Sony ： Stacked CMOS Image Sensor for Smartphones with Industry’s Highest 48 Effective Megapixels

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Sony ： Stacked CMOS Image Sensor for Smartphones with Industry’s Highest 48 Effective Megapixels

Featuring World First*3 Ultra-compact Pixel Size of 0.8 μm

Sony Corporation
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Tokyo, Japan—Sony Corporation today announced the upcoming release of the IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor for smartphone cameras.

The new sensor features 48 effective megapixels*2, the industry’s highest pixel count.

*1 The new product achieved a world-first*3 ultra-compact pixel size of 0.8 μm, making it possible to pack 48 effective megapixels

*2 onto a 1/2-type (8.0 mm diagonal) unit, thereby supporting enhanced imaging on smartphone cameras.

https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201807/18-060E/index.html

Sony shows clever 48MP smartphone camera sensor that could be used in future iPhones | 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2018/07/23/sony-48mp-smartphone-sensor/

Sony Unveils the World’s First 48MP Smartphone Sensor

https://petapixel.com/2018/07/23/sony-unveils-the-first-48-megapixel-smartphone-sensor/

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