Sony IMX990 Image Sensor: Practical Applications
Sony IMX990 Image Sensor: Practical Applications
Sony Semiconductor Solutions launched two new image sensors for the visible and infrared spectrums. Framos manufactured the new sensors, which have a pixel size of just 5um. The company also offers the image sensor with SenSWIR*2 technology. These image sensors can be used for machine vision and many other applications. These are just a few of the many features that this sensor offers.
SenSWIR*2 technology
SenSWIR*2 technology, which is used on the Sony EMX990 camera, provides high sensitivity and a wide range wavelengths. This technology allows the sensor to capture images at higher rates and with greater efficiency. It ensures reproducible imaging results.
Sony has implemented this technology in both its IMX990 camera and IMX9901 camera. To achieve high image quality, it works with the Cu Cu connection of the sensors. These sensors are sensitive in the visible, NIR and SWIR ranges and can be used for both analog and digital output. Sony claims that the new sensors are comparable to industrial-grade CMOS image sensors. These sensors can be used in many applications including semiconductor inspection, material selection and contaminant detection.
SenSWIR*2 technology uses both visible and infrared light to create a bright and accurate image. It is made up of two main parts: an InP/InGaAs/InP stack, and an active imageable region. The active imageable region, which contains the InGaAs SWIR die, is about 7.4 mm wide and 6.7 mm high.
Copper-to-copper connection
Sony has developed a new sensor that uses a copper–to-copper connection in order to achieve high image homogeneity. This connection allows the sensor to produce a uniform and reliable signal, which allows it achieve a 5-mm pixel size. It also allows a smaller camera body while still supporting VGA or SXGA resolution.
The sensor has a high sensitivity range, with the maximum sensitivity of 20 nm. It can also take images over a broad wavelength range, something that is rare with other camera systems. These types of imaging require multiple cameras. But Sony’s sensors can handle it with just one. They have the industry’s smallest five-mm pixels, allowing them to work in a wide range of lighting conditions.
Sony’s latest sensor uses an InGaAs-based semiconductor layer to build a small image sensor that can capture images in the visible and SWIR wavelength ranges. High sensitivity is possible thanks to the copper-to-copper connector.
Wide spectrum of wavelengths
The Sony IMX990 sensor is capable of capturing a wide spectrum of light, including visible and infrared wavelengths. The four layers of the sensor include a light shield of metal and a semiconductor absorber stack of InP/InGaAs/InP. The total thickness of the sensor is 3.4um. The top InP layer, n-type, acts as a window layer and detects visible light. It has a pixel pitch of 5.0 um and supports a global shutter.
The IMX990 sensor consists of five-millimeter pixels and has a spectral response between 0.4 and 1.7u. SenSWIR technology is used to provide photodiodes on a InGaAs compound silicon layer. This ensures high sensitivity over a broad spectrum of wavelengths. The sensor is packaged in a ceramic LGA or PGA package.
The Sony IMX990 sensor is capable of capturing short-wave infrared light, which enables it to detect material differences. It can also be used in thermal imaging applications.
For machine vision applications, powerful sensor
Sony’s IMX990 sensor features a resolution of 1.34 megapixels with a pixel pitch 5.0 um. It features an advanced pixel architecture based on SenSWIR technology. This allows image acquisition in the visible and NIR ranges. This is crucial for machine vision applications. This sensor eliminates the need to calibrate and simplifies image analyses.
The IMX990 sensor, the first SWIR-based camera from Sony, is now available. The photodiodes are embedded in an InGaAs semiconductor layer and connected via Cu-Cu bonding to a silicon reading layer. This allows for high sensitivity across a broad range of wavelengths while being compact and light. This technology allows seamless image capture across a broad wavelength range of 0.4 mm up to 1.7mm.
The IMX990 sensor delivers exceptional performance including high dynamic range, low noise and excellent resolution. Its price starts at less than US$1000. Sony also offers an InGaAs-compatible sensor. The CQD sensor provides a wider spectral band than the IMX990. This new sensor is compatible with many machine vision applications.