ISOCELL Bright GM1, 4x image sensitivity
ISOCELL Bright GD1, supports HDR function

As camera features have recently emerged as a core competitive advantage for smartphone manufacturers, 'multi-camera' smartphones equipped with multiple high-resolution image sensors in a single device are being released one after another.

Manufacturers need high-definition, ultra-compact image sensors that can simultaneously support multi-camera systems and large screens with bezel-less designs.
Accordingly, Samsung Electronics is introducing the new 0.8µm pixel image sensors, 'ISOCELL Bright GM1' and 'ISOCELL Bright GD1', which can capture bright and clear images even though the pixel size has been reduced by half.

The two products, which capture both ultra-small pixels and high resolution, are expected to provide smartphone manufacturers with product design flexibility.

These two products are the smallest pixel products among the image sensors released by Samsung Electronics, and by applying 'Tetracell' technology, they are capable of high-sensitivity shooting at the same level as image sensors with 1.6um pixel size.

Tetracell is a shooting environmentThis is Samsung Electronics' proprietary image sensor technology that enables brighter images in dark conditions and more detailed images in bright conditions. In bright environments, each pixel operates independently to capture high-quality images, while in dark environments, four pixels combine to receive light as if they were a single pixel, thereby increasing sensitivity fourfold and improving noise reduction to capture bright and clear photos.

Samsung Electronics applied 'ISOCELL Plus' technology to the two products to enhance color reproduction by suppressing inter-pixel interference while reducing light loss.

ISOCELL Plus is Samsung Electronics' proprietary new technology that uses new materials to reduce light interference between pixels, enabling high-quality images even with small pixels, and can improve camera sensitivity by up to 15%.

The ISOCELL Bright GM1 has 48 megapixels, making it the highest pixel count product among Samsung Electronics' image sensors. It enables the capture of bright images by increasing sensitivity fourfold in dark shooting environments by making four pixels function as one.

The ISOCELL Bright GD1 has 32 megapixels and supports real-time HDR, which allows you to capture videos with appropriate brightness and rich colors even in shooting environments with both bright and dark areas. In addition, it is possible to capture clear video even in environments with large differences in brightness and darkness, such as backlit situations facing the sun, which offers a significant advantage for real-time broadcasting or video conferencing.

"The demand for ultra-small, high-resolution image sensors to provide new user experiences in smartphones is continuously increasing," said Heo Kuk, Senior Vice President of Marketing at Samsung Electronics' System LSI Business Division. "We will enhance customer satisfaction with our 0.8um pixel image sensor, which incorporates Samsung Electronics' cutting-edge technology."

Samsung Electronics plans to mass-produce the two products within the year.