HDR - SK hynix Newsroom https://skhynix-news-global-stg.mock.pe.kr Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://d36ae2cxtn9mcr.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/29044430/152x152-100x100.png HDR - SK hynix Newsroom https://skhynix-news-global-stg.mock.pe.kr 32 32 SK hynix’s Evolution in CIS HDR Technology and Future Outlook https://skhynix-news-global-stg.mock.pe.kr/sk-hynix-evolution-in-cis-hdr-technology/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:00:34 +0000 http://admin.news.skhynix.com/?p=12770 While smartphone cameras have improved over the years, they still lag behind DSLR cameras in terms of low-light image quality and dynamic range performance. To address this issue, SK hynix has been working on developing high dynamic range (HDR) technology to allow users to experience better smartphone cameras.  In this insightful EE Times article, Suram Cha, […]

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]]> While smartphone cameras have improved over the years, they still lag behind DSLR cameras in terms of low-light image quality and dynamic range performance. To address this issue, SK hynix has been working on developing high dynamic range (HDR) technology to allow users to experience better smartphone cameras. 
 
In this insightful EE Times article, Suram Cha, Technical Leader of the Next Gen Biz Team at SK hynix, delves into the company’s pioneering work in HDR technology, which has enhanced smartphone camera capabilities and provided an elevated user experience. 
 
The evolution of SK hynix’s HDR technology began with quad-sensor HDR (QHDR) in 2017, which used multiple exposure time-based HDR technology. This was followed by staggered HDR (sHDR) in 2018, which optimized image quality and dynamic range by collaborating between the sensor and the application processor. In 2021–2022, SK hynix developed intra-scene dual conversion gain (iDCG)-HDR technology, which merged high and low conversion gain images to expand the dynamic range. In 2023, the company introduced dual analog gain (DAG)-HDR, which achieved the effect of HDR by capturing frames with two different analog gains. Finally, SK hynix combined DAG and iDCG HDR to create a technology that minimizes motion artifacts while improving dynamic range under various shooting conditions. 
 
SK hynix’s commitment to advancing HDR technology reflects its dedication to empowering all smartphone users with the full potential of HDR to deliver high-quality photos in any lighting condition. 
 
To learn more about SK hynix’s evolution in CIS HDR technology and the company’s future outlook, read the full EE Times article here: SK hynix’s Evolution in CIS HDR Technology and Future Outlook

 

By Suram Cha, Technical Leader of Next Gen Biz Team, SK hynix

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]]> The Future of CIS Technology https://skhynix-news-global-stg.mock.pe.kr/sk-hynix-in-edn-the-future-of-cis-technology/ Thu, 13 May 2021 02:10:29 +0000 http://admin.news.skhynix.com/?p=7112 Recent advancements in CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) technology have been nothing short of phenomenal. These small but powerful sensors have become an integral part of smartphones and other electronic devices, enabling us to capture more images and information than ever before. The journey, however, has just begun for CIS technology, as outlined in a recent […]

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]]> Recent advancements in CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) technology have been nothing short of phenomenal. These small but powerful sensors have become an integral part of smartphones and other electronic devices, enabling us to capture more images and information than ever before.

The journey, however, has just begun for CIS technology, as outlined in a recent EDN column by Kangbong Seo, SK hynix Head of Future Innovation Technology.

CIS technology continues to play catch-up to the ability of human eye that took billions of years to evolve. In the quest to capture more complex information, Seo outlines how the CIS industry is pushing the boundaries on not only pixel size and resolution, but also power efficiency and value added function.

CIS is consistently enlarging its application fields to wearable devices, self-driving cars, robots, drones and more. These will enrich the life of human beings. However, we will also have to solve the privacy issue of unauthorized information and the potential misuse of huge amounts of data, he writes.

For Seo’s full column, click on this link [EDN: Metavision of CMOS image sensors: The eye beyond the eye]

 

Figure 1. SK hynix’s 1st ToF Sensor

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ByKangbong Seo (KB)

Head of Future Innovation Technology at SK hynix

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