Micron Technology develops SOC sensor with anti-shake feature

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Micron Technology, Inc. has developed a 1/4-inch, 3-megapixel complete camera system-on-chip (SOC) sensor for mobile handsets with an anti-shake feature which reduces image blurring.

Blurry images can occur when pictures are taken in low-light conditions where the shutter remains open for a longer period of time to collect enough light to take the picture.

A camera phone with Micron’s new sensor (product number MT9T111), can reduce image blur by automatically activating the anti-shake feature when sensing camera shake, helping to produce sharper images.

The sensor was developed on Micron’s 1.75-micron pixel and integrates additional features such as JPEG compression and image processing which would usually require additional chips.

The chip will be available for general customer sampling in August 2007 and mass production is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of 2007.