Teledyne e2v�s Emerald 12M and 16M image sensors enter mass production

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October 2018 - Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies
company and global innovator of imaging solutions, announces that its Emerald
12M and 16M CMOS image sensors, developed for optical inspection and factory
automation, have now gone into mass production and are available for high
volume purchase.

 

These two sensors are members
of Teledyne e2v’s Emerald family and feature a small 2.8?m low-noise global
shutter pixel, which is produced using a 110nm wafer manufacturing process from
TowerJazz
(TSEM), the global specialty foundry leader, in its Arai, Japan fab.  This
unique pixel architecture provides cutting edge performance whilst reducing the
overall camera cost due to the smaller optical format.

Emerald 12M and 16M sensors
provide customers with an unprecedented set of features and are both suitable
for high-speed interface systems including USB 3.1 gen.2, 10GigE and Camera
Link.  Special features include HDR modes with up to 120dB dynamic range
and also a unique ROI mode which allows multiple images to be captured, under
different exposure conditions, in a single high resolution shot.

Both sensors also feature the
same CLGA package, optical centre, readout structure and processing. Each
sensor is available in two different speed grades (standard and high speed),
which along with their pin-to-pin and register compatibilities, offers camera
makers the versatility to address both resolution and speed within a single
camera design.

Rafael Romay, Vice President
of Professional Imaging at Teledyne e2v, said “We are delighted that Emerald
12M and 16M, the original members of our Emerald sensor family, are entering
mass production. Both of these sensors have proved popular with machine vision
customers due to their high levels of performance and the features embedded in
them. We’ve recently expanded this successful family, with the addition of
Emerald 67M, which provides customers with high speed and high resolution. “

Dr. Avi Strum, TowerJazz
Senior Vice President and General Manager of CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit
said, “Working together for over a decade, Teledyne e2v and TowerJazz have
leveraged our combined expertise to bring to market top notch industrial
sensors. The Emerald family is the newest, most advanced one based on our
global shutter offering in 110nm with a state of the art small pixel of 2.8um.
We look forward to further collaboration with Teledyne e2v to serve the growing
machine vision market.”

For sample and evaluation kit
requests or more information visit the product
webpage.

 

Notes to Editors:

Teledyne e2v’s innovations lead developments in
healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and
industrial markets.

Teledyne e2v’s unique approach
involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and
partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or
fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems. For
more information www.e2v.com

About Teledyne Imaging 

Teledyne Imaging is a group of leading-edge
technology companies aligned within the Teledyne brand. With unrivalled
expertise across the electromagnetic spectrum and decades of experience, the
group offers world-leading capabilities in sensing, signal generation and
processing. The collective delivers innovative solutions to aerospace, defense,
geospatial, machine and industrial vision, medical and life sciences,
semiconductors and MEMs. For more information, visit teledyneimaging.com

About TowerJazz

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE:
TSEM) and its subsidiaries operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz,
the global specialty foundry leader. TowerJazz manufactures next-generation
integrated circuits (ICs) in growing markets such as consumer, industrial,
automotive, medical and aerospace and defense. TowerJazz’s advanced technology
is comprised of a broad range of customizable process platforms such as: SiGe,
BiCMOS, mixed-signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS image sensor, integrated power
management (BCD and 700V), and MEMS. TowerJazz also provides world-class design
enablement for a quick and accurate design cycle as well as Transfer
Optimization and development Process Services (TOPS) to IDMs and fabless
companies that need to expand capacity. To provide multi-fab sourcing and
extended capacity for its customers, TowerJazz operates two manufacturing
facilities in Israel (150mm and 200mm), two in the U.S. (200mm) and three
facilities in Japan (two 200mm and one 300mm). For more information, please
visit www.towerjazz.com.