Sony STARVIS™/STARVIS™ 2 Image Sensor

STARVIS™ is a series of sensors developed by Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) that offers a sensitivity of 2000 mV/μm2 or more. It is powered by the back-illuminated pixel technology, developed for CMOS image sensors, ensuring excellent image quality in low light conditions.

Generation of Sony STARVIS™ Technology

STARVIS™ technology achieves super-high sensitivity through deeper photodiodes, improved on-chip lenses, and higher photoelectric conversion efficiency.

STARVIS™ 2 further improves by redesigning photodiode separation walls, increasing photon storage capacity, and offering a wide dynamic range in a single exposure. It also achieves less power consumption than conventional models.

In STARVIS™, the increased depth of the photodiode enables longer wavelength light to be absorbed. STARVIS™ 2 further shows improvement in the structure - redesigned photodiode separation walls increase the capacity to store more photons. This results in improvement in low-light performance and wide dynamic range. It also achieves less power consumption than conventional models.

The STARVIS™ sensor family emerges as a versatile solution for diverse applications. For more information on new-age embedded vision applications of Sony STARVIS™ sensors, please refer to our blog.

For a detailed comparison between the IMX415 and IMX335 STARVIS™ sensors, check out this blog: IMX415 vs. IMX335 sensors comparison: A comprehensive comparison guide.