Samsung has been using ISOCELL camera sensors since at least 2013. However, recent trademark applications by the South Korean giant now strongly hint at an entirely new camera sensor, dubbed "DeepPix."
Samsung has filed trademark applications for its DeepPix camera sensor in the US, the EU, and Argentina
The Netherlands' GalaxyClub has now spotted Samsung's trademark applications for its DeepPix camera sensor in the US, the EU, and Argentina.
Interestingly, Samsung's trademark application for DeepPix in Argentina specifically mentions the word "CMOS image sensor."
For the benefit of those who might not be aware, a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) sensor is a chip that converts light into digital images by capturing photons with an array of millions of photosensitive pixels.
Each pixel contains a photodiode to collect light and an integrated circuit (or transistors) to amplify and convert the charge into a voltage signal. This on-chip conversion of light signals into electrical ones has several advantages:
- Lower power consumption
- As each pixel processes signals in parallel, the overall image generation process occurs with high speed and efficiency.
- Since CMOS sensors can be manufactured using standard semiconductor processes, they entail high economies of scale and lower costs.
- The CMOS design allows for the integration of other functionalities on the same chip, including analog-to-digital converters (ADC), noise reduction, and image processing circuitry.
Of course, Samsung's DeepPix is not expected to launch with the upcoming Galaxy S26 series, which is expected to largely maintain the camera setup that the South Korean giant used for the S25 series.
For instance, the Galaxy S26 Ultra is expected to sport:
- A single 200MP 1/1.3-inch ISOCELL HP2 main camera.
- A 50MP ISOCELL JN3 or Sony IMX564 ultrawide camera.
- A 50MP IMX854 5x periscope camera (possibly with a wider aperture).
- A 12MP IMX874 selfie camera.
- A 12MP ISOCELL 3LD S5K3LD 3x telephoto (possibly with a smaller, 1/3.94-inch aperture).
Nonetheless, Samsung's DeepPix might be a response to Sony's all-new 200MP sensor, called LYTIA 901, which features a 1/1.12-inch aperture, 0.7 µm pixels, the Quad-Quad Bayer Coding (QQBC) array, and flagship-grade technologies such as DCG-HDR, Fine 12-bit ADC, and HF-HDR.
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