SUNNYVALE, CA — June 10, 2002 — OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a market-leading independent supplier of CameraChip™ solutions for high-volume imaging applications, today announced it has begun sampling 2.1M Pixel CameraChips to participants of OMNIVISION’s Early Access Partners program. The 2.1M Pixel OV2610 CameraChip™ is designed for use by volume manufacturers of Digital Still Cameras where high image quality and low power constraints place stringent demands on CameraChip™ providers.
“This is a significant market achievement for OMNIVISION,” stated John Lynch, vice president Sales and Marketing at OMNIVISION. “With the sampling of the OV2610, our highest resolution CMOS CameraChip™ to date, we are showing a continued market leadership position. With this offering, OMNIVISION will help reduce camera size and improve battery life, making quality digital cameras more cost accessible to consumers.”
The OV2610 is a 1/2 inch optical format CMOS CameraChip™ with 1200 x 1600 pixels. 1200 x 1600 pixels is generally considered the resolution needed to produce quality 8″ x 10″ prints. This latest CameraChip™ offering by OMNIVISION outputs Bayer Pattern raw RGB data and integrates auto-white balance, auto-exposure, auto-gain control and performs correlated double sampling. The OV2610 is pin-for-pin compatible with OMNIVISION’s currently shipping 48-pin package OV9620 1.3M Pixel CameraChip™. It draws less than 50mA at 3.3 volts, significantly less than comparable CCD based multi-chip image sensor solutions currently available on the market. CMOS CameraChips generally require fewer supporting components than comparable CCD offerings. This allows manufacturers to reduce the overall size and complexity of their camera design and speed the camera manufacturers’ time-to-market.
For More Information
For more information on OMNIVISION’s OV2610 CameraChip™ or the Early Access Partner program, please contact OMNIVISION by phoning 408/733-3030, via e-mail at sales@ovt.com or visit our website at www.ovt.com.
About OMNIVISION
OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. is an independent CameraChip™ solutions provider. Utilizing proprietary design technology for its highly integrated still-photo and video camera solutions for high-volume imaging applications, OMNIVISION integrates multiple image processing and capture functions into a single CameraChip™ design. With the addition of only a lens, the result is a low-cost CameraChip™ that consumes less power, has a greater environmental functioning range and has a smaller footprint than typical CMOS multi-chip image sensor solutions. OMNIVISION’s CameraChip™ solutions are in cell phones, personal digital assistants, automobiles and industrial machine vision applications, as well as surveillance and biometric security applications. OMNIVISION is based in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information about the company, visit our Website at www.ovt.com.
OMNIVISION and CameraChip™ are trademarks of OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc.
Safe Harbor Language
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding OMNIVISION’s ability to use the OV2610 to assist camera manufacturers in the reduction of size, increased battery life and lower expense of quality digital cameras are forward looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward looking statements and OMNIVISION’s results to differ materially, include, without limitation: the timely introduction, manufacture and continued development of the OV2610; customer acceptance and demand for the OV2610; the risk of latent defects or other quality problems in the OV2610 and the other risks detailed from time to time in OMNIVISION’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, OMNIVISION’s quarterly reports filed on form 10-Q. OMNIVISION disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward looking statement.