Samsung ISOCELL 2.0 will bring better sensitivity and more accurate colors

It is a known fact that the company Samsung manufactures its own sensors for the cameras of its smartphones and uses Samsung ISOCELL technology with them. It presented this week according to the portal GSMarena its latest version Samsung ISOCELL 2.0. It is intended to improve the sensitivity of cameras to light and make color reproduction more accurate.

Samsung ISOCELL 2.0 processes even more light than the previous generation

The first version of Samsung ISOCELL 1.0 technology was introduced by Samsung in 2013. Its task was to introduce physical barriers between pixels, thereby reducing photon leakage into adjacent pixels (so-called crosstalk). This has significantly improved color accuracy and also the ability to absorb or process more light.

Later came ISOCELL Plus technology, which changed the material of this barrier at the top of the pixels, which was originally metallic. Although it still contained some metal, its reflectivity was better and it absorbed less light. It seems that even that is not enough for Samsung and therefore it brings a new version of Samsung ISOCELL 2.0 technology.

For a change, it is intended to improve the reflectivity of the lower part of the barrier thanks to a more reflective material. This will allow more light to be directed to the photodiode with lower losses, thus increasing the sensitivity of the chip. Barriers should also prevent the so-called overhearing. This could allow Samsung to continue to reduce pixels, while suppressing the negative effects associated with their shrinking area. Everything should lead to better photos in poor light with more accurate colors.

When will we see the first cameras with new technology?

Samsung has shown the new Samsung ISOCELL 2.0 technology in the video, but unfortunately it has not shown a real photo sensor with this technology. His latest sensor is the 50-megapixel Samsung ISCELL GN2, which could appear in the XiaomI Mi 11 Ultra smartphone.

The photo sensor with Samsung ISOCELL 2.0 technology will probably be presented together with another Samsung flagship. We could see that in August. The new technology should help Samsung surpass the 200-megapixel resolution of the photo sensor. The long-term goal is a 600-megapixel sensor, because the resolution of the human eye corresponds to 576 megapixels.