These CMOS (Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor) imaging sensors serve a broad range of applications and markets including machine vision, medical electronics, broadcast equipment, traffic management, scientific instrumentation and photography. ams also supplies miniature camera modules for endoscopy-like applications.
ams offers its CMOS imaging sensors as complete turnkey solutions, and the whole process from specification and design, through prototyping and product qualification, to volume production, is implemented by ams.
Area Scan Sensors
The ams family of pipelined global shutter sensors features high frame rates for a wide range of demanding professional and industrial applications. Their resolutions range from VGA up to 50Mpixels. Rolling shutter image sensors feature high 71Mpixel resolution for use in demanding industrial applications.
Line Scan Sensors
The CMOS line scan image sensor family from ams consists of 23 variants, offering a range of resolution and pixel size specifications. Resolution options range from 2kpixels up to 16kpixels and line rates extend up to 80,000 lines/s.
Miniature Camera Modules
The NanEye miniature CMOS image sensors and corresponding camera module configurations are available in modular form factors as small as 1 mm x 1mm. Various optics options are available.