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Features
- Ultra-high ALS and color sensitivity
- 1024x dynamic range
- 50/60 Hz Ambient light flicker detection channel
- Clear, IR, and Wideband reference channels
- High proximity crosstalk compensation
- 0.18µm process technology with 1.8V I²C
Benefits
- Enables maximum design flexibility for operation behind dark inked glass
- Enables dark room to sunlight operation
- Minimizes flicker effect in 50/60 Hz light-source environments for non global-shutter image sensors
- Clear and Wideband reference channels enable color content isolation
- Enables operation behind highly diffusive glass by compensating for unwanted reflected crosstalk
- Reduces power consumption in battery powered applications
Parameters
Function
color sensing
proximity detection
flicker detection
Supply voltage
1.8
V
min.
1.7
V
max.
2
V
Interface
input
I²C slave (400kHz)
output
I²C slave (400kHz)
Operating ambient temperature
min.
-30
°C
max.
70
°C
Emitter quantity
external
Integrated diffuser
No
Package
QFN
Package dimension
l
2.5
mm
w
2
mm
h
0.5
mm
Input/Output Voltage
1.8 V
Application fields
Ordering codes
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