tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post2730286585707407580..comments2024-03-28T17:41:43.970+02:00Comments on Image Sensors World: Sony, Panasonic Bet on ToF SensorsVladimir Koifmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-5243404208812024832018-01-11T11:31:04.227+02:002018-01-11T11:31:04.227+02:00Baseler had TOF camera using Panasonic MN34902BL s...Baseler had TOF camera using Panasonic MN34902BL sensor. I heard MN34902BL is CCD and VGA resolution. Does this image sensor has 2 gate on 1 pixel? or just normal CCD sensor?<br />I could not find its datasheet or brief spec.soohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074241092439590140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-16196295179865968072018-01-02T23:05:10.944+02:002018-01-02T23:05:10.944+02:00When do folks think cam makers will put TOF sensor...When do folks think cam makers will put TOF sensor on MILC cameras? That way users can have portrait mode for artificial bokeh w/o spending on expensive glasses to get shallow DOF.bostonchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213116601754091217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-28836508014996533482017-12-27T21:48:13.364+02:002017-12-27T21:48:13.364+02:00Actually, it's all about news: Sony and ST gav...Actually, it's all about news: Sony and ST gave some info for the Bloomberg article. Panasonic too presented some news recently. And Basler is the only Panasonic ToF CCD customer who openly admits it. This is the reason that Basler video is here.<br /><br />As for PMD/Infineon, I have not seen any recent news, other than occasional generic slides in Infineon quarterly reports and Tango project closure.Vladimir Koifmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800020176563544699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19092890.post-58032624942329342922017-12-27T21:31:32.747+02:002017-12-27T21:31:32.747+02:00The article mixes two types of TOF segments which ...The article mixes two types of TOF segments which don't compete - depth sensors (Sony, Panasonic) with pixel counts in the 10s of K and higher, and range finders of ST which are a few pixels (and are even a different technology of SPAD). Maybe the two will in compete in the future, but right now the two companies are staking out different areas and not competing.<br /><br />And it mentions Basler, which is a high-end, low-volume machine vision play, but not PMD/Infineon, which was in the Tango products of Lenovo and Asus, as well as several AR products already shipping or just launched, higher volumes than Basler or Panasonic even target.<br /><br />It is sort of like someone talking about "image sensors" and saying Sony and Fairchild compete because they both have pixel technology, then not mentioning OVT, Samsung or other major players.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com