It’s not all about phones for Samsung at the Mobile World Congress. The Korean giant has also unveiled two new HD CMOS sensors for the mobile phone market – the S5K4E2 and S5K5CA. Let’s briefly talk about each product, shall we:
- S5K4E2 CMOS image sensor – ultra-sensitive 1/4-inch, 1.4 micron, 5-megapixel chip with an integrated extended depth of field (EDoF) IP. Among the functionality supported are barcode and business card scanning, video recording in full resolution at 15 fps, advanced noise removal logic, and so on. The S5K4E2 is made to fit into a 6.5×6.5 mm module with a height dimension of 4.5 mm, making it ideal for ultra-slim phones.
- S5K5CA SoC Imager – a 1/5-inch, 1.4 micron, 3-megapixel imager that combines both the image signal processor (ISP) with the CMOS image sensor into a single system-on-chip (SoC) solution. This SoC is ideal for 6.5mm x 6.5mm fixed focus camera modules, and can take videos at 720p. It also includes JPEG rotation feature that reduces frame buffer memory needed to rotate images.
The Samsung S5K4E2 will be hitting mass production later in the quarter, whereas S5K5CA is already in volume production.