OmniVision Showcases Sub-$30 Automotive Camera Module at Techno Frontier Show in Tokyo.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- OmniVision Technologies Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. OmniVision Technologies (OVT) is a fabless designer and seller of CMOS image sensors. They have recently acquired CDM-Optics, a company founded to commercialize Wavefront Coding. , Inc. (Nasdaq:OVTI OVTI OmniVision Technologies Incorporated ), one of the world's leading suppliers of CMOS image sensors A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved steadily. CMOS sensors have advantages over CCDs. , announced today that it will demonstrate a new reference design for a sub-$30 automotive camera module solution at the Techno Frontier Show in Tokyo, Japan (April 20 - 22). The reference design supports the OV7940, OmniVision's first OmniPixel(TM) technology sensor developed specifically for the automotive market. With its optimized single-chip 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. design, the OV7940 enables a complete camera module with a bill-of-material cost of under US$30. This offers a significant savings over competing CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. module solutions, which can cost up to three times as much. Applications for the reference design include rear-seat displays, backup cameras, advanced airbag deployment systems, and lane departure warning systems A lane departure warning system (LDW) is a mechanism designed to warn a driver when the vehicle begins to move out of its lane (unless a turn signal is on in that direction) on freeways and arterial roads. . The OV7940 is built to stringent, high-end specifications of the Automobile Electronics Council's AEC-Q100 criteria encompassing a series of tests including preconditioning preconditioning preparation of 6 to 8 months old range-reared, recently weaned beef calves for entry into a feedlot and an intensive fattening program. Includes castration, dehorning and branding 3 weeks before and all vaccinations 2 weeks before weaning, and weaning 3 to 4 weeks , humidity, high-temperature cycle, mechanical, optical and electrical test parameters. The OV7940's high light sensitivity and its operational temperature range of -40 degrees C to +85 degrees C meet the critical requirements for automotive applications. The OV7940 sensor has been shipping on a sample basis since its launch in mid-March 2005 and, owing to owing to prep. Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness. owing to prep → debido a, por causa de the high degree of customer interest, scheduled mass production has been accelerated to early in the third quarter of calendar 2005. OmniVision will be demonstrating the reference design at booth 6355 for the duration of the Techno Frontier show. About OmniPixel OmniPixel(TM) technology is the CMOS image sensor industry's first no-compromise technology for advanced image-sensor applications. It enables OmniVision's next generation of image sensors to deliver the light sensitivity, resolution, color fidelity and low noise of advanced CCD products, while also providing the proven advantages that designers have come to expect from OmniVision's CMOS solutions -- low cost, high integration, low power consumption, wide dynamic range and switchable still-image or video capture. OmniPixel comes complete with premium features such as auto-focus, zooming, panning and mechanical shutter control that position OmniPixel technology to challenge CCDs in high-end camera markets. About OmniVision OmniVision Technologies designs and markets high-performance semiconductor image sensors. Its OmniPixel and CameraChip products are highly integrated single-chip CMOS image sensors for mass-market consumer and commercial applications such as mobile phones, digital still cameras, security and surveillance systems, interactive video games See video game console. , PCs and automotive imaging systems. Additional information is available at www.ovt.com. OmniVision and OmniPixel are registered trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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