During CES 2022, OmniVision has unveiled the world’s smallest 0.61-micron pixel 200MP image sensor for high-end smartphones. Now, Omnivision is back introducing another breakthrough—its newest and tiniest sensor with a size of only 0.56-micron pixels.
OmniVision, a Chinese CMOS manufacturer and the current leader in image sensor technology, has officially announced that it has developed the world’s smallest 0.56-micron pixel technology. The official release date has been announced as well and it will be in the second quarter of this year.
According to the company, the design of its 0.56-micron pixel uses TSMC’s CMOS-specific 28nm process. However, the logic wafer uses the 22nm process node. In addition, the pixels use deep photodiodes and OmniVision PureCelPlus technology. This made it possible to achieve QPD and QE performance similar to their own larger 0.61-micron pixels.
“It takes great R&D innovation to advance pixel technology, especially at this level where we are going beyond the wavelength of light,” said Lindsay Grant, Senior Vice President of Process Engineering at OMNIVISION. “We have not compromised high performance with the smaller die size. In fact, we have demonstrated comparable QPD and QE performance to our 0.61 µm pixel in the visible light range,” she further added.
