Light In, Answer Out: When Will Single-Chip Processors Include CMOS Image Sensors?

摘要

Because the CMOS process that is used in the production of microprocessors, ASICS, and a host of things is also used to produce CMOS image sensors, it's inevitable that the microprocessor and the image sensor will ultimately be integrated on the same die. This, of course, will result in a true "system on a chip"—one that uses light, not electrical signals, as the input.