- Producing crisper images when recording high contrast subjects -

TOKYO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — March 30, 2015 — Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will start mass production of a new CMOS image sensor “TCM3232PB” with a 1/3 inch optical format and full HD (1080p) resolution at the end of April.

The new sensor, employing Toshiba’s original HDR (High Dynamic Range) function, is optimized to capture clear images even in high contrast light conditions without blown-out highlights. The sensor also allows videos to be shot at 60fps in full resolution and realizes natural, smooth images. The sensor is offered in a small PBGA (plastic Ball Grid Array) package.

The sensor meets the requirements for high resolution, high-speed frame rate and high fidelity images for industrial use, and is suitable for such applications as security and surveillance cameras, monitor cameras and driving recorders.

Application examples

Security/Surveillance cameras
Monitor cameras
Driving recorders

Main features

• HDR (High Dynamic Range) which gives 108dB of dynamic range (per Toshiba calculation method)
• Video capture of Full HD at 60fps which reproduces smooth and natural moving images.
• PBGA (Plastic Ball Grid Array) which contributes to build smaller camera modules

Outline of Specification
Product Name		TCM3232PB
Sensor Type		CIS type
Resolution		Full HD (1080p)
Optical Format		1/3 inch
Aspect Ratio		16:9
Pixel size		2.7 um
Frame rate at full resolution		60 fps
High Dynamic Range		108 dB (Toshiba calculation method)
Package		PBGA80, 10x10mm

For further information about this product, please visit:
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/info/lookup.jsp?pid=TCM3232PB&region=apc&lang=en

Customer Inquiries:
Image Sensor Sales & Marketing Department
Tel: +81-3-3457-3370
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/contact.html

* Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice.

About Toshiba

Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into five strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices & Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future”, Toshiba promotes global operations towards securing “Growth Through Creativity and Innovation”, and is contributing to the achievement of a world in which people everywhere live in safe, secure and comfortable society.

Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today’s Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 6.5 trillion yen (US$63 billion).
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Toshiba Corporation
Semiconductor & Storage Products Company
Chiaki Nagasawa, +81-3-3457-4963
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