Omnivision has introduced a new high-sensitivity global shutter (GS) image sensor, addressing market demand for the smallest and lowest-power consuming cameras in AR/VR devices. Smaller by 26% and more than 50% more power-efficient than its predecessor, the OG0VE image sensor features a sensitive 3.0-micron pixel based on the company’s OmniPixel3-GS technology.
(Source: Omnivision)
Designed for any application requiring simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), gesture detection, head and eye tracking, and depth and motion detection, the global shutter image sensor provides a 640 × 480 resolution and pixel size of 3.6 × 2.7 mm in a 1/7.5-inch optical format. It features low power consumption; <34 mW when running at 60 frames per second (fps) with VGA. It is particularly suited for small-form-factor design flexibility in mainstream AR/VR/MR and metaverse applications as well as drones, machine vision, and barcode scanners.
The sensor features automatic black level calibration (ABLC) and programmable controls for frame rate, mirror and flip, cropping, and windowing. Other specifications include support for horizontal and vertical 2:1 and 4:1 monochrome subsampling and 2 × 2 monochrome binning. It also embeds 256 bits of one-time programmable (OTP) memory for part identification and programmable I/O drive capability. The operating temperature range is operating: -30°C to 70°C.
The sensor supports one-lane MIPI D-PHY at up to 800 Mbits/s and is available in Omnivision’s CSP package or as bare die. The OG0VE GS image sensor is available for sampling now and will be in mass production in mid-2023.
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