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Competitions are always an exciting way to test the limits and ingenuity of both technology and the designer. This week…

Competitions are always an exciting way to test the limits and ingenuity of both technology and the designer. This week the winners of the first inaugural TinyML Vision Challenge were announced.

This article provides a general understanding of what DSP is, how it works, and what advantages it can offer. To…

This article provides a general understanding of what DSP is, how it works, and what advantages it can offer. To appreciate the advantages of DSP, let’s first have a look at the conventional method of signal processing, i.e., analog signal processing.

The push towards autonomous driving is showing a flux of companies releasing image signal processors. What exactly is…

The push towards autonomous driving is showing a flux of companies releasing image signal processors. What exactly is being improved?

Last week, Samsung released their newest mobile image sensor which they claim is the industry’s smallest pixel size.…

Last week, Samsung released their newest mobile image sensor which they claim is the industry’s smallest pixel size. What are the implications of this shrinking?

Companies like Sony and OmniVision continue to develop advanced CMOS image sensors, while the Emmys pay respect to Kodak…

Companies like Sony and OmniVision continue to develop advanced CMOS image sensors, while the Emmys pay respect to Kodak as one of the forerunners in digital imaging.

Working closely with ROHM Semiconductor, researchers at Osaka University have developed a device that operates in the…

Working closely with ROHM Semiconductor, researchers at Osaka University have developed a device that operates in the terahertz spectrum to transmit large, uncompressed 8K videos uninterrupted within a 300 GHz bandwidth.

In this article, we'll review the basics of sigma-delta ADCs—and continuous-time sigma-delta ADCS in particular—using…

In this article, we'll review the basics of sigma-delta ADCs—and continuous-time sigma-delta ADCS in particular—using a recent CTSD from ADI as an example.

In this article, you'll learn the basics of the CMOS image sensor, including its core components, its block diagram, its…

In this article, you'll learn the basics of the CMOS image sensor, including its core components, its block diagram, its strengths and weaknesses, and its applications.

OmniVision claims this small form factor RGB-IR sensor may significantly advance medical imaging.

OmniVision claims this small form factor RGB-IR sensor may significantly advance medical imaging.

Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming…

Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming out of North Carolina State.

The concept of dynamic range appears frequently in engineering discussions. But what exactly does this term mean? And how…

The concept of dynamic range appears frequently in engineering discussions. But what exactly does this term mean? And how does it apply to electronic circuits and systems?

This article explains how CCD construction, operating parameters, and external signal-processing circuitry contribute to…

This article explains how CCD construction, operating parameters, and external signal-processing circuitry contribute to the maximum variation in luminance that CCD imaging hardware can capture.

In this article, we’ll draw upon our knowledge of noise sources and combine it with some new information to create a…

In this article, we’ll draw upon our knowledge of noise sources and combine it with some new information to create a comprehensive model for CCD noise performance.

In this article, we’ll take a look at electrical and optical conditions that contribute to reduced image quality in CCD…

In this article, we’ll take a look at electrical and optical conditions that contribute to reduced image quality in CCD camera systems.

This article examines an important aspect of the Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem and explains its connection to the…

This article examines an important aspect of the Nyquist–Shannon sampling theorem and explains its connection to the need for anti-aliasing filters in analog-to-digital conversion.

This article continues our series on sampling theory by explaining the importance of oversampling in real-life…

This article continues our series on sampling theory by explaining the importance of oversampling in real-life mixed-signal systems.

This article continues our discussion of sampling theory and introduces the concept of aliasing.

This article continues our discussion of sampling theory and introduces the concept of aliasing.

This article explains a technique that allows us to incorporate flexibility into the operational parameters of a CCD…

This article explains a technique that allows us to incorporate flexibility into the operational parameters of a CCD imaging system.

In this article, we’ll see that the amount of noise in image data from a CCD sensor can be greatly reduced by a…

In this article, we’ll see that the amount of noise in image data from a CCD sensor can be greatly reduced by a technique known as correlated double sampling.