Hyperlux

onsemi Hyperlux image sensors are a portfolio of advanced CMOS image sensors designed to deliver reliable sensing and viewing performance in challenging real‑world environments. The Hyperlux family is optimized for applications that demand high dynamic range, strong low‑light performance and robustness across temperature and lighting extremes, including automotive and industrial machine vision systems.

Hyperlux image sensors are designed for automotive ADAS and monitoring systems, industrial and factory automation, machine vision, depth sensing and edge‑AI vision applications.

The Hyperlux portfolio spans a broad range of resolutions, from lower resolution sensors for sensing and depth applications to multi megapixel and ultra-high resolution devices for advanced imaging. 2, 3 and 8MP are core resolutions for automotive.

Terminology Guide

• Dynamic Range (DR) – The ratio between the darkest and brightest parts of a scene that a sensor can capture.
• High Dynamic Range (HDR) – Techniques that allow image sensors to capture details in both bright and dark areas of a scene.
• Embedded HDR (eHDR) – HDR processing performed directly on the image sensor, reducing system complexity and power.
• Low Light Performance – The sensor’s ability to produce clear images in dim environments.
• Quantum Efficiency (QE) – A measure of how effectively a sensor converts incoming photons into electrons.
• Read Noise – Electronic noise introduced during signal readout, impacting image clarity in low light scenes.
• Global Shutter – A shutter type where all pixels capture light simultaneously, eliminating motion artifacts.
• Rolling Shutter – A shutter type where rows of pixels are exposed sequentially, which can introduce motion distortion.
• Motion Artifacts – Visual distortions caused by object movement or camera motion during image capture.
• Motion Compensation – Sensor level or system level techniques to reduce blur and distortion in moving scenes.
• Smart ROI (Region of Interest) – On sensor feature that reads out only selected areas of an image to reduce data and processing load.
• Wake on Motion (WoM) – A low power feature that activates the system only when motion is detected.
• On Sensor Processing – Image processing functions performed directly on the sensor to reduce system bandwidth and power.
• Frame Rate (FPS) – The number of images captured per second.
• Depth Sensing – Techniques used to measure the distance between the camera and objects in a scene.
• Indirect Time of Flight (iToF) – A depth sensing method that calculates distance by measuring phase shifts in reflected light.
• Direct Time of Flight (dToF or TOF) – A range sensing technique that determines distance based on the travel time of light pulses.
• Depth Map – A data representation where each pixel corresponds to a measured distance.
• Spectral Response – The range of light wavelengths a sensor can detect.
• Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) – Imaging in the 400–2100 nm range, enabling visibility beyond the visible spectrum.
• Colloidal Quantum Dot (CQD) – A material technology used to extend sensor sensitivity into the SWIR range.
• Inter Pixel Crosstalk – Signal leakage between adjacent pixels, which can reduce image clarity.