New Cameras for Cellphones

Agilent Technologies has announced a new family of fully integrated CMOS (complimentary metal oxide semiconductor) camera modules that can be easily designed into mobile phones. Because they are fully integrated and require no external components, the new modules reduce time to market for handset and PDA designers.

Agilent's new camera modules combine high image quality CIF or VGA resolution CMOS image sensors with a tightly integrated image processor, an embedded power supply and high-quality lens to offer a complete imaging solution. Their miniature size allows the addition of a camera module in even the smallest applications.

"Agilent is the market leader in CMOS imaging solutions, having shipped more than 130 million in the past three years," said Mike Walters, mobile imaging business manager for Agilent's Sensor Solutions Division. "Our technology and high volume manufacturing allow us to deliver high quality imaging solutions in quantities required by mobile handset manufacturers. These strengths, combined with unmatched global support, have led to multiple design wins with tier-one manufacturers."

The Agilent ADCM-1650 and ADCM-1670 camera modules offer CIF (352 x 288 pixel) resolution, and the ADCM-2650 provides VGA (480 x 640 pixel) resolution. CIF resolution is recommended for phone-to-phone use, while VGA resolution is suggested for phone-to-web and phone-to-email applications."

Posted to the site on 26th March 2003