<s>
Exmor	B-Device
is	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
technology	O
Sony	O
implemented	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
image	I-Architecture
sensors	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
performs	O
on-chip	O
analog/digital	O
signal	O
conversion	O
and	O
two-step	O
noise	O
reduction	O
in	O
parallel	O
on	O
each	O
column	O
of	O
the	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sensors	O
from	O
the	O
Exmor	B-Device
family	O
have	O
become	O
widely	O
available	O
in	O
consumer	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
Semiconductor	O
Solutions	O
was	O
established	O
as	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
group	O
company	O
to	O
reinforce	O
the	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
image	I-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
business	O
and	O
integrate	O
the	O
semiconductor-related	O
business	O
operations	O
of	O
Sony	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
incorporation	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
Exmor	B-Device
sensors	O
are	O
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Intelligent	B-General_Concept
Vision	I-General_Concept
Sensor	I-General_Concept
was	O
announced	O
with	O
an	O
introduction	O
that	O
reads	O
:	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
AI	B-Application
processing	O
functionality	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
sensor	O
distinguishes	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
sensors	O
by	O
an	O
AI	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
memory	O
storing	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
models	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
stacked	O
logic	O
layer	O
for	O
the	O
real-time	O
image	O
analysis	O
and	O
instant	O
extraction	O
of	O
metadata	O
from	O
a	O
raw	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
29	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Xiaomi	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
using	O
the	O
IMX989	O
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
first	O
1-inch	O
smartphone	O
camera	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
in	O
the	O
Xiaomi	O
12S	O
Ultra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exmor	B-Device
R	O
is	O
a	O
back-illuminated	B-Algorithm
version	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
image	I-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exmor	B-Device
R	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
11	O
June	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
mass-produced	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
back-illuminated	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
claims	O
that	O
Exmor	B-Device
R	O
is	O
approximately	O
twice	O
as	O
sensitive	O
as	O
a	O
normal	O
front	O
illuminated	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
active	B-Architecture
pixel	I-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
is	O
found	O
in	O
several	O
Sony	O
mobile	O
phones	O
and	O
cameras	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Apple	O
's	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4s	I-Operating_System
and	O
5	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Exmor	B-Device
R	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
smaller	O
sensors	O
for	O
camcorders	O
,	O
compact	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Sony	B-Algorithm
ILCE-7RM2	I-Algorithm
full-frame	O
camera	O
introduced	O
on	O
the	O
10	O
June	O
2015	O
features	O
an	O
Exmor	B-Device
R	O
sensor	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
stacked	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
image	I-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
and	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
20	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	O
first	O
3-layer	O
stacked	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
added	O
DRAM	O
cell	O
array	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
line	O
,	O
IMX582	O
or	O
IMX586	O
sensors	O
are	O
widely	O
implemented	O
as	O
48	O
megapixel	O
smartphone	O
cameras	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S20	I-Application
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
sensors	O
having	O
almost	O
identical	O
specifications	O
,	O
but	O
for	O
the	O
IMX586	O
supporting	O
faster	O
frame	O
rates	O
at	O
4K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STARVIS	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
sensors	O
with	O
the	O
Exmor	B-Device
RS	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
versions	O
are	O
finding	O
applications	O
in	O
prosumer	O
webcams	B-Protocol
with	O
4K	O
HDR	B-General_Concept
support	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
single	O
exposure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
second-generation	O
STARVIS	O
line	O
(	O
STARVIS	O
2	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
IMX585	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
29	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
large	O
image	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
format	I-Algorithm
of	O
f/1.2	O
"	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
suitable	O
for	O
low	O
light	O
photography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
designed	O
the	O
STARVIS	O
2	O
sensor	O
family	O
for	O
AI	B-Application
face	O
recognition	O
in	O
surveillance	O
applications	O
with	O
difficult	O
lighting	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sensor	O
's	O
high	B-General_Concept
dynamic	I-General_Concept
range	I-General_Concept
assists	O
with	O
this	O
task	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
a	O
Razer	O
Inc	O
.	O
prosumer	O
webcam	B-Protocol
in	O
January	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larger	O
sensor	O
form	O
factors	O
decrease	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
often	O
desired	O
for	O
teleconferencing	O
webcams	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
claims	O
near	O
DSLR	B-Device
quality	O
for	O
some	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
