# Macnica Americas offers engineering samples of Canon's 410-MP LI8030SA sensor for wafer inspection

- Published: 2026-11-15 10:08 UTC
- Section: Machines & Making › Electronics
- Tags: Canon LI8030SA, 410-megapixel sensor, Macnica Americas, engineering samples, wafer inspection, stacked CMOS, SLVS data link, full-frame sensor, package inspection
- URL: https://realtech.media/news/rt-a8a216f044ccefd3cf38f3bd_macnica_americas_offers/

**Macnica says samples and evaluation systems of Canon's 410-megapixel sensor are available, while Canon still lists it as in development. It is aimed at inspection, not cameras.**

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*techtimes.com*

Macnica Americas, the North American division of Yokohama-based Macnica, states on its product page that engineering samples of Canon's 410-megapixel LI8030SA sensor are available and that complete evaluation systems are ready to ship, according to techtimes.com, which cites a Y.M.Cinema Magazine report of November 14 [1]. Canon has not declared the sensor finished: its own page lists the LI8030SA as in development and says specifications can change without notice [1]. Macnica's page also describes the sensor as in development, mentions scoping early samples and design-in timelines, and invites visitors to join a waitlist. Availability is therefore Macnica's claim, not an independently confirmed shipping status, and the page carries no date. Mass production is not confirmed and no price is given [1].

## Target uses and design

Canon announced the sensor on January 22, 2025, calling it the highest pixel count in a 35 mm full-frame sensor, a claim limited to Canon's own survey as of January 21, 2025 [1]. Macnica says the sensor is being validated in six application areas, including wafer and chip inspection, 2.5D and 3D package inspection down to roughly 25 to 30 microns, and astronomical observation [1]. Y.M.Cinema says it was not designed mainly for filmmaking, citing its 8 frames per second limit, rolling shutter and small pixels [1].

The sensor has 24,592 × 16,704 pixels of 1.5 µm and a 44.6 mm diagonal. Canon describes a back-illuminated stacked structure and a readout of 3,280 megapixels per second [1]. The monochrome LI8030SAM can bin four pixels to reach 24 frames per second at about 100 megapixels; the color LI8030SAC does not get this mode [1].

## Data link and optics

The sensor outputs through 16 SLVS lanes at 3.84 Gbps each, 14 bits per pixel, and draws 4.8 W typical at full readout [1]. By TechTimes arithmetic, that is 61.4 Gbps of raw lane capacity against about 45.9 Gbps of pixel payload. A full frame holds about 719 MB, so continuous capture at 8 frames per second means roughly 5.75 GB per second before compression [1].

Optics set a second limit. An f/8 lens with 0.5 µm light produces a 9.76 µm Airy disk, covering about six and a half pixels. TechTimes arithmetic puts a 2-pixel disk near f/2.2 and a 3-pixel disk near f/3.4 [1]. The active area works out to about 36.9 × 25.1 mm, larger than the 35.9 × 23.9 mm sensor in Sony's a7 IV. Macnica's page does not say what its evaluation systems contain, such as lens, camera body or compute hardware [1].

## Sources

1. [techtimes.com](https://www.techtimes.com/articles/330741/20261114/canon-410mp-sensor-samples-offered-via-macnica-pitched-whole-wafer-inspection-not-cameras.htm)

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