Lattice serial image-sensor bridge supports Sony IMX136/104

Lattice Semiconductor has released a serial sub-LVDS bridge design to support the Sony IMX136 and IMX104 image sensors, expected to become Sony's primary image-sensor interface for embedded and industrial users. This new image-sensor bridge design uses the low-cost low-power Lattice MachXO2 PLD to interface to the serial sub-LVDS bus of the Sony IMX136 or IMX104 image sensor. Applications that benefit from this design include surveillance cameras, video conferencing, and industrial cameras. This image-sensor bridge design allows an ISP (Image Signal Processor) with a CMOS parallel interface bus to connect to the Sony IMX136 or IMX104. The Lattice MachXO2-1200 interfaces directly to the sub-LVDS I/Os with no external discrete components. The image-sensor bridge can support 1080P60 resolution with a 12-bit ISP interface. MachXO2 design code modifications are available for customers that wish to use the full 1080P120 capability of the Sony IMX136 or IMX104. The Sony IMX136 or IMX104 serial image-sensor bridge design file is available now for download and the MachXO2-1200 is in full production. Lattice Semiconductor Design-file-download deeplink