2. Electronic product quality testing

PCB board as the basic component of electronic products, its quality and performance directly affect the reliability and stability of the entire electronic products. However, during the manufacturing process, the PCB board may have a variety of potential defects, such as welding problems, abnormal wiring or missing components. With its high-precision image capture function, the SmartGS® array series of products can accurately capture fine defects and anomalies on PCB surfaces. By monitoring and detecting these problems in real time, the sensors can help identify and locate potential quality problems early, effectively improving the detection capacity and efficiency of the production line, and ultimately ensuring that the product quality and performance of the PCB board manufacturing process meet the expected standards.

Application scenario 2 of the SmartGS® Array series: Enabling electronic product quality inspection

3. Semiconductor wafer surface inspection

Small defects or stains on the wafer surface can have a significant impact on the performance of semiconductor devices, leading to quality problems in the chips that are manufactured. However, these defects are often difficult to detect with the naked eye or traditional methods. With their high resolution and sensitivity, the Sterway array image sensors accurately capture tiny defects on the wafer surface, such as bubbles, scratches or foreign objects. Through fast and accurate surface scanning and detection, sensors can identify and locate these defects early, helping to identify potential quality problems in advance, thereby improving quality control and productivity in semiconductor production lines.

SmartGS® Array series product application scenario 3: Enable semiconductor wafer surface detection

4. Industrial robot arm/human

When performing tasks, industrial robots need to accurately perceive the surrounding environment and provide real-time feedback to ensure accurate operation and safety. In this scenario, traditional vision technology may have problems such as not fast enough response speed and not accurate enough image capture, which can not meet the high requirements of industrial automation. With its global shutter technology and high resolution, the Sterway array series of products can capture high-definition images in real time and process them quickly, providing more accurate visual support for industrial robots. This high-precision visual feedback effectively improves the operational accuracy and safety of industrial robots, and greatly improves the efficiency and reliability of industrial automation manufacturing.

SmartGS® Array series product Scenario 4: Enabling industrial robot arms/humans

Intelligent Transportation system (ITS) panoramic analysis

ITS also faces similar challenges to industrial array applications, requiring accurate identification of vehicles and pedestrians under a variety of environmental conditions, and factors such as changes in light, speed, rain and fog can affect image clarity and accuracy. Global shutter technology is regarded as an effective means to solve these problems.

Sterway’s ITS series products are equipped with the second generation of SmartGS® technology, and adopt the parallel voltage domain reading structure, which greatly improves the maximum shutter speed and improves the clear capture of high-speed moving objects. The two products are especially suitable for the rapid acquisition and recognition of license plates and faces under ITS system. At the same time, using the BSI process design of large Pixel, the sensitivity under dark light is increased by 30% compared with the previous generation of technology products, the noise is reduced by 40%, and the dark current is reduced by 97.6%.