Latest CameraChips Target Multi-Chip CCD 1.3‑Megapixel Camera Market
SUNNYVALE, CA — November 12, 2001 — OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OVTI), a market-leading independent supplier of single CameraChip™ solutions for high-volume imaging applications, today announced its second-generation 1.3 mega-pixel (1280×1024) CameraChip™ solutions designed for the high-volume, low-cost digital still and video camera markets. The color OV9620 and black-and-white OV9120 are smaller and lower-cost versions of OMNIVISION’s mega-pixel products announced in April of this year. The continued enhancement of the mega-pixel products exhibits OMNIVISION’s commitment to provide high-quality, high-resolution, low-cost solutions to the digital still and video camera markets.
“Reaching mega-pixel resolution in April 2001 was a major achievement for OMNIVISION,” said John Lynch, vice president of sales and marketing for OMNIVISION. “We have continued to improve our mega-pixel technology, enabling a low-cost solution for dual-mode digital cameras, as well as surveillance, biometric and video conferencing products.”
The products are designed for digital still camera, machine vision, automotive and security camera applications. When combined with back-end chips, these solutions additionally become a low-cost, high-speed module for computer use with USB 1.0-2.0 and Fire Wire (1394) technologies in Web-casting and video conferencing. For digital still cameras, 1.3 mega-pixels are generally considered the level of resolution required for printing digital images. More pixels enable clearer and larger printed images. While OMNIVISION’s CIF, VGA and SVGA products provide high-quality displayed images or smaller printed images, the mega-pixel products are ideal solutions when more detailed images are desired.
OMNIVISION Announces New Mega-Pixel CMOS CameraChip™
The new single CMOS CameraChip™ competes with current multi-chip CCD chipsets, providing manufacturers with a simplified and lower-cost alternative. The new package pin count is reduced from 64 pins down to 48 pins.
Pricing and Availability
In volume OEM quantities of 100K units and above, the color OV9620 and black-and-white OV9120 are currently priced at $12.50. Both CameraChips are now available for sampling to qualified OEMs. Pricing and availability are subject to change.
OMNIVISION welcomes you to make an appointment to come by our private suite at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, during Comdex (Nov.12th-16th). We will be demonstrating our newest advancements in CameraChip™ technology along with other items from our extensive product line. Please call Steve Rowley at 408.733.3030, ext.104 to schedule a demonstration.
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, California. For more information about the company, visit our Website at www.ovt.com.
OMNIVISION and CameraChip™ are trademarks of OMNIVISION Technologies, Inc. All other trade, product or service names referenced in this release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding the low-cost, high-speed module for computer use which the OV9620 and the OV9120 can become when combined with back-end chips are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and the company’s results to differ materially, include, without limitation: the timely development, introduction and production of the OV9620 and the OV9120; the high level of complexity and integration of functions of OMNIVISION’s products increases the chances of quality problems and latent defects; continued adverse changes in general economic conditions in the U.S., and internationally, including adverse changes in the specific markets for the company’s products and the other risks detailed from time to time in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, the company’s annual report on form 10-K filed on July 23, 2001. The Company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.