TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced details of the full line-up of its new series of high performance BSI CMOS image sensors equipped with Phase Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF)[1]. Following on from the already announced 16-megapixel(MP) T4KC3-121[2], the company has unveiled 8MP (T4KA3-121), 13MP (T4KB3-121) and 20MP (T4KA7-121) sensors. Sample shipments of devices in the series will start in August, and they will be rolled out in turn.
Originally developed for SLR cameras, PDAF locks in focus at speeds much faster than the auto-focus systems used in smartphones and tablets. This is driving demand for PDAF on those platforms.
In addition to securing high-speed focus of still and moving objects, for needle-sharp, natural images and movies, the new CMOS image sensors also make it possible to create even thinner smartphones and mobile devices: Toshiba’s PDAF does not require a space for an AF sensor in the camera module, as they are embedded in the CMOS image sensor itself.
Toshiba’s main goal with its new line-up of CMOS image sensors is to empower users to capture beautiful images and movies. Toward this, in addition to PDAF, all models support Toshiba’s Bright Mode[3], high speed image capturing and HDR[4]. They also achieve low power consumption and are in the world’s smallest class of chip size[5].
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Main Specifications |
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| Part Number | T4KA3-121 | T4KB3-121 | T4KC3-121 | T4KA7-121 | ||||||
| Output Pixels | 8 megapixel | 13 megapixel | 16 megapixel | 20 megapixel | ||||||
| Optical Size | 1/4 inch | 1/3.07 inch | 1/2.78 inch | 1/2.4 inch | ||||||
| Pixel Pitch | BSI 1.12micro-meter | |||||||||
| PDAF |
O |
O |
O |
O |
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Maximum
Output Frame (fps) |
Normal mode[6] |
30fps @8M |
30fps @13M |
30fps @16M |
22fps @20M |
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Bright mode[7] |
240fps @HD | 120fps @Full-HD | 120fps @Full-HD |
- |
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| HDR |
O |
O |
O |
- |
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Power Consumption [8] |
140 mW | 170 mW | 240 mW | 440mW | ||||||
| Reference Camera Module Size |
8.5 mm x 8.5 mm |
8.5 mm x 8.5 mm |
8.5 mm x 8.5 mm |
10.5 mm x 12.0 mm |
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| Sample Price | 1,500 yen | 1,600 yen | 1,700 yen | 2,500 yen | ||||||
| Sample Shipment Schedule | August 17, 2015 | August 3, 2015 | August 11, 2015 | October, 2015 | ||||||
| Mass Production Schedule | December, 2015 | November, 2015 | December, 2015 | March, 2016 | ||||||
| Mass Production volume |
6 million units
a month |
4 million units
a month |
2 million units
a month |
500,000 units
a month |
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| [1] | Phase Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF) | |
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http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/product/sensor/cmos-sensor/tech-pdaf.html |
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| [2] | The part number for 16 MP CMOS image sensor with PDAF, originally announced as T4KC3, is now T4KC3-121. T4KC3 will be used as the part number for a 16 MP CMOS image sensor without PDAF. | |
| [3] | Bright Mode | |
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http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/product/sensor/cmos-sensor/tech-brightmode.html |
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| [4] | High Dynamic Range (HDR) | |
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http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/product/sensor/cmos-sensor/tech-hdr.html |
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| [5] | Toshiba survey, as of July 30, 2015. | |
| [6] | Frame rate of progressive output. | |
| [7] | Frame rate of interlaced output after progressive conversion processing. | |
| [8] | Reference power consumption at the full pixel output operation in LP mode. | |
For further information about these products, please visit:
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/info/lookup.jsp?pid=T4KA3-121®ion=apc&lang=en
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/info/lookup.jsp?pid=T4KB3-121®ion=apc&lang=en
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/info/lookup.jsp?pid=T4KC3-121®ion=apc&lang=en
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/info/lookup.jsp?pid=T4KA7-121®ion=apc&lang=en
Customer Inquiries:
Image Sensor Sales & Marketing Department
Tel: +81-3-3457-3370
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/contact.html
*Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice.
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