Agilent Technologies Enables Sprint PCS Vision Phone Camera; Agilent CMOS Imaging Solution Allows Miniature Digital Camera to Provide Anytime, Anywhere Visual Communication.Business Editors/High Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002 Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that its miniature, low power CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. (complimentary metal oxide semiconductor See MOS. (electronics) Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (MOS) The three materials used to form a gate in the most common kind of Field Effect Transistor - a MOSFET. ) imaging solution, consisting of an image sensor and processor, has been incorporated into the Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Vision optional camera attachment manufactured by InfoHand Co., Ltd. of Korea. The miniature digital camera can capture, view and instantly send images wirelessly using either the Samsung A500 or Samsung N400 full-color screen PCS phones. Using Agilent's new miniature CMOS imaging system enabled the design of InfoHand's handset-attachable camera. The digital camera, marketed by Sprint, provides VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. (640 x 480 pixels) color resolution, 2 MB of built-in memory and stores 15 images. It provides a fun, easy way to instantly share experiences with family and friends from anywhere. Sprint PCS recently launched its enhanced nationwide network together with new phones and the InfoHand camera attachment to take advantage of the higher data rates offered. "Our design team engineered a state-of-the-art miniature phone camera capable of producing very high quality color pictures," said Samuel Chin, president of InfoHand. "Agilent's CMOS imaging technology, high-volume manufacturing and market leadership combined with outstanding quality, service and support made their selection an easy decision for us." "We are pleased that InfoHand has chosen our CMOS imaging technology for their latest digital camera attachment," said Jason Hartlove, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Sensor Solutions Division. "The optional camera attachment InfoHand created for Sprint is a major step in the evolution of mobile imaging. Imaging is expected to transform the mobile communication experience with applications such as phone-to-phone picture sharing, phone to e-mail/Web picture sharing, video clip sharing, multimedia messaging and eventually phone-to-phone video conferencing." Further information on Agilent image sensors and processors is available at www.agilent.com/view/imaging. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 36,000 employees serve customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6 billion in fiscal year 2002. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please direct reader inquiries to Agilent Semiconductor Products Group at +1 800 235 0312, or e-mail us at semiconductorsupport@agilent.com. Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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