New Megapixel Camera Component for Mobile Phones

Matsushita Electric Industrial has announced the development of the next-generation image sensor "v(nu)MAICOVICON" which is the smallest in the industry suitable for mobile phone use to achieve both high picture quality and low power consumption. Compared to the conventional image sensors, the new product has advantages such as less power consumption than the CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensors, and higher quality image production compared to CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensors.

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Posted to the site on 16th February 2004