Advanced SmartGS®-2 Plus technology provides enhanced performance for highly reliable visual inspection applications

Through highly accurate measurement and real-time image acquisition capabilities, global shutter sensors are widely used in many industrial machine vision applications, such as detection, recognition and sorting, and their superior performance significantly improves image quality, especially in the elimination of motion blur, with obvious advantages. As a result, global shutter sensors are the first choice for industrial machine vision applications.

The SC038HGS uses Steway’s self-innovative SmartGS®-2 Plus technology, based on global shutter (GS) technology and backilluminated pixel structure (BSI) design, resulting in better quantum efficiency (QE) and higher full well electron (FWC). High Density MIM(HD MIM) technology is used to reduce random noise and improve image quality.

The SC038HGS image sensor with high photographic performance, low noise and low power consumption can greatly improve the accuracy and clarity of visual information, achieve high-quality image capture in low-light environments, and provide a more realistic and clearer virtual experience.

High photosensitivity
With SmartGS®-2 Plus advanced technology, SC038HGS peak quantum efficiency (peak QE) and FWC up to 90% and 12.4ke-, respectively, SC038HGS’s high sensitivity performance can help industrial machine vision cameras accurately detect and measure targets, even in low-light industrial environments. Efficiently solve the problem of visual information acquisition in automated pipeline.

Low noise
With Steway’s innovative ultra-low noise peripheral read circuit technology, the SC038HGS achieves better noise suppression and further improves imaging performance at high temperatures. The chip dark current (DC) is as low as 247e-/s at 80 ° C, resulting in clean, detailed, low-noise imaging results while significantly optimizing imaging performance at high temperatures.

Low power consumption
With Steway’s excellent low-power design, the SC038HGS can consume as little as 48.6mW, which significantly improves the efficiency of equipment in industrial environments. For applications such as UAV/sweeper obstacle avoidance system and AR/VR 6DoF, low power consumption can also significantly extend the service life of the battery and effectively improve the working time of the battery products.

Support 240fps ultra-high frame rate, providing smoother and more accurate image capture and display

The frame rate of industrial cameras determines the measurement efficiency of equipment, so in order to make industrial production more convenient and efficient, the demand for high frame rate image sensors has been soaring. Thanks to the SmartGS®-2 Plus advanced technology and high frame rate design, the SC038HGS has excellent shutter efficiency (PLS >30000) and supports frame rates of up to 240fps, greatly improving the acquisition speed and stability of image sensors. Help image acquisition system to achieve real-time monitoring and analysis in industrial machine vision applications, with high speed and high precision to ensure the good rate, production capacity and precision of factory production line products.

A variety of interface options for solutions with superior flexibility

The SC038HGS launched by Steway this time, compared with similar products on the market, not only supports MIPI D-PHY interface, but also supports LVDS and DVP interface. These diverse interface options provide greater flexibility for industrial machine vision applications, drone/sweeper obstacle avoidance systems, AR/VR 6DoF systems, etc., enabling them to select the right interface for different scenarios and needs. This flexibility helps to meet the needs of users in terms of image data transmission speed, stability and cost effectiveness, so that it can better play a role in high-speed and complex environments.