Sphere Studios and STMicroelectronics reveal new details on the world’s largest cinema image sensor
11 Janvier 2024 - 4:00PM
Sphere Studios and STMicroelectronics
reveal new detailson the world’s largest cinema
image sensor
Sensor custom created for Big Sky – the world’s
most advanced camera system – and is used to capture
ultra-high-resolution content for Sphere in Las Vegas
Burbank, CA, and Geneva, Switzerland -- January 11, 2024
– Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) today revealed new
details on its work with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) (“ST”), a
global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum
of electronics applications, to create the world’s largest image
sensor for Sphere’s Big Sky camera system. Big Sky is the
groundbreaking, ultra-high-resolution camera system being used to
capture content for Sphere, the next-generation entertainment
medium in Las Vegas.
Inside the venue, Sphere features the world’s largest,
high-resolution LED screen which wraps up, over, and around the
audience to create a fully immersive visual environment. To capture
content for this 160,000 sq. ft., 16K x 16K display, the Big Sky
camera system was designed by the team at Sphere Studios – the
in-house content studio developing original live entertainment
experiences for Sphere. Working with Sphere Studios, ST
manufactured a first-of-its-kind, 18K sensor capable of capturing
images at the scale and fidelity necessary for Sphere’s display.
Big Sky’s sensor – now the world’s largest cinema camera sensor in
commercial use – works with the world's sharpest cinematic lenses
to capture detailed, large-format images in a way never before
possible.
“Big Sky significantly advances cinematic camera technology,
with each element representing a leap in design and manufacturing
innovation,” said Deanan DaSilva, lead architect of Big Sky at
Sphere Studios. “The sensor on any camera is critical to image
quality, but given the size and resolution of Sphere’s display, Big
Sky’s sensor had to go beyond any existing capability. ST, working
closely with Sphere Studios, leveraged their extensive expertise to
manufacture a groundbreaking sensor that not only expands the
possibilities for immersive content at Sphere, but also across the
entertainment industry.”
“ST has been on the cutting edge of imaging technology, IP, and
tools to create unique solutions with advanced features and
performance for almost 25 years,” said Alexandre Balmefrezol,
Executive Vice President and Imaging Sub-Group General Manager,
STMicroelectronics. “Building a custom sensor of this size,
resolution, and speed, with low noise, high dynamic range, and
seemingly impossible yield requirements, presented a truly novel
challenge for ST – one that we successfully met from the very first
wafer out of our 12” (300mm) wafer fab in Crolles, France.”
As a leader in the development and manufacturing of image
sensors, ST’s imaging technologies and foundry services cater to a
wide range of markets, including professional photography and
cinematography. Big Sky’s 316 megapixel sensor is almost 7x larger
and 40x higher resolution than the full-frame sensors found in
high-end commercial cameras. The die, which measures 9.92cm x
8.31cm (82.4 cm2), is twice as large as a wallet-sized photograph,
and only four full die fit on a 300mm wafer. The system is also
capable of capturing images at 120 fps and transferring data at 60
gigabytes per second.
Big Sky also allows filmmakers to capture large-format images
from a single camera without having to stitch content together from
multiple cameras – avoiding issues common to stitching including
near distance limitations and seams between images. Ten patents and
counting have been filed by Sphere Studios in association with Big
Sky’s technology.
Darren Aronofsky’s Postcard from Earth, currently showing at
Sphere as part of The Sphere Experience, is the first cinematic
production to utilize Big Sky. Since its debut, Postcard from Earth
has transported audiences, taking them on a journey spanning all
seven continents, and featuring stunning visuals captured with Big
Sky that make them feel like they have traveled to new worlds
without leaving their seats in Las Vegas. More information about
The Sphere Experience is available at thesphere.com.
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About Sphere Entertainment Co. Sphere
Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) is a premier live entertainment and
media company. The Company includes Sphere, a next-generation
entertainment medium powered by cutting-edge technologies to
redefine the future of entertainment. The first Sphere venue opened
in Las Vegas in September 2023. In addition, the Company includes
MSG Networks, which operates two regional sports and entertainment
networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as a
direct-to-consumer and authenticated streaming product, MSG+,
delivering a wide range of live sports content and other
programming. More information is available at
sphereentertainmentco.com.
About STMicroelectronicsAt ST, we are over
50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering
the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing
facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more
than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and
build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their
challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more
sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more
efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale
deployment of cloud-connected autonomous things. We are committed
to achieving our goal to become carbon neutral on scope 1 and 2 and
partially scope 3 by 2027. Further information can be found at
www.st.com.
Contacts:
Sphere Entertainment
– spherepr@thesphere.comSTMicroelectronics – Alexis Breton,
alexis.breton@st.com
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