VD55G0
Data brief
Advanced 640 x 600 pixel, backside illuminated global shutter, ultra compact
sensor, with high QE, high MTF, excellent PLS, and full-features
Features
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Global shutter technology, ST proprietary single layer
3D stacked sensor 40 nm/65 nm
2.61 µm x 2.61 µm BSI pixel with full CDTI (capacitive deep trench)
High performance with excellent
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QE (quantum efficiency)
MTF (modulation transfer function) up to near IR
Perfect PLS (shutter efficiency)
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Smallest sensor on market with:
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Compact die size: 2.6 mm x 2.5 mm
640 pixel x 600 pixel resolution
Very small pixel array, 1.67 mm x 1.57 mm
Optical format between 1/9 inch
Order code
Description
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Operating junction temperature: -30°C to 85°C
Single lane transmitter MIPI CSI-2 (copyright© 2005-2010 MIPI Alliance, Inc.
Standard for Camera Serial Interface 2 (CSI-2) version 1.0) version 1.3,
1.2 Gbps per lane
VD55G0
Bare die
Application
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Fast mode+ I2C control interface
Integrated temperature sensor
Engineered for high-performance
computer vision applications, including
AR/VR, personal and industrial robotics,
drones, barcodes, biometrics and
gestures, embedded vision or scene
recognition.
Up to 210 fps (frames per second) at full resolution and 260 fps with VGA
resolution
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Programmable sequences of 4-frame contexts, including frame parameters
Automatic dark calibration
Dynamic defective correction
Typical use cases where high-
performance near IR sensing is key. Also
demanding computer vision on scene with
movement requiring no shutter artifacts.
Embedded auto-exposure
4 multiple function IO, dynamically programmable with frame contexts (GPIO,
strobe pulse, pulse-width modulation, V sync)
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Up to 4 illumination control outputs, synchronized with sensor integration periods
and master/slave external frame start
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Mirror/flip readout
Fully sequenceable with frame contexts
Crop
Binning (x2 and x4)
Analog binning: 320x240 @ 500fps, 320x252 @ 480fps, 320x300 @ 414 fps
Sub sampling (x2 and x4)
Description
The VD55G0 is a global shutter image sensor with high BSI performance which
captures up to 210 frames per second in a 644 x 604 resolution format. The
pixel construction of this device minimizes crosstalk while enabling a high quantum
efficiency (QE) in the near infrared spectrum.
DB4129 - Rev 4 - January 2022
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