GlobeNewswire: FLIR is partnering with TowerJazz to manufacture its next generation IR technology to smartphone, security, industrial and other markets. "The partnership between TowerJazz and FLIR has been excellent. Together, we have rapidly implemented a state of the art manufacturing capability in Newport Beach, CA. The Newport Beach site can facilitate commercial, ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations), and more recently Category 1A & 1B "Trusted" services through our subsidiary, Jazz Semiconductor Trusted Foundry (JSTF), as accredited by the U.S. Department of Defense. In particular, we developed an industry leading capability for advanced micro thermal pixel array production," said David Howard, Executive Director and Fellow, TowerJazz.
These micro thermal pixel arrays include novel, high density pixels that enable FLIR to offer more powerful sensors with higher resolution in compact form factors. "When we combine the micro thermal arrays with integrated FLIR wafer level optics, software and MSX technology with TowerJazz process and manufacturing capability, we are able to deliver breakthrough product performance and value," said Tom Surran, COO at FLIR Systems.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
SPIE Electronic Imaging 2015 Best Paper Awards
Image Sensors and Imaging Systems 2015 conference announces the best paper and the best student paper at its Plenary Session today.
The Best Paper Award is "2.2um BSI CMOS image sensor with two layer photodetector", H. Sasaki, A. Mochizuki, Y. Sugiura, R. Hasumi, K. Eda, Y. Egawa, H. Yamashita, K. Honda, H. Ootani, T. Asami, TOSHIBA CORP., T. Ohguro, H. Momose, Y. Toyoshima, TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO Ltd.
The Best Student Paper Award goes to "Multi-camera synchornization code implemented on USB3-based FPGA platform", R. Sousa, Univ. da Madeira, M. Wäny, P. Santos, AWAIBA Lda, M. Diaz, Univ da Madeira and Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute.
Thanks to AD for the info!
The Best Paper Award is "2.2um BSI CMOS image sensor with two layer photodetector", H. Sasaki, A. Mochizuki, Y. Sugiura, R. Hasumi, K. Eda, Y. Egawa, H. Yamashita, K. Honda, H. Ootani, T. Asami, TOSHIBA CORP., T. Ohguro, H. Momose, Y. Toyoshima, TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO Ltd.
The Best Student Paper Award goes to "Multi-camera synchornization code implemented on USB3-based FPGA platform", R. Sousa, Univ. da Madeira, M. Wäny, P. Santos, AWAIBA Lda, M. Diaz, Univ da Madeira and Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute.
Thanks to AD for the info!
Dynamax Imaging CEO Murdered
The Guardian, Democrat & Chronicle: Ling (Jim) Tan, CEO and Owner of Dynamax Imaging has been killed, alledgely by his 19-year old son. Dynamax Imaging used to be Panavision Imaging, and, before that, was an image sensor group of Silicon Image. Silicon Image got this group by acquiring Photon Vision Systems (PVS).
Update: Wayne Post adds few bits of info on Dynamax and its CEO: "The company was formerly based in Homer, in Cortland County, but in 2013 relocated to the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's (CNSE) Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center of Excellence (STC) on Campus Drive in Canandaigua. The move was needed after the company outgrew its former Homer home.
When the announcement of the move to Ontario County came about in March 2013, Dynamax brought in excess of $3 million in equipment, plus 100 jobs, at the STC over a three- to five-year time span. The majority of the company's engineers, scientists and researchers from other U.S. locations moved to STC in 2013."
Update: Wayne Post adds few bits of info on Dynamax and its CEO: "The company was formerly based in Homer, in Cortland County, but in 2013 relocated to the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's (CNSE) Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center of Excellence (STC) on Campus Drive in Canandaigua. The move was needed after the company outgrew its former Homer home.
When the announcement of the move to Ontario County came about in March 2013, Dynamax brought in excess of $3 million in equipment, plus 100 jobs, at the STC over a three- to five-year time span. The majority of the company's engineers, scientists and researchers from other U.S. locations moved to STC in 2013."
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
IBS on Image Sensor Market
International Business Strategies, Inc, forecasts image sensor market growth and partitioning (slide #16):
and says that image sensor fabs live long lives (slide 25):
and says that image sensor fabs live long lives (slide 25):
China on Acquisition Trail
Digitimes Research believes that China will be acquiring many Western semiconductor companies, which Omnivision being one of them.
"Establishing world-class IDMs is one of China's potential policy goals under the 13th Five-Year Plan. To accomplish this, a mature IC industry supply chain will be required. Making acquisitions of foreign companies to complement the existing IC industry supply chain is one of the best ways. Acquiring foreign companies that have technological competitiveness would allow China's IC industry to improve its technology capability. Moreover, the establishment of a CNY120 billion national investment fund will assist China's local IC firms to make acquisitions overseas. Digitimes Research believes that China-based IC design houses would complete more mergers and acquisitions overseas during the 13th Five-Year Plan period."
"Establishing world-class IDMs is one of China's potential policy goals under the 13th Five-Year Plan. To accomplish this, a mature IC industry supply chain will be required. Making acquisitions of foreign companies to complement the existing IC industry supply chain is one of the best ways. Acquiring foreign companies that have technological competitiveness would allow China's IC industry to improve its technology capability. Moreover, the establishment of a CNY120 billion national investment fund will assist China's local IC firms to make acquisitions overseas. Digitimes Research believes that China-based IC design houses would complete more mergers and acquisitions overseas during the 13th Five-Year Plan period."
Monday, February 09, 2015
Sharp Article on Colorized NIR Camera
Sharp Challenge for Change Magazine publishes an article on its colorized NIR camera developed with National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). The CCD-based camera uses IR LEDs to illuminate a night scene and somehow manages to reconstruct the color image:
"...because near infrared light has a completely different composition than visible light, these must be reconstructed as colors close to those that we can see. In other words, in the theory of capturing color at night, an object is irradiated with invisible near infrared rays—not the visible light we normally see. Light reflects back off the object and the colors of this light’s various wavelengths are analysed and subsequently reproduced as the colors we can see.
Although capturing color in the dark is based on sound theory, actually putting this theory into a working product presented Sharp with a number of challenges. But we knew that if such a product could be realized, then even objects existing in total darkness could be seen in color. Sharp thus proceeded to pool all of its resources into overcoming the obstacles."
"We had finally succeeded in developing technology for a single device capable of capturing color during both day and night. But realizing a totally new pixel structure would require highly advanced technology. Pooling the vast experience of our engineers with 40 years of experience and technology accumulated in the CCD development field, we embarked upon exhaustive trial-and-error testing that made use of our existing semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Our engineers were practically master craftsmen in the way they made fine adjustments to create the substrate. Most of the development period was taken up in reworking our existing semiconductor fabrication equipment so that it would carry out automated mass production of the new CCD."
The color night-vision camera won the Digital Imaging Award in the CEATEC JAPAN 2014, Innovation Awards “As Selected by U.S. Journalists” and the Japan Brand Award in the 2014 10 Best New Product Awards, sponsored by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.
"...because near infrared light has a completely different composition than visible light, these must be reconstructed as colors close to those that we can see. In other words, in the theory of capturing color at night, an object is irradiated with invisible near infrared rays—not the visible light we normally see. Light reflects back off the object and the colors of this light’s various wavelengths are analysed and subsequently reproduced as the colors we can see.
Although capturing color in the dark is based on sound theory, actually putting this theory into a working product presented Sharp with a number of challenges. But we knew that if such a product could be realized, then even objects existing in total darkness could be seen in color. Sharp thus proceeded to pool all of its resources into overcoming the obstacles."
"We had finally succeeded in developing technology for a single device capable of capturing color during both day and night. But realizing a totally new pixel structure would require highly advanced technology. Pooling the vast experience of our engineers with 40 years of experience and technology accumulated in the CCD development field, we embarked upon exhaustive trial-and-error testing that made use of our existing semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Our engineers were practically master craftsmen in the way they made fine adjustments to create the substrate. Most of the development period was taken up in reworking our existing semiconductor fabrication equipment so that it would carry out automated mass production of the new CCD."
The color night-vision camera won the Digital Imaging Award in the CEATEC JAPAN 2014, Innovation Awards “As Selected by U.S. Journalists” and the Japan Brand Award in the 2014 10 Best New Product Awards, sponsored by the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.
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| NIR image as seen by regular camera |
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| Same image reproduced by Sharp color night camera |
CMOSIS Opens US Branch
CMOSIS opens a subsidiary CMOSIS America LLC in Raleigh, NC, established in January 2015. Bruce Bradford serves as Director of Business Development managing U.S. operations and to grow CMOSIS' business and customer base in the Americas. “With the establishment of CMOSIS America LLC we have committed a substantial investment in our local presence in the U.S. to better support our existing American customer base and pursue new business opportunities,” said Lou Hermans, COO of CMOSIS.
Saturday, February 07, 2015
Intel RealSense Camera Accuracy
PhoneDog Youtube channel evaluates Intel RealSense rear camera inside Dell Venue 8 7000 tablet. The 3D camera measurements are proved to be fairly accurate:
Tom's Hardware RealSense accuracy tests has shown more mixed results with some measurements being significantly off:
Update: Intel posts a video promoting the RealSense measurement feature:
Tom's Hardware RealSense accuracy tests has shown more mixed results with some measurements being significantly off:
Update: Intel posts a video promoting the RealSense measurement feature:
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