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2013.01.18
Sonix Introduced New HD Web Cam SN9C280/281 series for Intel

Sonix Technology announced to introduce a new series of HD 
web cam chips, the SN9C280/281 series, which work in harmony
with the next generation Haswell architecture processor. The
Haswell processor was just released by Intel in CES 2013.The 
series of SN9C280/281 is the most competitive web camera
solutions for Ultrabook and Tablet.

Sonix Technology announced to introduce a series of new HD 
web cam chips SN9C280/281 series which support to the Next
generation architecture processor, Haswell, which is 
announced by Intel in CES 2013. The new series of 
SN9C280/281 is the most competitive web camera 
solutions for Ultrabook and Tablet.

Intel recently announced the fourth generation Haswell
processors featuring extremely low power consumption and 
high performance. This processor is specifically designed 
for Ultrabook giving manufacturers more flexibility on
thinner and lighter products. This processor is considered 
the most competitive weapon for Intel to reclaim NB markets.

 
The new series of web camera SN9C280/281 is based on the 
Haswell architecture and also incorporates the built-in LPM 
L1 in USB controller to reduce the whole power consumption. 
The SN9C280/281 series has excellent performance.
 
The consumption of bandwidth and systems resources is pretty 
low during video conferencing, enabling the CPU to reach C7 
level while in operation. The electric current is below 30 
mA during standby modes. The built-in clock synthesizer can
further increase the efficiency and save energy. 
Furthermore, the USB controller incorporates Low Power 
Management L1 design which also achieves the goal of power 
saving.

SN9C280/281 series supports 720P (HD) CMOS sensor, beside 
that it also supports to up to 1080 P (Full HD) sensor to 
fulfill customers' demand for high definition image quality.
The series of SN9C280/281 equipped with MIPI and Parallel 
two types of interface. The series with MIPI interface also 
can support tablet PC that provide more variety choices for 
customers. 

The series of SN9C280/281 are packaged with 32 pin QFN. The
whole series provides high integrated firmware architecture 
and development tools that help customers to shorten product 
developing time. The series of SN9C280/281 is the best web
 camera solution for New Ultrabook of Haswell