OmniVision Technologies has unveiled the OV9770, its 1/6" high-definition (HD) image sensor based on its OmniBSI-2 technology. With high sensitivity, superior color reproduction and image quality, it offers 720 p/30 HD video capture for future-generation tablets, notebooks and portable media players.
The OV9770 is the first HD sensor to utilize the 1.75-µm OmniBSI-2 pixel. This pixel pattern, developed by a 300 mm copper procedure utilizing 65 nm design specifications, lays the foundation for next-generation products.
The OV9770
The new pixel delivers a 20% enhancement in low-light performance, a 50% rise in full-well capacity and a 20% increase in peak quantum efficiency over the first-generation OmniBSI pixel. These benefits together provide superior overall sensor performance and eventually an improved experience to the end users.
The OV9770 features an optimal die size, consumes minimum power and offers image quality enhancements and superior performance compared to other HD sensors available in the market. It can capture images in full 1280 x 720 resolution at a frame speed of 30 fps with no image artifacts or degradation due to cropping or scaling. It features a serial camera control bus interface to provide full-frame, windowed or sub-sampled 8-bit and 10-bit RAW format images and offer all necessary imaging processing capabilities such as defective pixel canceling and exposure control.
Nicholas Nam, OmniVision Technologies’ Director of Product Marketing, stated that the company believes that sensor performance is a critical factor for sustained growth of HD camera market. The OV9770 marks a new quality benchmark for 720 p HD video capture by coupling its best SNR10 low-light performance with its superior sensitivity and dynamic range, he added.