Wide-Spectrum Image Sensors

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Published on 04 February 2025

Image Sensors IMX992 and IMX993 from Sony will be launched into full mass production, making them available to everyone. FRAMOS will start delivering these first units starting in spring 2025. They capture images in both the visible range and short-wave infrared ranges (400 nm - 1,700 nm) making it now possible to simplify system design and applications where two or more sensors were needed. Thanks to their attractive price, camera manufacturers and system integrators in the imaging/embedded vision sector can now build cost-effective cameras or embedded vision systems that leverage these expanded wavelengths.

One special feature is their small pixel structure. At just 3.45 µm, they enable high resolutions. The IMX992 utilizes 5.3 megapixels to capture up to 120 frames per second at full resolution with 10-bit image depths. The IMX993 has a resolution of 3.2 megapixels that captures up to 150 frames per second at full resolution with 10-bit image depths.

Both sensors have a global shutter, are small enough to use a C-mount lens, and support both SLVS and MIPI data interfaces. Their digital outputs and simple design make them easy to integrate, especially when compared to traditional SWIR sensors with analog outputs.

The target applications range from quality control and inspection of goods, such as the detection of water inclusions, to material sorting and selection and security and surveillance, thanks to the ability to see better through aerosols such as fog or smoke.

More information :
https://www.framos.com/en/products/sony-imx992-aaba-27152