ams: Miniature, high-resolution CMOS image sensors create new potential for single-use, high-performance endoscopes
Summary
PREMSTAETTEN, Austria--( BUSINESS WIRE )--ams (SIX: AMS), a leading worldwide supplier of high performance sensor solutions, today announced the introduction of the latest products in its award-winning NanEye family, building on the success of the industry’s original miniature image sensor module for endoscopes, the NanEye 2D.The NanEyeM, which is supplied as a Micro Camera Module (MCM) including a cable up to 2m long, features a custom multi-element lens which greatly improves the effective resolution of the sensor and reduces distortion.The NanEye image sensors produce sharper pictures, better contrast and a smoother video output to enable practitioners to more accurately and precisely guide surgical equipment inside the patient’s body.The NanEyeM and NanEyeXS modules were designed to meet this market need by offering a full package approach with exceptional imaging capabilities while retaining a cost competitive edge in high volumes for single-use endoscopes and catheter-based applications,” said Dina Aguiar, marketing manager for the NanEye products at ams.ams thus reinforces its position in the rapidly growing market for disposable endoscopy with unique products that will help further revolutionize patient care.”