Samples of the Toshiba 13 mega pixel, 1.12 micrometer CMOS image sensor, part number T4K37, will be available in December 2012.

ENGADGET: Toshiba preps 13MP phone camera sensor that promises low-light shooting without the noise

The miniaturization of pixel size impacts performance of light sensitivity and signal to noise ratio (SNR) in today's 1.12 micrometer pixel image sensors.

ENGADGET: Toshiba preps 13MP phone camera sensor that promises low-light shooting without the noise

The total thickness of a completely plastic solar cell is in the range of one micrometer, which is 100 times thinner than a human hair.

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Our coating has a thickness of 0.7 to 1 micrometer.

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