Digital imaging chip developer, Nucore Technology Inc., has released the second generation of its CleanCapture Image Processors, SiP 1270 and NDX 1260. Both have been designed for application in digital still and digital video cameras.

The NuCORE NDX 1260 (Nucore Dynamic Range Expansion) is an analog image processor. NDX mixed signal technology converts analog to digital, boasting low noise, smooth tonal response, gray scale accuracy and high granularity through 16 bit internal resolution.

According to NuCORE, the image capture technology features minimum color distortion, low color phase noise, reduced saturation problems, smaller JPEG files and speedy transmission times, when coupled with a RGB or CYMG CCD sensor.

The NuCORE SiP 1270 is a back-end digital image processor designed to be used in conjunction with the NDX 1260 processor. The digital "system on a chip" includes a flexible hard wired image processing pipeline, high-quality motion JPEG engine, high speed compact flash and SD card memory interfaces, digital zoom and interfaces for hard disk and minidrive storage.

The Japan and Calif.-based outfit plans to introduce the first cameras featuring its new CleanCapture Image Processors in Q3'03. The NuCORE SiP 1270 and NDX 1260 are available now in both sample and production quantities; evaluation systems are also available.