New Industry Products

AMI Semiconductor Intros AMIS-70700 CMOS IC

October 24, 2005 by Jeff Shepard

AMI Semiconductor Inc. (AMIS, Pocatello, ID), a manufacturer of application-specific integrated circuits and structured digital products, introduced a high-performance CMOS imaging IC for intelligent camera applications, the AMIS-70700, which simplifies the design and implementation of high-quality digital camera applications in automotive, industrial, security, and surveillance systems. The AMIS-70700 can be used at temperatures ranging from -40 ºC to +105 ºC. High pixel resolution of 750 x 400 is combined with an RS232 image output speed up to 60 full frames per second. The IC combines low fixed pattern noise with a high signal-to-noise ratio, and uses built-in compensation techniques to minimize high-temperature leakage.

The wide operating temperature range and high signal-to-noise ratio capabilities of the new IC make it well suited for new and emerging "real-time" intelligent camera applications. In the automotive sector, these include driver assistance systems such as rear-view park assist and blind-spot detection, and obstacle detection and avoidance systems. In the industrial and security environments, the AMIS-70700 meets requirements for digital cameras capable of operating in low light or the infrared spectrum, and in high-temperature applications such as welding process monitoring.

Available now in production quantities, the AMIS-70700 is supplied as a bumped and un-bumped probed wafer. A ceramic CLCC, 52-pin package option suitable for use in harsh environments is also available. Pricing is $52 in sampling quantities.