Image Sensors

Micron Offers New Image Sensor Innovations

Submitted by nestorb on Mon, 2007-02-12 12:31.
Micron Technology introduces a new line-up of image sensors that create a powerful imaging platform for next-generation camera phones. Micron's new camera phone sensors were developed using a tiny 1.75-micron pixel design and range in resolution from 5-, 3- and 1.3-megapixel...
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Thomson Develops New Xensium CMOS Sensor For Grass Valley High Definition Cameras

Submitted by nestorb on Mon, 2007-02-12 07:53.
Thomson's Award Winning High Resolution Imager Offers Superior Performance Using Next-Generation CMOS Technology
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OKI and ZyCube announce image sensor agreement

Submitted by nestorb on Fri, 2007-02-02 07:11.
ZyCSP™ is the CSP for image sensors with buried interconnect technology developed by ZyCube. Plating and/or burying a hole through the sensor LSI wafer and applying wiring technology without wire bonding allowed for high-density and low-profile which is less than 0.6mm reported to be the world's thinnest CSP...
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High-Speed 8k Linear CCD Sensor For Industrial Inspection Applications

Submitted by nestorb on Thu, 2007-02-01 07:14.
"By making the sensor products available, companies now have a low-cost option to optimize their defect inspection process. These sensors have high sensitivity in both the visible band and in the deep UV (ultraviolet) range, making them attractive for semiconductor inspection and metrology markets,"
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Camera phone sensor firm expands in Bracknell

Submitted by nestorb on Fri, 2007-01-26 07:14.
“One reason we are growing the design team here is to support these new markets, such as rear-view mirror sensors in cars and a medical application which could include a swallowable device,”
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Varioptic and Creative Sensor Announce Liquid Lens Mass Production in China

Submitted by nestorb on Fri, 2007-01-26 07:11.
Varioptic signed a production deal with Creative Sensor (Wuxi, China) in August 2006. Creative Sensor set up the production line for liquid lenses with the support of Varioptic. The manufacturing capacity is now at 100,000 liquid lenses per month and will be increased to 1 million units per month by the end of 2007...
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Planet82 debuts nano full-color imaging sensor

Submitted by nestorb on Thu, 2007-01-25 23:25.
Planet82 is working to develop a partnership for the mass production of the SMPD. Planet82Eis in the process of conducting tests for a number of SMPD-based applications, including those for Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras, mobile phones, digital still cameras, night vision, and rearview-sensing automobiles...
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Delkin's SensorScope, the Safest and Most Effective System for Cleaning Your Digital SLR Image Sensor.

Submitted by nestorb on Wed, 2007-01-24 08:14.
The innovative SensorScope (patent pending) is the first and only sensor inspection device in the market designed for DSLRs. Its use of magnification and focused, high intensity light enables camera owners to inspect their camera's sensor to see if it needs cleaning. Why risk damaging your camera -don't clean your sensor if it doesn't need it!
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DSLR sensor cleaning products from Visible Dust

Submitted by nestorb on Wed, 2007-01-24 07:57.
"Our philosophy is to make sensor cleaning effortless, safe and fast, which has allowed us to grow rapidly over the past 3 years,"
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UKIVA Vision Seminars Take A 'Holistic' Approach At IPOT 07

Submitted by nestorb on Mon, 2007-01-22 21:38.
"These new seminars will highlight the importance of all the different facets of vision and will show that in many applications, a particular component may be the essential key to solving the problem, while in others, each part of the system is of equal importance."
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