The new sensors offer a suite of advanced features, including global burst and trigger-controlled shooting modes, as well as conventional tilt-bar triggering, with speeds up to 92 frames per second (FPS) for the VITA 2000 and 75 FPS for the VITA 5000. They also feature 10-bit analog-to-digital (A/D) converters with parallel or serial outputs up to 620 Mbps. Programmable registers control the different operating modes, configurable via a standard SPI interface.
The VITA 2000 can output in two standard formats: HD (1920 x 1080), commonly used in the security market, and 4:3 (1600 x 1200), widely used in the machine vision market. The sensor array has a standard 2/3" optical format lens and offers four parallel LVDS channels.
The VITA 5000 features a standard 1” optical format with monochrome or digital color output. Its instant burst shooting capability allows exposure during readout to reduce motion blur. The sensor also operates in tilt-shoot mode with Correlated Double Sampling (CDS) to reduce noise and increase dynamic range. It offers eight parallel LVDS channels.
The new devices are manufactured by TowerJazz using its advanced 0.18µm CMOS image sensor (CIS) technology, which delivers outstanding performance with low power consumption. Cypress currently manufactures all of its image sensors with TowerJazz.
“We have earned our leading position in the industrial image sensor market through exceptional levels of quality, performance, and supply,” said Georges Hiltrop, General Manager of Cypress’s Image Sensor Business Unit. “We are excited about expanding our portfolio and the markets we serve to include high-level security and other applications.”
“The new VITA 2000 and VITA 5000 are an example of our cutting-edge image sensor technology, incorporating features such as low dark current, low noise, and high dynamic range that deliver the high performance that end users of Cypress image processing products require,” said Jonathan Gendler, CIS Marketing Director at TowerJazz. “We are delighted to be working with Cypress, a leader in innovation within the CMOS image sensor market, on these new products.”.
