(Shenzhen, China, March 31, 2025) AlpsenTek, a leading developer of Hybrid Vision sensors, has officially launched the world’s first Hybrid Vision sensor that integrates global shutter imaging technology with Event-based Vision Sensing (EVS) technology at the pixel level – ALPIX-Pizol®. As the first vision sensor that combines excellent low-light performance, high frame rate motion capture, high dynamic range imaging, and ultra-low power consumption perception characteristics in one, ALPIX-Pizol® offers breakthrough multi-modal Hybrid Vision solutions for customers in the fields of low-power edge AI perception, ultra-low power consumption imaging, drones, robots, and smart cities, empowering the edge AI and spatial intelligence ecosystem.
GESP Pixel Design + Triple-Mode, Reconstructing New Dimensions of AI Perception
ALPIX-Pizol® is a 1/4-inch vision sensor composed of 1.3M GESP™ (Global Event Sensing Pixel) pixels, offering three working modes: Global Shutter Imaging, Event, and Hybrid. Under each mode, conventional and low-power settings can be selected, and mode switching can be achieved within milliseconds. Through this 3 × 2 mode combination, it covers all vision AI scenarios and constructs a new dimension of AI perception:
1. High-Performance Global Shutter Imaging Mode (GS): Outputs 1.3MP/120 fps images, with performance comparable to industry-standard global shutter image sensors of the same specification.
ALPIX-Pizol is equipped with global shutter to achieve simultaneous exposure of all pixels, eliminating the distortion caused by the rolling shutter effect (right).
2. Event Mode (EVS) with Low-Latency Change Perception: Outputs event signals at a maximum frame rate of 1000 fps under full resolution, efficiently capturing motion information.
ALPIX-Pizol outputs high time resolution event stream, free of motion, enhancing image and video quality.
ALPIX-Pizol offers high-quality sparse events data, to improve imaging quality.
3. Unique Hybrid Vision Mode (eGS): Supports GS (image), EVS (event), and HVS (hybrid vision sensing) modes. The HVS mode supports simultaneous output of image and event data, as well as rapid switching between modes, thus stably providing high-quality image data and high time-resolution change/motion data for visual AI under various lighting conditions.
In response to the low-power demand of AI visual scenarios, ALPIX-Pizol provides low-power settings for the above three working modes, namely Low-Power Global Shutter (LPGS), Low-Power Event (LPEVS), and Low-Power Fusion (LPeGS), fully meeting the needs of low-power scenarios. For example, the LPEVS mode supports ultra-low power perception (e.g., <1.5 mW @ VGA 30 fps), allowing direct extraction of feature data needed by machines, significantly reducing power consumption and computational requirements on both the sensor and processor sides. The design power consumption of the LPGS mode can be reduced to 1/30 of that of ordinary global shutter image sensors.
Unique Ultra-Low Power/Low Power Motion Detection Mode, Assisting Device Low-Power Step-by-Step Triggering Judgment
ALPIX-Pizol is equipped with AlpsenTek’ unique Ultra-Low Power Motion Detection (ULPMD) and Low Power Motion Detection (LPMD) modes. Under ULPMD mode, real-time change perception and triggering functions at the micro-watt level (μW) can be achieved. Under LPMD mode, low-power motion detection and triggering functions at the milliwatt level (mW) can be realized. The chip also integrates AON-ALS and FAST-AE functions, enabling the availability of the first frame of image and event data.
Key Technical Advantages:
1. Superior Low-Light High-Speed Performance: In low-light environments (0.1 lux, with 6 mm f/1.2 lens), it can still output motion information equivalent to 1000 fps, enhancing the rapid perception capabilities of devices in low-light scenarios.
ALPIX-Pizol records motion/change in 0.1 lux
2. High-Speed Motion Capture Capability in High Dynamic Range: ALPIX-Pizol® has the extreme ability to maintain a 120 dB dynamic range per frame under full resolution and 1000 fps high frame rate, easily coping with complex scenarios such as extreme lighting and high contrast, surpassing peer-level global image sensors.
ALPIX-Pizol accurately records motions/changes in high-contrast scene.
3. Ultra-Low Power Advantage: Through EvMo™ technology, motion feature extraction within pixels is achieved, significantly reducing sensor power consumption in EVS mode, with power consumption being only 1/20-1/5 of that of traditional global shutter image sensors.
4. Reduced Data Redundancy and System Computational Load: In event mode, only change information is perceived, enhancing system real-time performance. The amount of event data generated per unit time is only 10-20% of that of traditional image sensors, reducing computational load, transmission bandwidth, and storage pressure, and boosting system efficiency. Reducing the carbon footprint of visual AI systems and significantly lowering application costs.
Empowering All Scenarios: From Consumer Electronics to Industry 4.0
– Mobile Phones/Sports Cameras: Image enhancement, achieving EVS AI-enhanced image/video deblurring, video frame interpolation, AI-ISP functions, and using multi-modal data to assist in generating AI-Motion perception applications.
– AI-PCs, Tablets, and XR Headsets: Achieving highly robust real-time eye-tracking, gesture recognition, and spatial interaction; reducing sensor latency, algorithmic, and system power consumption, and enhancing product usability.
– Drones, Robots, Autonomous Driving: Supporting rapid obstacle avoidance, target tracking, correcting image quality issues caused by motion, supporting rapid 3D scanning and modeling, especially adapting to dynamic capture in complex lighting.
– Industrial Vision: Distortion-free global shutter images + high time-resolution event data, supporting high-speed production line inspection and rapid 3D scanning, modeling, etc., in low-light and dark scenes.
Availability and Partnerships
Customer sampling is now available. Please contact your account manager or send an email to: business@alpsentek.com
