OmniVision's First 0.9 Micron Pixel Image Sensor Family Enables Best-in-Class Performance and Features for High-End Smartphones

New 24-Megapixel Sensor Family Brings Smaller Pixel Size and Higher Resolution to Next-Generation Mobile Selfie and Main Camera Applications

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 03, 2018 –  OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced the 24-megapixel (Mp) OV24A sensor family, built on the PureCel^®Plus stacked die architecture. These are OmniVision's first 0.9-micron pixel sensors, enabling high-performance rear- and front-facing smartphone cameras with high-resolution images and advanced features.

OmniVision's PureCel Plus stacked die 0.9-micron pixel leverages multiple generations of advanced pixel technologies to match the latest 1.0-micron pixel quantum-efficiency performance. This enables higher-resolution pictures and video in a compact form factor.

The OV24A sensor family consists of three individual products: the OV24A1Q, OV24A1B and OV24A10. All three versions of the OV24A sensors can support phase-detection autofocus. The OV24A1Q, with its unique 4-cell color filter pattern, is ideal for front-facing camera applications. This sensor has an on-chip, in-pixel binning feature that captures four times more light photons than a regular 0.9-micron pixel. The result is higher image quality in low-light conditions. Additionally, an application can recover an image to full 24Mp resolution, when paired with OmniVision's software solution.