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Team-ups and Sensors—ADAS Ramps Up Sensing Solutions

Team-ups and Sensors—ADAS Ramps Up Sensing Solutions

One new type of sensor and two novel automotive processing approaches might be the key to limiting traffic accidents.


News Aug 05, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
Sony Balances Data and Detail With Latest Security Camera CMOS Image Sensor

Sony Balances Data and Detail With Latest Security Camera CMOS Image Sensor

A new CMOS image sensor from Sony aims to provide high-performance and quality security cameras with the latest video streaming and STARVIS technology.


News Jul 21, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The Tech Behind James Webb Telescope’s Stunning New Images

The Tech Behind James Webb Telescope’s Stunning New Images

The most detailed space images yet are the result of several key imaging technologies on the James Webb Telescope.


News Jul 14, 2022 by Jake Hertz
FIFA Shoots to Score by Adopting Semi-automated Offside Technology

FIFA Shoots to Score by Adopting Semi-automated Offside Technology

Technology finds use in all sorts of places, especially in sports. Recently, FIFA has spurred sports tech with a system to generate automated offside alerts in future contests.


News Jul 07, 2022 by Jake Hertz
LiDAR’s Future Looks Bright With New Tech Demos at Sensors Converge 2022

LiDAR’s Future Looks Bright With New Tech Demos at Sensors Converge 2022

The All About Circuits team reviews just a couple of the many demonstrations of new LiDAR technologies from this week’s Sensors Converge conference in Silicon Valley.


News Jun 29, 2022 by Dale Wilson
ST and Metalenz Bring “First Optical Metasurface” to Consumer Markets

ST and Metalenz Bring “First Optical Metasurface” to Consumer Markets

STMicroelectronics has joined forces with Metalenz, a Harvard spin-out, to develop the "world’s first optical metasurface technology" for consumer devices.


News Jun 18, 2022 by Ikimi .O
Flexible Sensor Prototype to Discretely Monitor the Inside of Pipes

Flexible Sensor Prototype to Discretely Monitor the Inside of Pipes

A new optical sensor prototype is said to provide real-time chemical composition data without directly interacting with the substance being monitored.


News Jun 03, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
ST Leverages Back-side-illuminated Sensors for Driver Monitoring

ST Leverages Back-side-illuminated Sensors for Driver Monitoring

Human error causes 95% of traffic accidents. ST hopes to reduce that figure with a new global-shutter image sensor for driver monitoring systems.


News May 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz
No Longer an AV Tech Only, LiDAR Finds Its Niche in Security

No Longer an AV Tech Only, LiDAR Finds Its Niche in Security

Autonomous vehicles featuring LiDAR brought the technology to center stage. Now, security sectors are also embracing LiDAR in next-gen systems.


News May 02, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Mapping the Moon—NASA Announces LiDAR-based Lunar Backpack

Mapping the Moon—NASA Announces LiDAR-based Lunar Backpack

The focus is back on the moon, with NASA, backed by Aeva's LiDAR technology, creating a backpack to help map the moon.


News Apr 28, 2022 by Jake Hertz
NIST Goes Prehistoric With Nature-inspired Metalens Imaging Technology

NIST Goes Prehistoric With Nature-inspired Metalens Imaging Technology

Drawing inspiration from prehistoric nature, namely a trilobite, NIST researchers create a “record-setting” lens and camera system.


News Apr 21, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Event-based Vision Sensor—“Metavison”—Promises Impressive Specs

Event-based Vision Sensor—“Metavison”—Promises Impressive Specs

PROPHESEE, along with iCatch, have teamed up to provide the industry with the "world's first event-based vision sensor" in a 13 x 15 mm mini PGBA package.


News Apr 20, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Mojo Vision Keeps an Eye on the Future With Mojo Lens Prototype

Mojo Vision Keeps an Eye on the Future With Mojo Lens Prototype

Mojo Vision unveils an advanced prototype of its Mojo Lens——an augmented reality (AR) based contact lens that's packing eye-tracking technology and a digital display all in one.


News Apr 04, 2022 by Darshil Patel
LiDAR Chip Gets a Boost From MEMS Switching to Hit a “Record” Resolution

LiDAR Chip Gets a Boost From MEMS Switching to Hit a “Record” Resolution

New research from UC Berkeley leverages micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) in LiDAR focal plane switch arrays (FPSAs) to achieve "record resolution." What challenges did they overcome to reach this record?


News Mar 15, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The Potential of “Smart Roads:” Integrated Roadways Reimagines Infrastructure

The Potential of “Smart Roads:” Integrated Roadways Reimagines Infrastructure

Combining technology with pavement, Integrated Roadways dreams of a future where roads are intelligent. Learn more through AAC's interview with its CEO, Tim Sylvester.


News Mar 08, 2022 by Jake Hertz
ST Hits an “Industry First” With 0.5 Mpixel iToF 3D Image Sensor

ST Hits an “Industry First” With 0.5 Mpixel iToF 3D Image Sensor

Targeting a breakthrough in digital vision, the ST’s family of high-resolution indirect Time-of-Flight (iToF) sensors aims to improve efficient depth imaging in devices that perform 3D imaging functionalities.


News Feb 25, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Researchers Leverage Photonics in Radar System to Detect Down to the Millimeter

Researchers Leverage Photonics in Radar System to Detect Down to the Millimeter

Scientists from the University of Sydney have developed a new type of photonic radar system and sensor promising non-invasive medical monitoring.


News Feb 17, 2022 by Kristijan Nelkovski
2022 Revs Up ADAS With Radar, EEL Lasers, and Distance Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles

2022 Revs Up ADAS With Radar, EEL Lasers, and Distance Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles

To keep pushing advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technology to new levels and areas of the vehicle, companies are now betting on radar sensors and distance sensors to provide safety for autonomous vehicles.


News Feb 04, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

Ambarella Unveils AI Domain Controller SoC for Multi-sensor Perception in AVs

To accelerate efficient performance in autonomous vehicles, the new AI domain controller from Ambarella promises robust single-chip processing for multi-sensor perception in an advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS).


News Jan 10, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Taking Sensors Quantum: Researchers and Hamamatsu Eye Photodetector Technology

Taking Sensors Quantum: Researchers and Hamamatsu Eye Photodetector Technology

Sensors are vital for almost any industry and application; however, how are researchers and companies leveraging technology like photodetectors to bring sensing to the quantum realm?


News Dec 28, 2021 by Nicholas St. John