“The advantages this BSI technology brings to the automotive market are exciting,” said Sandor Barna, Vice President, Automotive and Scanning Division, ON Semiconductor. “The state-of-the-art BSI devices based on this technology, that we currently have in early sampling, exhibit true industry-leading low light performance, and demonstrate our commitment to continued investment in automotive imaging technology.”
The first product to incorporate this new technology will be the AR0136AT 1/3″ optical format CMOS digital image sensor with 1280×960 resolution and 3.75μm BSI pixels. It supports linear and HDR modes, in a single chip HDR solution, with a 120dB dynamic range in HDR mode. It has an output pixel rate of 74.25MP/second (maximum), which results in 45fps at 960p resolution and 60fps at 720p resolution.
The AR0136AT operates over a temperature range from -40 to +125°C and will be fully qualified to AEC-Q100. Engineering samples will be available in Q3 2015, with mass production planned for early 2016.