Micron Forms CMOS Sensor Division

Semiconductor components manufacturer Micron Technology Inc. of Boise, Idaho, announced it has formed an independent division, Aptina Imaging (www.aptina.com), for its CMOS sensor business. Operating independently provides Aptina with more manufacturing flexibility, the company said, and offers cost and operational control benefits. Also, Aptina will continue to take advantage of the research and development investments Micron has made in manufacturing CMOS image sensors for mobile phones, digital still cameras, and security and surveillance cameras. "We will also bring new system-level innovations in imaging to our customers, allowing them to include high-performance cameras in their devices without the need to invest heavily in camera system R&D," said Bob Gove, Aptina president. In a separate statement, San Jose, Calif.-based Aptina announced an improved pixel technology that incorporates a new 9-MP image sensor and also introduced a 1.4-µm pixel and a prototype 1.2-µm pixel. Aptina said its new approach to designing cameras for mobile handsets incorporates the image sensor, optics and processing in one package.

There are 452 suppliers of Cameras in the Photonics Marketplace.

Excelitas PCO GmbH - PCO.Edge 11-24 BIO MR

About Micron Technology Inc.

Published: March 2008

Glossary

digital: Denoting the use of binary notation; i.e., the representation of data by bits (1 or 0).
image: In optics, an image is the reconstruction of light rays from a source or object when light from that source or object is passed through a system of optics and onto an image forming plane. Light rays passing through an optical system tend to either converge (real image) or diverge (virtual image) to a plane (also called the image plane) in which a visual reproduction of the object is formed. This reconstructed pictorial representation of the object is called an image.
nano: An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
photonics: The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
pixel: A pixel, short for "picture element," is the smallest controllable element of a digital image or display. It is a fundamental unit that represents a single point in a raster image, which is a grid of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Each pixel contains information about the color and brightness of a specific point in the image. Some points about pixels include: Color and intensity: In a colored image, each pixel typically consists of three color channels: red, green, and blue (RGB). The...
sensor: 1. A generic term for detector. 2. A complete optical/mechanical/electronic system that contains some form of radiation detector.

Browse Cameras & Imaging, Lasers, Optical Components, Test & Measurement, and more.