According to a tweet from a renowned leakster, Samsung is reportedly planning on making a 144 megapixel camera sensor using the 14nm FinFET process.
Ice Universe, the famous leakster which is known for his Samsung related news went on Twitter to share the news of Samsung’s new camera sensor. The tweet also arrived with a few infographic images that talked about the current trend of CMOS image sensors increasing. Nowadays, sensor pixels can vary from less than 10 million to more than 100 million pixels.
The South Korean tech giant is reportedly going to use the 14nm processing technology to develop a sensor with a density greater than 100 million pixels. The process will be supplemented by FinFET technology that will also help reduce the power consumption of the sensor as well.
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Unfortunately, finer details regarding the upcoming sensor are still uncertain and Samsung has yet to make any official announcement of the same. Although, the smartphone manufacturer was the one that presented the 14nm FinFET process which is optimized for imaging applications at IEDM (International Electron Devices Meeting) last week.
The new sensor from Samsung could be a game-changer in the smartphone industry if it releases in the near future. It would also be one of the first to cross the 100 megapixel threshold that has not been broken yet, at least not mainstream commercially. Notably, Xiaomi with the Mi Mix Alpha which is a concept smartphone with 108 megapixels (Samsung’s ISOCELL Bright HMX Sensor) is close to official launch and is expected to see limited release this December 2019.
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