Atmel Targets the Most Demanding of Imaging Applications with Introduction of New Line Scan Camera.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers GRENOBLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2003 AVIIVA M4 is a New Monochrome Line Scan Camera Ideal for Vision Applications Requiring High-Speed, High-Resolution and Performance Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today the availability of the AT71XM4CL, called the AVIIVA(TM) M4, a new member of the AVIIVA range of Line scan CCD Cameras, which already comprises the AVIIVA M2 (monochrome, two taps) and AVIIVA C2 (color, two taps). This addition to the fully complementary family of high-resolution cameras presents the vision systems designer with a full spectrum of camera solutions. Tailor made for the most demanding of applications, the AVIIVA M4 is targeted towards applications like parcel and postal sorting, document scanning and semiconductor inspection. The AVIIVA M4 addresses these applications by taking advantage of features already present in the M2 such as extreme mechanical precision, improved spectral response The variable output of a light-sensitive device that is based on the color of the light it perceives. and superior anti-blooming behavior. Plus, new with the M4, Atmel has increased speed and performance whilst providing 2 additional outputs; the integration of flat field correction and the provision of greater contrast expansion. The AVIIVA M4 familly offers three different camera solutions. A high-speed, high-resolution version incorporates a 6k or 8k sensor with 7 micron square pixels, and four outputs delivering up to 160 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. . In addition, further to the success of the AVIIVA M2 2k pixels 14 um, Atmel designed a faster model of this camera with four outputs at 30MHz per tap. Both versions deliver 8 or 10-bit output data and have common electro-optical performances like good vertical resolution, high sensitivity and excellent signal to noise ratio. The AVIIVA M4 is easy to implement as it supports the Camera Link(TM) serial interface, that is increasingly used in the machine vision industry. With Camera Link, the system designer can access all data, synchronisation and total camera control with standard cable(s). Additional flexibility is offered to the end-user via programmable settings alongside features such as integration time, gain and offset selection and an external trigger enables multi-camera synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. . About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. with manufacturing facilities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory See non-volatile memory. and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions using 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. , BiCMOS, SiGe and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof are registered trademarks and AVIIVA(TM) is a trademark of Atmel Corporation or it's subsidiaries. Camera Link(TM) is a trademark of the AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture (Automated Imaging Association). Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. Information For more information on Atmel's camera products go to: http://www.atmel.com/products/Cameras/ |
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