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Image sensor suits low-light applications

The MC515ER goes beyond standard Bayer RGB devices by offering on chip pixel correction and advanced de-noising.

News from MagnaChip Semiconductor (23 January 2008)

Detector works at lower light levels

Combination detector is ideal for medical diagnostics, test and measurement, and other tasks that require low-light-level detection.

News from Opto Diode (17 January 2008)

HD camera sensor suits mobile applications

The OV9710 is a 1/4in HD video camera providing full-frame, sub-sampled, windowed 8bit/10bit images in raw RGB format via the digital video port.

News from OmniVision (10 January 2008)

Compact camera sensor suits laptop use

OmniVision Technologies' OV7725 VGA CameraChip sensor delivers the light sensitivity required for the low light conditions in which most consumers use their notebook computers.

News from OmniVision ( 9 January 2008)

InGaAs detectors cover a wide range

Judson's extensive range of InGaAs detectors is available in the UK from Laser Components.

News from Laser Components (UK) ( 3 January 2008)

CMOS image sensor makes it to the silver screen

Custom CMOS image sensor is used in digital motion picture camera and film scanner.

News from Cypress Semiconductor (20 December 2007)

Light detector makes medical discoveries

IFW's erythemal detectors have a long history of reliability and robust performance, in particular under high UV radiation conditions.

News from Laser Components (UK) ( 4 December 2007)

Semiconductor technology cuts camera size

Oki Electric's W-CSP technology allows sensor and camera module manufacturers to obtain camera modules that are half the size of conventional modules.

News from Oki Electric ( 9 November 2007)

Smaller sensor makes colonoscopy easier to bear

User application article A eighteenth-inch sensor is a key component of Avantis Medical Systems' Third Eye Retroscope auxiliary endoscopy system.

News from OmniVision (24 October 2007)

Image sensor suits machine vision applications

The 1.3Mpixel LUPA-1300-2 sensor offers a frame rate of 500 frames a second and a windowing capability that delivers undistorted images and fast readout.

News from Cypress Semiconductor (22 October 2007)

Camera modules offer easy setup

Triton-Cam is a ready to use integrated camera module which interfaces seamlessly with StarterKit development system. Brochure available

News from Direct Insight (17 October 2007)

Handset camera takes antishake onboard

Sensor brings digital still camera performance to camera phones in a fifth-inch optical format, allowing an easy upgrade of existing 1.3Mpixel and VGA camera phone designs.

News from OmniVision ( 2 October 2007)

Image sensors chosen for IP cameras

User application article The OV7725 is a quarter-inch VGA CameraChip sensor built on OmniVision's OmniPixel2 technology for high performance in low-light conditions.

News from OmniVision (26 September 2007)

Low-volume custom designs add CMOS image sensors

CMOS image sensors are available as part of multiproject wafers.

News from EDA Solutions (24 September 2007)

Diodes reduce next-generation DVD drive costs

FMD ICs overcome space limitations and improve on the noise, bandwidth, and gain performance of standard DVD drives.

News from Atmel Corporation (30 August 2007)

IR sensor cuts space required

The volume occupied by the SMD PIR sensor is 30% that required by traditional PIR sensors, resulting in lower costs. Brochure available

News from TTI Europe (29 August 2007)

Photo interrupter breaks compactness records

The GP1S296HCPSF is ideal for any applications where a slim product design requires a low mounting height and limited mounting space at the same time.

News from Sharp Microelectronics Europe (24 August 2007)

Automotive image sensors work in the dark

CMOS image sensors gain NIR capabilities, allowing them to function equally well in both day and night vision applications, and thus eliminate the need for two separate solutions.

News from OmniVision (15 August 2007)

Smaller image sensors hit the street

Tenth-inch VGA CameraChip sensor offers a cost-effective ultrathin camera module solution for entry-level camera phones as well as for secondary cameras in 3G handsets.