Onsemi, a company that specializes in embedded electronics, has unveiled what it calls its “lowest power image sensor family” in order to cater to use cases for smart offices and homes, augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR), and machine vision.
Onsemi’s Ross Jatou supports the new Hyperlux LP image sensor line by saying, “By utilizing our outstanding analog design and pixel architecture, our sensors raise the two most essential factors users consider when buying a device: picture quality and battery life. “Our new image sensor family delivers performance that matters with a significantly increased battery life and exquisite, highly detailed images.”
The AR0544 entry-level model, which offers a five-megapixel resolution, the AR0830 model, which gives an 8.3-megapixel resolution, and the range-topping AR2020 model, which offers a 20-megapixel resolution, are the three versions that the range begins with. The smallest of these models is only slightly larger than a pair of rice grains placed side by side. This low-power mode reduces the power draw while maintaining motion sensing capabilities.
Other features include a “smart region of interest” system that can deliver a scene overview in a lower resolution and a separate image portion at full resolution, reducing the need for bandwidth, and a low enough power draw to do away with the need for heatsinks to prevent thermal noise from impairing image quality.
