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News Release from: Fairchild Semiconductor | Subject: FIN212AC
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 April 2007
Serialiser is made for camera sensor
data
MicroSerDes device is specifically designed for serialising high-speed signals from multi-megapixel-resolution CMOS and CCD image sensors in portable products.
New from Fairchild Semiconductor, the FIN212AC is the company's first MicroSerDes device specifically designed for serialising high-speed signals in multi-megapixel-resolution CMOS and CCD image sensors commonly found in portable products such as cellphones with built-in cameras Using Fairchild's proprietary CTL I/O for serialising up to 12bit at speeds up to 40MHz, the FIN212AC can be configured as a serialiser or deserialiser and is implemented in pairs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 28 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The FIN212AC is especially beneficial when used in portable electronics with clamshell and slider form factors where minimising the number of signals across a hinge reduces board space and improves reliability.
Building on Fairchild's previous-generation MicroSerDes technology advancements, the FIN212AC offers selectable LVCMOS edge rates and pulsewidth to increase design flexibility while minimising EMI.
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These specialised features allow the designer to tune the FIN212AC to a particular frequency range and enable implementations for both RGB and microcontroller interfaces without requiring software modifications.
Although primarily targeting 8-12bit camera interfaces in cellphones, the FIN212AC is also well suited for applications with similar parallel interfaces up to 12bit such laptops with integrated webcams, VOIP phones and security cameras.
Featuring ultra-low, power-down mode (0.1uA) when not transmitting data, the FIN212AC is an extremely low power solution for conserving battery life in portable applications.
Additionally, the device's ultrasmall BGA and MLP packages can be mounted on a PCB or directly on the flex, providing further board-space savings and design flexibility.
"Fairchild has utilised its expertise gained from several years of research and development optimising serial interface solutions for displays and reapplied this knowledge to the camera interface", said Chris Ferland, Marketing Manager for Fairchild's interface products.
"By using the FIN212AC specifically that was developed for the wide range of image sensors commonly used today, designers of cellphones and other portable electronics can now serialise both their display and camera signals".
"This is important since in some cases the camera design may be a more critical concern due to the EMI associated with the higher speeds of the camera interface".
In addition to the FIN212AC, Fairchild offers MicroSerDes devices for a wide range of architectures.
The FIN212AC is available in both BGA and MLP packages.
These lead (Pb)-free packages meet or exceed the requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020C and are compliant with European Union regulations now in effect.
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