Samsung releases industry's first 0.64-micrometre pixel image sensor

Samsung introduced a new mobile image sensor with the industry's smallest pixel size yet, which will allow manufacturers to make slimmer mobile devices. — Samsung.

Samsung Electronics Co on Thursday introduced a new mobile image sensor, the industry's smallest pixel size, as the South Korean tech giant eyes to beef up its presence in the non-memory sector.

The 50-million megapixel Isocell JN1 is the industry's first 0.64-micrometre pixel image sensor that can deliver ultra-high resolution images and allow manufacturers to make slim mobile devices, Yonhap news agency reported according to Samsung.