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Mustek Selects OmniVision’s 1.3 and 2.0 Mega Pixel Digital CameraChips

Mustek Selects OmniVision’s 1.3 and 2.0 Mega Pixel Digital CameraChips for Their Digital Still Cameras \r\n
\r\nSAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– November 14, 2002–OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OVTI – News), a market-leading independent supplier of CMOS CameraChip(TM) solutions for high-volume imaging applications, today announced it is providing 1.3 and 2.0 Mega Pixel CameraChips for Mustek branded award winning digital still cameras. OmniVision CameraChips will be used in over five separate digital cameras. Mustek brand cameras utilizing OmniVision CameraChips are expected in retail outlets in Europe and the US under the Mustek brand name in time for the holiday season. „;“\“OmniVision is very pleased to be supplying our high resolution CameraChips to Mustek,\“ stated John Lynch, VP Sales and Marketing at OmniVision. \“Mustek is a rapidly growing supplier of quality Digital Still Cameras, and we look forward to working closely with them as they work to expand their markets.\“ \r\n
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\r\nLaunched in November of 2001, OmniVision’s OV9620 is a 1.3 million pixel resolution color CameraChip for digital still cameras and requires minimal power to produce keepsake quality prints. Similarly, the OV2610 was announced in June of 2002 and is a 2 million-pixel resolution CameraChip that is pin-for-pin compatible with the OV9620. Both CameraChips utilize a 1/2-inch lens format and operate on 3.3 volts. The combination of high resolution and low power consumption enables camera manufacturers to provide competitive resolution camera solutions with greater battery life than competing CCD based solutions.\r\n
\r\nSource: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.“;0;70;3;“admin“;““;0;““;0;0;0;0;0