CMOS image sensors

By performing image capture, CMOS image sensors play a key role in creating the necessary visual perception for systems to monitor their environment and interact with it.

This capability enables seeing the human body through endoscopes during surgeries. It allows for monitoring plant well-being in agriculture drones to optimize water use. It also enables rearview monitoring in vehicles to help avoid accidents. These are just a few examples of how CMOS image sensors contribute to making our world safer, healthier, and more efficient.

As a world leader in imaging, STMicroelectronics offers a wide range of CMOS image sensors designed and manufactured in its own wafer fab in France and tailored to the needs of various applications, from consumer to automotive through industrial.

Explore this page and find out more about our comprehensive portfolio of CMOS image sensors.

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Applications

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Ease your day-to-day life

Laptops, smartphones, doorbell
cameras, delivery robots, biometrics
payment terminal, smart glasses, …

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Live new experiences

Sports dash cameras, drones,
VR headsets, broadcast
cameras, golf simulators, …

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Enhance your journey

Highway free flow tolls, e-bike
cameras, smart street lighting,
parking assistance, ...

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Secure your transportation

Driver & occupancy monitoring,
security cameras, railway inspection,
speed enforcement reporting, …

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Optimize your manufacturing

Barcode scanners, machine vision
cameras, waste sorting systems,
robotic arms, automated forklifts, …

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Take care of your body

Endoscopes, surgery robots, PCR
analysis systems, health
smartwatches, dental scanners, …

Benefits

Rely on an experienced and reliable world-leading supplier

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Leverage ST’s patented
technologies awarded by
top players worldwide.

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Secure your sourcing with a
partner mastering its
billion-unit proven supply chain.

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Rely on a single provider of
a complementary one-stop-shop
from CMOS to TOF through ALS.

Be at the forefront of innovation

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Capture sharp and accurate
images from visible to NIR
leveraging state-of-the-art pixels.

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Use smart in-sensor features to
enhance image quality and
optimize data & power.

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Maximize your system
ergonomics and autonomy
using slim low-power sensors.