed Industrial Image Sensors
January 26 2021 - 11:30AM
Dow Jones News
ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high-performance
sensor solutions, today introduces the CSG family of image sensors,
enabling manufacturers to develop industrial vision equipment which
achieves higher resolution at very high frame rates. The new CSG14K
and CSG8K sensors, supplied in -- respectively -- a standard 1" or
a 1/1.1" optical format, allow factory operators to increase
throughput while improving quality, providing for better detection
of defects in high-speed inspection applications.
The CSG14K is a global shutter image sensor that combines sharp
resolution of 13.8Mpixels with high-speed operation: in 10-bit mode
at full resolution, the sensor can capture images at an impressive
maximum rate of 140 frames/s (fps), and at 93.6fps in 12-bit mode.
The CSG8K achieves even higher speeds of 231fps in 10-bit and
155fps in 12-bit mode at its full resolution of 8Mpixels. Both
products are global shutter sensors which perform true Correlated
Double Sampling (true-CDS) to capture sharp images of fast-moving
objects with no motion artefacts.
This combination of high speed and high resolution in a standard
format makes the CSG image sensors ideal for use in applications in
the industrial, security and Intelligent Transportation Systems
(ITS) markets, and in broadcast video. In an industrial application
such as PCB assembly, the CSG sensors' increased image quality and
frame rate allow an Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) camera to
spot defects, such as a missing or incorrectly applied electronic
component, faster and more reliably than before.
Extremely versatile, the sensors can operate in six modes, which
include a binning mode. When operating in line scan or windowing
mode, the effective frame rate can be much higher than the nominal
rate specified at full resolution.
Peter Vandersteegen, Marketing Manager of the CMOS Image Sensors
business line at ams, said: "AOI is a vital part of the quality
control process in modern factories. By delivering a fast frame
rate and higher resolution, the CSG image sensors provide a simple
way for industrial camera manufacturers to upgrade the performance
of their products, and to enable their customers to raise
throughput, productivity and quality -- all in a standard optical
format."
High performance in all conditions
The CSG family sensors offer outstanding image quality even in
challenging conditions. They are the first products to gain the
benefits of a pixel design which is notable for its low noise and
high sensitivity, plus high dynamic range and the ability to
operate the sensor in HDR mode. These characteristics enable the
CSG14K and CSG8K global shutter sensors to produce sharp and
detailed images even when operating in dim light.
The CSG sensors feature a sub-LVDS data interface like that of
the ams CMV family of image sensors. Both sensors are supplied in a
20mm x 22mm LGA package, share the same footprint and pinout, and
are software-compatible. The CSG14K has a 1:1 aspect ratio, and is
ideal for use in C-mount, 29mm x 29mm industrial cameras. The CSG8K
has a 16:9 aspect ratio, suitable for video.
Because the sensors share a common hardware platform and common
interface, it is easy for camera manufacturers to build multiple
product variants on a single hardware design, enabling them to
satisfy easily and at low development cost different customer
preferences for speed, resolution and aspect ratio.
The CSG14K and CSG8K sensors are available for sampling. For
sample requests or for more technical information, go to
https://ams.com/CSG14k and https://ams.com/CSG8k.
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CONTACT: Amy Flécher
ams AG
Vice President Marketing Communications
press@ams.com
ams.com
SOURCE: ams
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January 26, 2021 11:15 ET (16:15 GMT)