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NEC Shrinks IR Pixel to Less Than Wavelength Size
Tech-On: NEC has developed an uncooled VGA IR sensor with pixel pitch of 12um. The sensor operates in 8-14um band, so its pixel size is less than one wavelength. The pixel is based on NEC's own MEMS...
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Image Sensor Sales, Month by Month
SK Securities published "Semiconductor Data Book" tracking image sensor sales for the last year:
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e2v Keeps Working on EM CMOS Sensor
After the first patent application on electron multiplying CMOS sensor e2v applies for another patent, the US20120292483 "Electron-multiplication image sensor" by Pierre Fereyre, Frédéric Mayer. The...
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Panasonic Proposes Color-Based 3D Imager
Panasonic patent application US20120293634 "Three-dimensional imaging device" by Yasunori Ishii and Masao Hiramoto proposes to use color mask in the lens to get color shift-based parallax information...
View ArticlePlaying Fruit Ninja with PMD Camera
PMD published an Youtube demo of Fruit Ninja game controlled by its Camboard Nano and Omek Interactive's middleware. The game is quite dynamic, both speed and delay are important, so it's quite...
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Toshiba Announces 5MP 1.4um SoC
Toshiba announces 5MP 1.4um pixel sensor with integrated ISP, the T4K39. The 1/4-inch sensor is intended for use in camera phones.
View ArticleCIS Process is One of the Three ST's Manufacturing Pillars
EETimes: ST announces its restructuring strategy. When asked about manufacturing strategy, ST CEO Carlo Bozotti told analysts there is a three-legged manufacturing strategy for Crolles, all fundamental...
View ArticlePrimesense to Unveil New, More Compact 3D Camera
PR Newswire: Primesense announces its next generation embedded 3D sensor, Capri, demonstrating a small form factor and low cost. The new reference design utilizes Capri - PrimeSense's next-generation...
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Superpix and Galaxycore Recognized for Best Tech Support in China
PR Newswire: EETimes-China 11th Annual China Fabless Survey revealed that Galaxycore and Superpix are among Top 10 Outstanding Technical Support companies. Superpix made it for the second year in a row...
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Learning ISP Self-Adapts to Various Color Filter Patterns
Stanford University applied for a patent US20120307116 "Learning of image processing pipeline for digital imaging devices" by Steven Lansel and Brian Wandell.Abstract: "A learning technique is provided...
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Sony Vintage CCD Uses Non-Bayer CFA
EE Video Blog's Youtube video teardown of 1985 Sony CCD-V8AF-E 8mm video camera reveals that its CCD uses non-Bayer color filter. So, it appears that Sony F65, ClearVid and other non-bayer CFAs for...
View ArticleImage Sensors 2013 Program
Image Sensors 2013 conference speaker list is finalized. The conference is to be held on March 19-21 in London, UK. There is quite a lot of good presentations in the list, possibly, even exceeding the...
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Apple Applies for HDR Imaging Patent, Looks for Highly Innovative Sensor...
Apple applies for US2012/041398 (US20120314100) patent titled "Image Sensor Having HDR Capture Capability" by Michael Frank."...there exist disadvantages to the process of generating a HDR image from...
View ArticlePMD Demos Low-Latency Interface
A new PMD CamBoard video on Youtube demos extremely low latency (there are sequences recorded in 4x and 8x slow motion), good ambient light performance and efficient switching from low power mode to...
View ArticleSMIC Announces BSI Test Chip Success
PRNewswire: SMIC, China's largest and most advanced semiconductor foundry, announced it has a BSI CMOS image sensor "first test chip demonstrating good image quality even in low-light conditions". The...
View ArticleThe History of Black Silicon in Photodetector Patents
I got this paper by email. It has a lot of historical references and obscure and esoteric facts. While I do not agree with few points here, I think many might find this paper interesting:----------THE...
View ArticleAptina's Two 8MP Sensors Feature 6MP/60fps Video Mode
Business Wire: Aptina launches two fast 8MP sensors for mobile devices and sports cameras. The AR0835 targets the mobile device market, while the AR0835HS is aimed to sports camera market for very fast...
View ArticleDxOMark Over The Years and Generations
Luminous Landscape published a trend analysis of DxOMark sensor database by Peter van den Hamer. The analysis nicely demos a steady sensor performance improvement over the years. Some of the modern...
View ArticlePanavision Imaging Changes its Name to Dynamax Imaging
I'm not sure what it means, but Panavision Imaging web site now presents itself as Dynamax Imaging.Update: I was told that Panavision Imaging has been sold on Dec. 18. Only about a half of the team got...
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Toshiba Announces 20MP/30fps Sensor, Aims to 30% Market Share
Business Wire: Toshiba announces a 20MP image sensor based on 1.2um BSI pixels, the TCM5115CL, aimed to DSC market and claimed to have the industry's highest resolution in 1/2.3-inch format. The new...
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