ADDC-3960 EP 1.3 megapixel image sensor

ADDC-3960 EP 1.3 megapixel image sensor

The Agilent ADCC-3960 EP is the industry's most advanced one-third optical format, 1.3 megapixel system-on-chip. It incorporates a CMOS image sensor with an enhanced image processor and seventh-generation JPEG compression engine.

The sensor is capable of 15 frames per second at full SXGA resolution, and 30 frames per second in VGA mode. It has a pixel size of 3.3 mμ²and contains 1,280 horizontal by 1,024 vertical active pixels. The ADCC-3960 EP also incorporates a 10-bit A/D converter and offers these key image-processing features:

• Special-effects generator with “blue people”, black and white,sepia, solarisation and 20 other special effects(1).

• Adaptive compression that ensures highest-quality JPEG compression with no dropped frames(1).

• Advanced exposure control for brighter non-flash images(1).

• Enhanced automatic pixel correction that is 5× better than conventional bad pixel amelioration(1).

• True color image processing that is better than advanced auto white balance(1).

• Programmable dual LED and Xenon flash strobe synchronisation(1).

• Locally adaptive color noise suppression(1).

• Smooth 4× digital zoom to emulate an optical zoom movement(1).

• Anti-vignetting that provides automatic correction for lens shading effects.

• Picture sharpening and adaptive tone mapping.

• Auto flicker correction.

The Agilent ADCC-3960 CMOS image sensor is sampling now and available in production volumes through Agilent's direct sales channel. Agilent expects to sample an EP-based 2-megapixel CMOS image sensor in early-2006.

Further information on Agilent's CMOS image sensors is available at: www.agilent.com/view/imaging