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Through improvements in the quality and reliability of electronic components, safety-related imaging applications are becoming mainstream in today's vehicles, including lane departure detection and warning systems, blind spot detection/displays, rear view, 360°/panoramic view cameras, and night vision.
According to leading third-party market research firm Techno Systems Research (TSR), the percentage of integrated vehicle cameras using CMOS sensors is projected to increase from around 20 percent in 2008 to more than 70 percent in 2013.
OmniVision Technologies (OVT) is the leading provider of CMOS imaging solutions to the automotive industry with over 50 percent market share* and a proven track record in delivering innovative solutions specifically designed to serve the unique requirements of the automotive industry.
At the forefront of innovation and industry expertise, OmniVision's rich portfolio of AutoVision solutions provides today's automotive designers with the industry's broadest selection of sensors, evaluation kits, and development platforms, enabling faster time-to-market and substantially reduced system costs for both display based and machine vision applications.
Advantage of CMOS
AutoVision solutions deliver the inherent advantages of CMOS, including higher integration and a lower overall bill-of-material cost, while exceeding the performance of competing CCD solutions. With advanced image signal processing capabilities, AutoVision solutions deliver vivid image capture in the most challenging lighting conditions. According to industry analysts, CMOS sensors are projected to represent more than four times the unit sales of CCD units by 2012.
Commitment to Quality
OmniVision conducts over 50 different tests on each and every one of its sensors to ensure they meet the highest imaging quality standards. To ensure the highest standards of performance and reliability are met, all OmniVision automotive solutions are AEC-Q100 qualified.
The OVT automotive design team has placed a strong emphasis on package and test engineering. OVT automotive components are designed specifically to ensure reliable operation in harsh environments; resisting extreme temperatures, vibration and humidity.
World's Smallest Automotive Package
OVT now offers its latest automotive sensors in the AutoVision chip-scale package (aCSP™), placing OVT at the forefront of packaging technology, including the industry's smallest automotive package (6.67 mm x 7.12 mm x 0.71 mm) - up to 50 percent smaller than competing CMOS devices.
Machine Vision and Display Based Applications
Unique Approach to Distortion Correction
Realizing that electronic distortion correction has major disadvantages such as latency, loss of image resolution, and additional processing/heat source, OmniVision has worked closely with lens partners to develop a unique distortion corrected lens solution, resulting in optimized system performance, superior overall image quality, lowest possible system cost and faster time-to-market.
*Source: TSR, 2009 CCD/CMOS Area Image Sensor Market Analysis |
