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Samsung Electronics today announced the world’s first 16MP camera sensor for smartphones featuring a pixel size of 1um.
The smaller pixel size has allowed Samsung to reduce the height of the sensor by 20 percent to only 5mm thereby making it perfect for future smartphones that keep getting thinner.
“As a trendsetter in the mobile image sensor business, we are pleased to be the first to deliver the most advanced 1.0μm-pixel imager, which meets both high-resolution and slim design requirements for smartphone cameras,” said Kyushik Hong, Vice President and Head of S.LSI Marketing at Samsung Electronics. “Starting with 16Mp sensor, Samsung plans to further expand 1 .0μm-pixel product category and lead the image sensor market for high performing slim mobile devices.”
The S5K3P3 sensor uses Samsung’s ISOCELL technology to make sure that there is no visible drop in imaging performance and quality despite the sensor coming with 1.0um pixels. The use of ISOCELL dramatically reduces color crosstalk and increases the light sensitivity of each pixel for higher color fidelity.
The 16MP camera sensor from Samsung is available for OEMs to implement in their next-generation smartphones from today itself.
[Via Samsung Tomorrow]
