These 1.4 µm pixel sensors deliver industry-leading image quality and low power consumption while maximising performance, delivering what the company describes as crisp, vibrant images even in difficult lighting conditions.
The product family also features a stacked architecture design that minimises its footprint and at its smallest approaches the size of a grain of rice, making it suitable for devices where size is critical. Depending on the use case, customers can choose between the 5-megapixel AR0544, the 8-megapixel AR0830 or the 20-megapixel AR2020.
At a time when home and business owners are using cameras to protect themselves more than any other security measure, the market expected to triple by the end of the decade. As a result, consumers are looking for devices that can offer better image quality, reliability and longer battery life to improve the overall user experience.
With the image sensors, cameras can deliver clearer images and more accurate object detection even in harsh weather and lighting conditions. Additionally, these cameras are often placed in locations that can be difficult to access to replace or recharge batteries, making low power consumption a critical feature.
The Hyperlux LP family includes a number of features and proprietary technologies that optimise performance and resolution including:
Wake on Motion – Enables the sensors to operate in a low-power mode that draws a fraction of the power needed in the full-performance mode. Once the sensor detects movement, it moves to a higher performance state in less time than it takes to snap a photo.
Smart ROI – Delivers more than one region of interest (ROI) to give a context view of the scene at reduced bandwidth and a separate ROI in original detail.
Near-Infrared (NIR) Performance – Delivers superior image quality due to the innovative silicon design and pixel architecture, with minimal supplemental lighting.
Low Power – Reduces thermal noise which negatively impacts image quality and eliminates the need for heat sinks, reducing the overall cost of the vision system.
“By leveraging our analogue design and pixel architecture, our sensors elevate the two most important elements people 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 highly detailed images,” said Ross Jatou, senior vice president and general manager, Intelligent Sensing Group, onsemi.
In addition to smart home devices, one of the other applications the Hyperlux LP family can improve is the office meeting experience with more intuitive, seamless videoconferencing solutions.
“Video collaboration solutions require high-quality image sensors that bring together multiple factors for the best user experience. The optical performance, innovative features and extremely low power consumption of the Hyperlux LP image sensors will enable us to deliver a completely immersive virtual meeting experience in highly intelligent and optimised videoconferencing systems,” said Ashish Thanawala, Sr. Director of Systems Engineering, Owl Labs.
