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Onsemi Unveils Image Sensors That Boost Battery Life by 40 Percent

Aimed at Smart Homes and Offices, this new image sensor family promises to blend high performance with ultra-low power draw while moving key functionality from the image processor on to the sensor.

October 10, 2023 by Duane Benson

Understanding the Challenges of Image Signal Processing Calibration

Calibrating your image signal processor is a complex engineering task, but it's critical for digital image quality. Learn about these nuances and about the resources available to help you tackle these challenges.

September 28, 2023 by John Phillippe, NXP Semiconductors

Vishay Shrinks Down VCSEL-based Reflective Optical Sensor

Vishay's new optical sensor packs a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) and a silicon phototransistor in a 1.85 mm x 1.2 mm x 0.6 mm package.

August 17, 2023 by Aaron Carman

Teledyne FLIR’s New Radiometric Thermal Camera Offers Widest FOV Yet

With a wider FOV and radiometric abilities, the newest thermal camera module allows designers to see more in the same package size as previous Lepton cameras.

August 15, 2023 by Aaron Carman

RadarConf 2023 Panel—Innovating Radar in the Face of Physical Limits

In the face of fundamental limits, radar industry leaders are poised to tackle the coming challenges in radar in their own unique ways.

June 06, 2023 by Aaron Carman

What is an Image Processor? Turns Out the Answer is Hazy

Real-time image processing is a resource-intensive task that often requires specialized hardware. With that in mind, let's explore processors that are designed specifically for photo and video applications.

June 02, 2023 by Robert Keim

Radar Applied to Missions Large and Small—Part 2

Radars have a place amongst the stars and inside the home, with cutting-edge research highlighting uses that benefit from this century-old technology.

June 01, 2023 by Aaron Carman

GaN HEMT Circuit Topologies for High-resolution LiDAR

Learn about gallium-nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) and how they can be used in LiDAR (light detection and ranging) applications.

April 27, 2023 by Kengo Ohmori, ROHM Semiconductor

Learn to Build a Photoelectric Sensor System Using an Arduino Uno and OpenPLC

Since photoelectric sensing can be achieved with electrical, electromechanical, and electronic components, learn to build, test, and implement a prototype photoelectric switch using off-the-shelf components with Arduino OpenPLC.

March 12, 2023 by Don Wilcher

From Higher Resolution to Zero Motion Artifacts—Image Sensors Keep Evolving

Leveraging CMOS and advanced pixel-binning technologies, the industry is offering image sensors that target use cases in ADAS, smartphone cameras, surveillance systems, and more

March 09, 2023 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

Hailo Spins Vision SoC Crafted for AI Analytics-capable Smart Cameras

With its Hailo-15 chip, the company hopes to bring advanced AI analytics and processing into intelligent camera designs.

March 08, 2023 by Jeff Child

Seeing Machines Snags Numerous Partnerships to Advance ADAS

Seeing Machines is partnering with Analog Devices, Ambarella, Autobrains, and Omnivision to build vehicle monitoring systems for drivers, occupants, and pedestrians.

January 06, 2023 by Jake Hertz

Chip-scale Laser Isolator Paves New Ground in Integrated Photonics

Researchers at Stanford built an effective, passive ultra-thin laser isolator using silicon, a well-known material for chip manufacturing.

December 19, 2022 by Darshil Patel

Ambarella Disrupts 4D Imaging Automotive Radar with Centralized Approach

Pushing an alternative to edge-based radar processing, Ambarella is rolling out a centralized processed solution for 4D automotive imaging radar.

December 06, 2022 by Jeff Child

Image Sensors Suit up For AR/VR, Face Recognition, and More

To serve the demands of a fast growing image sensor market, technology suppliers have rolled out innovative image sensor solutions, targeting AR/VR, face recognition, and autonomous cars.

December 05, 2022 by Ikimi .O

Startup Validates its MEMS Scanning Mirror Process for LiDARs

Setting out to overcome the drawbacks of today’s LiDAR mirror alternatives, Omnitron Sensors has crafted a 3D MEMS technology fit for low-cost, high-volume markets.

November 30, 2022 by Jeff Child

Rotary Position Sensor from onsemi Puts a New Spin on Inductive Sensing

Using its patented technology, onsemi has brought inductive position sensing into the high-speed, high-accuracy realm. The device enables easy-to-implement PCB sensor designs.

November 16, 2022 by Jeff Child

NASA’s EMIT Mission Taps FPGA Processing to Measure Surface Minerals

Representing a joint effort to accurately characterize the minerals present on the Earth’s surface, NASA’s JPL leverages optical and FPGA-based advances to help in modeling the Earth’s climate.

November 08, 2022 by Aaron Carman

From the Ground Up—Zoox Turns a Corner with New AV and Sensor System Designs

What if you started designing an autonomous vehicle from the ground up? How different would it be from what is on the road today? Ryan McMichael of Zoox (an Amazon subsidiary) joins us to discuss how those questions impact the cars and the complex sensor systems that will enable an autonomous future.

October 11, 2022 by Daniel Bogdanoff

Apple Event Highlights: iPhone 14 Lineup and Apple Watches Galore

In its latest live event, Apple announced the new iPhone14 lineup and Apple Watch Ultra, along with updates to other Apple Watches.

September 12, 2022 by Darshil Patel