The new CMOS image sensor CMV2000 is specifically designed for demanding machine vision applications. The 2.2 Megapixel (2048 x 1088) sensor features a pixel size of 5.5µm x 5.5µm and is equipped with a novel low-noise global shutter. The CMV2000 is designed to run at a frame rate of more than 300 fps at full resolution. It will provide 16 LVDS output channels, which can be multiplexed to 8, 4 and 2 channels at a reduced frame rate. The advanced architecture of the CMOSIS sensor allows for row windowing and row sub-sampling, which enables the high frame rate
A unique feature of the CMV2000 is its novel pixel structure, which combines pipelined global shutter operation with correlated double sampling (CDS). This technique, pioneered by CMOSIS, yields an unprecedented low noise level below 18 e-.
The CMV2000 integrates a high-performance 10bit column ADC on-chip. The ADC features a slow 12bit mode and multiple HDR modes. All this extraordinary functionality is housed in a very compact 95pin ceramic PGA package.
A 4 Megapixel version of the new sensor, named CMV4000, will be available to camera manufacturers beginning May 2010.
“CMOSIS’s first 19 months of operation have confirmed that there are vast, still untapped, business opportunities for CMOS image sensors, especially in areas that were considered CCD strongholds,” says CMOSIS CEO Luc De Mey. “We are well positioned for a significant share of future industrial and professional CMOS image sensor markets.”