Sony Unveils Fastest Low-Noise X-Ray CMOS Sensor for Precision Measurement
The sensor combines 26,100 fps imaging with 34 e-rms noise to improve X-ray inspection and measurement across battery, semiconductor and research uses.
- On Monday, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation announced the IMX711, a direct conversion charge-integrating X-ray CMOS image sensor scheduled for mass production in the first quarter of FY2026.
- Conventional X-ray sensors struggle with measurement accuracy due to photon counting errors in high-flux conditions and noise under low-flux conditions. Sony designed the IMX711 to resolve this by outputting both integrated X-ray energy and photon energy data on one chip.
- The IMX711 achieves the industry's fastest maximum 26,100 fps frame rate and reduces random noise to 34 e-rms, enabling precise detection of faint X-ray signals previously obscured by noise.
- Sony developed this technology in collaboration with RIKEN, utilizing a pixel structure invented by Dr. Takaki Hatsui to improve sensitivity and high-voltage tolerance for practical industrial deployment.
- Applications for the IMX711 include high-speed inspection of batteries and semiconductors, and the sensor contributes to new scientific measurement methods across materials research and life sciences.
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Sony Unveils Fastest Low-Noise X-ray CMOS Sensor for Precision Measurement
Sony Unveils IMX711 X-ray CMOS Image Sensor for Advanced Inspection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation has announced the upcoming release and mass production of its IMX711 direct conversion charge-integrating X-ray CMOS image sensor. Set to begin shipping in the first quarter of FY2026, this innovative sensor aims to enhance inspection and measurement capabilities across various fields, […]
Sony readies X-ray CMOS sensor for high-speed imaging
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation announced the upcoming release, mass-production, and shipment of the IMX711 direct conversion charge-integrating X-ray CMOS image sensor. IMX711 direct conversion charge-integrating X-ray CMOS image sensor. The IMX711 is an X-ray image sensor for inspection and measurement instrumentation which directly detects X-rays and outputs signals proportional to their energy. The new sensor offers the industry’s f…
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