| FUJIFILM IS HONORED WITH THE PRESTIGIOUS WALTER KOSONOCKY AWARD FOR ITS WORK IN SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSORS Super CCD White Paper Recognized
ELMSFORD, NY, July 2, 2001 – Fujifilm, a company renowned for its imaging and information innovations, was recently presented with the 2001 Walter Kosonocky Award for outstanding achievement in image sensor technology at the IEEE Workshop on CCDs and Advanced Image Sensors in Crystal Bay, Nevada.
The honor was bestowed in recognition of a white paper – A Progressive Scan CCD Image Sensor for DSC Applications – Fujifilm developed as part of the research and development into its unique, Super CCD digital imaging technology which produces a higher resolution, increased dynamic range and a better signal-to-noise ratio, all vital elements in the color and quality of digital pictures. The award, given bi-annually for the best paper representing significant advancement in solid-state image sensors, commemorates the contributions made to the field by the late Dr. Walter Kosonocky.
Authored by Tetsuo Yamada, Katsumi Ikeda, Yong-Gwan Kim, Hideki Wakoh, Tetsuo Toma, Tomohiro Sakamoto, Kazuaki Ogawa, Eiichi Okamoto, Kazuyuki Masukane, Kazuya Oda and Masafumi Inuiya, the Super CCD paper was published in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 35 (12) December 2000 pp. 2044-2054.
“On behalf of Fujifilm, I am proud to accept this recognition for our work in the creation of the Super CCD imaging sensor,” said, Tetsuo Yamada, Manager, CCD Design, VLSI Design Department, Fujifilm Microdevices Co., Ltd., which develops and manufactures electric devices for Fujifilm’s electronic imaging systems. “Fujifilm has a rich history of technological innovation and Super CCD is yet another example of our dedication to research and development.”
Working with almost 70 years of photographic experience, Fujifilm is one of only a handful of marketers that both designs and manufactures the key capture elements of a digital camera -- the lens, charge coupled device (CCD) and image processing mechanisms. This total control of manufacturing allows for the strict adherence to technical specifications and leads to groundbreaking products.
For example, in 1988 Fujifilm was the first manufacturer to offer a digital camera with removable storage media. Then, in 1998, Fujifilm brought the world the first non-professional, megapixel-class digital camera, the MX-700. Fujifilm followed the next year with the MX-2700, the world’s first consumer-level, 2-megapixel digital camera. In 2000 the company debuted the FinePix 4700 Zoom, which featured Fujifilm’s honored Super CCD. This first Super CCD chip produced a 4.3-megapixel picture file using only 2.4-million sensors. The second generation, 3.3 million-sensor Super CCD found in the current FinePix 6800 Zoom and FinePix 6900 Zoom digital cameras generates a 6-megapixel picture file.
(EDITORS NOTE: A COPY OF THE SUPER CCD WHITE PAPER IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.)
About Dr. Walter Kosonocky
Dr. Walter Kosonocky began his work on charge-coupled devices (CCDs) in 1970 at the RCA Laboratories shortly after the invention of the CCD was announced. He worked on the development of the CCD for memories, signal processing, visible image sensors, and PtSi infrared image sensors. He authored 77 technical papers and was issued 47 U.S. patents. He received four RCA Laboratories Outstanding Achievement Awards, and two David Sarnoff Awards. In 1985, he received the IEEE J.J. Ebers Award for his contributions to CCDs and image sensors. He joined the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1987 as Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, where he mentored students and continued industry consultation until his passing in 1996.
About Fujifilm
Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. is the U.S. marketing subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. of Tokyo (FUJIY), a leading global manufacturer of imaging and information products. Recognized for its technological innovation and high quality, Fujifilm offers a complete portfolio of imaging and information products, services and e-solutions to retailers, consumers, professionals and business customers.
The complete Fujifilm product portfolio includes: professional and consumer film and cameras; digital imaging products including digital cameras for commercial and consumer use; chemicalfree digital photographic color printers; digital minilabs and kiosks; photographic paper and photofinishing supplies; professional motion picture film; computer floppy disks, data tapes and cartridges; professional and consumer optical discs, videotape and audiocassettes; microfilm and other micrographic products; graphic arts film, conventional and digital printing plates, analog and digital color proofing systems, drum and flatbed scanners, imagesetters and computertoplate systems. Fujicolor Processing, Inc., a subsidiary of Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., provides wholesale photofinishing through a network of laboratories across the country.
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Fuji SuperCCD white paper receives award!
