Toshiba Says It's Mass Producing Smaller, More Efficient 13-Megapixel Image Sensor

Toshiba began mass production of a 13-megapixel Back Side Illumination CMOS image sensor for smartphones and tablets, the company said. The chip claims power consumption of 200 milliwatts or less at 30 frames per second, just over half that of the company’s current CMOS sensor, it said. The T4KB3 is 24 percent smaller than Toshiba’s previous 13-megapixel sensor, the company said. Bright mode technology is said to capture Full HD video at the equivalent of 120 frames per second.