STMicroelectronics introduces a new 5-megapixel image sensor, enabling intelligent visual upgrades in various fields
November 12, 2025
On November 11, 2025, STMicroelectronics (ST), a global leading semiconductor company, officially launched four new 5-megapixel CMOS image sensors, including VD1943, VB1943, VD5943, and VB5943. Belonging to the ST BrightSense sensor portfolio, the series focuses on three core scenarios: industrial automation, security monitoring, and smart retail. It achieves high-speed, high-detail image capture with a single-chip solution, breaking the limitations of traditional dual-chip schemes, and is scheduled to enter mass production in February 2026.
Key Technical Highlights
Dual Shutter Modes for Flexible Adaptation：Combines global shutter and rolling shutter modes. The global shutter eliminates motion artifacts in video recording, while the rolling shutter enables low-noise and high-detail imaging, perfectly matching the needs of high-speed automated processes and object tracking.
Compact Design and Advanced Packaging：Adopts 2.25µm pixel technology and 3D stacked packaging, with a die size of only 5.76mm×4.46mm and a package size of 10.3mm×8.9mm. The pixel array area ratio reaches 73%, allowing easy integration into space-constrained embedded vision systems.
On-Chip RGB-IR Separation：RGB-IR models can separate color and infrared images without external components, supporting multiple output modes such as 5MP RGB-NIR 4x4 and 5MP RGB Bayer. Both color and infrared imaging maintain full 5-megapixel resolution, significantly reducing system design costs.
Enhanced Imaging Performance：Integrates backside illumination (BSI) and capacitive deep trench isolation (CDTI) technologies to improve light sensitivity and image sharpness. The on-chip single-frame HDR function enhances the presentation of bright and dark details, enabling high-quality imaging even in complex environments such as low light.
Application Scenarios and Market Prospects
The new products can be widely used in three fields: machine vision and robot navigation in industrial automation, biometrics and traffic management in security, and inventory management and self-checkout in smart retail. According to Yole Group's forecast, by 2030, the global market size of industrial and security image sensors will reach 3.9 billion US dollars with shipments exceeding 500 million units. Technologies such as low-light imaging optimization, on-chip intelligence, and dual shutter modes will become core growth drivers.
Industry Impact
Leveraging its technical accumulation in consumer electronics optical sensing, STMicroelectronics' entry into the industrial application market will fill the demand gap in segmented scenarios with the product advantages of high flexibility and high integration. The launch of the new products not only enriches the options for industrial vision solutions but also drives image sensors towards the direction of "single-chip multi-function" and "compact high-performance", injecting new momentum into the intelligent upgrading of various industries.
