Cypress Semiconductor has provided customers with trial samples of a new high-speed CMOS image sensor with SXGA resolution. This sensor, called LUPA-1300-2, is equipped with a built-in Low Voltage Differential Signaling (LVDS) interface and a synchronous gate with the possibility of a conveyor mode.
According to the company, LUPA-1300-2, capable of forming an image with a frequency of up to 500 frames per second, is perfectly suited for use in computer vision systems and analysis of moving scenes.

The dimensions of the sensor matrix are 14 × 14 μm, and the resolution is 1280 × 1024 pixels. The shutter of the LUPA-1300-2 is completely synchronous, which allows it to read a frame simultaneously with the formation of the next one, which, in turn, makes it possible to record moving (and even at high speed) objects without distortion.
At the moment, Cypress Semiconductor showed only a monochrome version of the sensor. The color version is still under development. Serial release of LUPA-1300-2 is scheduled for the second half of 2008.
via
Yahoo! News