sensor//camera

- chip with a resin window over an array of photo-diodes.

chip with a resin window over an array of photo-diodes.

Pipeline: light hits photo-diodes ⟶ ASIC ADC converts voltage to bits ⟶ 1.5 GB/s ⟶ SoC (ASIC image processing) ⟶ RAM (decoded colors) ⟶ screen.

The ADC and image signal processor (ASIC) sit directly below the sensor die.