TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) has launched a new 1.75 micrometer, 2-megapixel CMOS image sensor for mobile devices such as cellular phones, smartphones and tablets. The new product, "T4K28" is now in mass production and will be on the market from the end of January.

T4K28 has an embedded ISP (image signal processor) and provides both parallel and serial (CSI-2 single lane) output, ensuring flexibility in the development of mobile devices. The aspect ratio is 4:3. The sensor can be supplied as chips, on wafers or in a chip scale packages (CSP) on request. All versions are manufactured within the Toshiba group.

Key Features
1. Embedded ISP
2. Provides both parallel and serial (CSI-2 single lane) output
3. Supports frame rate of 720p/30fps
4. Available in chip, wafer or CSP (TSV^[1] structure)
^[1]Through Silicon Via

Applications
Cameras in mobile devices such as cellular phones, smartphones and tablets

About Toshiba
Toshiba is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances.

Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 550 consolidated companies, with 202,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.1 trillion yen (US$74 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm