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ON Semi’s Image Sensors and SiPMs Give AutoX a Leg Up on Autonomous Driving

ON Semi’s Image Sensors and SiPMs Give AutoX a Leg Up on Autonomous Driving

Navigating with ON Semiconductor technology onboard, AutoX’s self-driving platform is the first to receive a license to operate autonomously on China’s roadways; however, what tech is it using?


News Jul 20, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Maxim and ST Target Driver Monitoring Systems With Gestures and Eye Tracking

Maxim and ST Target Driver Monitoring Systems With Gestures and Eye Tracking

The past week has seen a variety of new driver monitoring system (DMS) technology being released to the industry, namely from ST and Maxim. Both of which take two vastly different approaches.


News Jul 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Maxim’s Digital IO IC’s Shrink LiDAR Technology for SICK AG’s Safety Scanner

Maxim’s Digital IO IC’s Shrink LiDAR Technology for SICK AG’s Safety Scanner

Maxim Integrated and SICK AG have teamed up for, what they are calling, the industry’s smallest LiDAR scanner for safety.


News Jun 29, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Creating a “Super Pixel”: Samsung Claims Industry’s Smallest Mobile Image Sensor

Creating a “Super Pixel”: Samsung Claims Industry’s Smallest Mobile Image Sensor

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?


News Jun 14, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Ditching Radar: Tesla Bets on Computer Vision for the Future of ADAS

Ditching Radar: Tesla Bets on Computer Vision for the Future of ADAS

Last week, Tesla announced that it will abandon radar in favor of camera-based vision for the future of its ADS. What are the benefits and drawbacks of such a system?


News Jun 04, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Rice University Charges Into the Future with Magnetics and Bioimplants

Rice University Charges Into the Future with Magnetics and Bioimplants

Rice University is tackling bioimplants by using magnetics. With DARPA's support on two out of three projects, what could the future of bioimplants look like?


News May 26, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Moving Space to Earth: Perseverance Tech for Earth Applications

Moving Space to Earth: Perseverance Tech for Earth Applications

Space technology is a testbed for promising, new technologies, not only for space but for Earth applications as well. How are recent advances in space affecting Earth?


News May 21, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
A Match Made in Heaven: Intel and Semtech Aim for Consumer LiDAR

A Match Made in Heaven: Intel and Semtech Aim for Consumer LiDAR

Intel and Semtech join forces to help develop better consumer LiDAR hardware. Could this collaboration be the push LiDAR needs?


News May 21, 2021 by Jake Hertz
From CMOS to Batteries: Past Space Tech Improved Earth Applications

From CMOS to Batteries: Past Space Tech Improved Earth Applications

Pushing technological limitations to extremes can cause benefits beyond its original scope. Looking back at past space technology, it is clear the effects they have had here on Earth.


News May 19, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
Deconstructing Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Ultra—and the Consumer Tech Claims Surrounding It

Deconstructing Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Ultra—and the Consumer Tech Claims Surrounding It

Xiaomi claims the Mi 11 Ultra is the "world’s best photography smartphone." With few technical specs published, how do designers approach such claims?


News Apr 02, 2021 by Jake Hertz
How CMOS Image Sensors Are Making Strides in Pixel Count and Size

How CMOS Image Sensors Are Making Strides in Pixel Count and Size

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.


News Mar 11, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
Stanford Engineers Look to Mantis Shrimp Eyes as Muse for Optical Sensor

Stanford Engineers Look to Mantis Shrimp Eyes as Muse for Optical Sensor

Polarimetric imaging could be a boon to machine vision. Now, Stanford researchers have developed a new type of light sensor inspired by an unlikely source.


News Mar 05, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Apple Files Three Patents for Biometric Sensor-based Tech Coming Down the Pike

Apple Files Three Patents for Biometric Sensor-based Tech Coming Down the Pike

Apple appears to be moving farther into the health market with new patents targeting various metrics of health including AR/VR, glucose monitoring, and clinical sleep analysis.


News Feb 15, 2021 by Adrian Gibbons
New Image Sensors Find Use in Brain Imaging, Security Cameras, and Even Selfies

New Image Sensors Find Use in Brain Imaging, Security Cameras, and Even Selfies

A new crop of image sensors shows how device makers have been thinking out of the box with on-chip hardware "re-mosaic," curved image sensors, and more.


News Jan 21, 2021 by Nicholas St. John
Optical Sensor Mimicking the Human Eye Could Sharpen Neuromorphic Computing

Optical Sensor Mimicking the Human Eye Could Sharpen Neuromorphic Computing

A new type of optical sensor developed at Oregon State University can closely mimic the human eye’s ability to perceive changes in its visual field, researchers claim.


News Dec 16, 2020 by Luke James
New SWIR Technology May Be a Catalyst for Machine Vision

New SWIR Technology May Be a Catalyst for Machine Vision

This week, Belgian-company Imec introduced a prototype of a new SWIR sensor offering record small pixel pitch. How is this announcement representative of SWIR's growing place in machine learning?


News Dec 16, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Apple Brings LiDAR to the iPhone 12 Pro for Augmented Reality Applications

Apple Brings LiDAR to the iPhone 12 Pro for Augmented Reality Applications

Apple's inclusion of a LiDAR-capable sensor in the iPhone 12 Pro opened doors for augmented reality applications. But using LiDAR with AR is not without its design challenges.


News Nov 16, 2020 by Jake Hertz
Image Sensor Roundup: Toshiba, Sony, and Samsung Zero In on Industrial and Smartphone Applications

Image Sensor Roundup: Toshiba, Sony, and Samsung Zero In on Industrial and Smartphone Applications

These new devices are forging innovation in image sensor technology—speeding up industrial equipment, doubling up on pixels, and capturing both visible and invisible light.


News Jul 24, 2020 by Nicholas St. John
New Wearable Prototype from Cornell’s SciFi Lab Senses Hand Position, Even Through Objects

New Wearable Prototype from Cornell’s SciFi Lab Senses Hand Position, Even Through Objects

By means of four wrist-mounted thermal cameras, the detailed positions of 20 points on the human hand can be tracked in real time.


News Jul 23, 2020 by Gary Elinoff
Optical Sensors are the Key to Health-Monitoring Wearables—And Size is Critical

Optical Sensors are the Key to Health-Monitoring Wearables—And Size is Critical

Optical sensors have made it big in the medical device industry. And with wearables taking on increasing roles for health monitoring, size is paramount.


News Jul 11, 2020 by Jake Hertz