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Micron Technology, Inc., Announces Availability of New MT9M111 SOC Megapixel CMOS Image Sensor
New DigitalClarity(TM) Megapixel Solution Enters Market as
Best-in-Class SOC Mobile Image Sensor Featuring Integrated,
High-Performance Image Processing
BOISE, Idaho—(BUSINESS WIRE)—May 14, 2004—
Micron Technology, Inc., (NYSE:MU) today announced the
availability of its new MT9M111 DigitalClarity(TM) System-on-a-Chip
(SOC) 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor, designed specifically for
camera-equipped cell-phones and PDAs - which are the fastest growing
segments of the digital camera industry. The new MT9M111 SOC features
all the functions of a camera on a single silicon sensor, offers
Micron's revolutionary CMOS active-pixel technology and has
demonstrated best-in-class performance in low-light situations - a key
consideration for demanding cell-phone and PDA manufacturers. For
camera designers, the SOC functionality simplifies the module
manufacturing process and reduces overall system costs. The MT9M111 is
currently available for general customer sampling.
"With this device, we are extending the exceptional performance of
our VGA mobile sensor product into megapixel resolution," stated
Micron Vice President of Imaging Bob Gove. "We brought together an
incredibly talented team of engineers to develop a sophisticated SOC
solution that achieves the best image quality possible. Low-light
sensitivity in mobile devices is critical to providing the user a
pleasant and compelling visual experience - particularly indoors.
We've firmly established ourselves as a leader in developing SOC
sensors capable of delivering superior VGA quality, and we're looking
forward to duplicating that success in the megapixel arena with our
fourth-generation digital image processing techniques. At Micron we
have both the design and manufacturing resources to meet our
customers' growing demand for higher quantities and higher resolution
devices."
The MT9M111 SOC chip is a one-third inch low-power device,
optimized using Micron's low leakage DRAM-based process and meets the
extreme demands of the camera-phone industry. Equipped with Micron's
proprietary DigitalClarity technology, the high-performance sensor
delivers brilliant color images even under the poorest lighting
conditions. Distinguishing performance advantages include: lower dark
current, reduced crosstalk and lower temporal noise.
The sophisticated functions performed by the MT9M111's embedded
programmable image flow processor include color recovery and
correction, auto exposure, white balance, lens shading correction,
sharpening, programmable gamma correction, black level offset
correction, flicker avoidance, filtered resize with continuous, smooth
digital zoom, fast auto-exposure modes, ultra-low power view-finding
and on-the-fly defect correction. These functions are designed
directly into the chip. Because it requires fewer parts, the MT9M111
minimizes board space, simplifies designs and enables a faster
time-to-market.
Micron Technology, Inc., is one of the world's leading providers
of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations,
Micron manufactures and markets DRAMs, Flash memory, CMOS image
sensors, other semiconductor components and memory modules for use in
leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, and mobile products.
Micron's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
under the MU symbol. To learn more about Micron Technology, Inc.,
visit its Web site at www.micron.com.
Micron and DigitalClarity are trademarks of Micron Technology,
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Micron Technology, Inc.
Sean Mahoney, 208-368-4400
smahoney@micron.com
http://www.micron.com
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