Samsung: Will build a camera sensor at 600MP

Η Samsung states willing to proceed with the construction of one camera sensor that will be in 600MP, surpassing the resolution of the optic nerve of our eyes.

Η Samsung is arguably one of the most important players in the field of camera sensor development and manufacturing. He was the first manufacturer to introduce sensors in 64MP and 108MP for smartphones, and the company believes this is just the beginning.

In an article on the company's website, o Yongin Park, head of its sensor team Samsung (LSI Business System), revealed that the company's goal in the future, is a sensor in 600MP which will offer more detail than the human eye can see.

According to Park, the optic nerve we all have in our eyes, is capable of mimicking a camera sensor that has a resolution of approximately 500MP. His team aims to develop new camera sensors that can exceed this limit, and which will be used in many applications besides smartphones.

The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with the sensor ISOCELL Bright HM1 and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 by ISOCELL Bright HMX, can attach images to 108 MP, but are actually intended mostly for taking pictures on 12MP and 27MP.

Of course, the construction of a camera sensor in 600MP can be achieved, but with existing manufacturing technology it will be absurdly huge in size and will not fit in any of today's smartphones, and that's where the challenge begins.

One way to make such a sensor possible is to reduce the pixel size - the sensors HM1 and HMX have a pixel size of 0,8μm, which until recently was the smallest available. Samsung then introduced a sensor based on pixel size 0,7μm, and hopes that it can further reduce the size of the pixels.

Mr. Park did not commit to any deadline, but seeing the latest developments, a sensor in 600MP can be achieved much earlier than we think.

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