OmniVision and Silicon Line collaborating for an optical cable initerfaced camera

OmniVision and Silicon Line GmbH are working together to bring high-speed image and video data transfer technology using optical cable link interface from camera to silicon chip or other circuit-board, so that applications which are extremely noise-sensitive can use such links. The joint solution enables high-speed video transfer for OmniVision's OV5693 Camera Chip sensor and other MIPI D-PHY 1.1, 1.2, 2.0 and MIPI C-PHY-based image capture devices to the processor. “We believe that Silicon Line's approach to high-speed data transfer, and the inherent benefits that its optical link technology brings to our mutual target markets, can help overcome many technical challenges faced by product engineers today," said Tehzeeb Gunja, senior marketing and business development manager at OmniVision. "The ability to affordably and power-efficiently transfer large amounts of uncompressed video data over long distances carries a tremendous potential for positive impact on a number of application areas." “As OmniVision extends its portfolio with higher resolution and higher frame rate image sensors, the required data rate for transporting the image increases dramatically," said Ian Jackson, senior manager sales and marketing at Silicon Line. "A single optical fiber can transport up to 25 Gbps of data. This has obvious benefits in terms of size and weight reductions, enabling smaller an...