Pixel technology from OmniVision features a composite metal grid structure

Second-generation PureCelPlus and PureCelPlus-S provide 20% greater full-well capacity.

Laser Focus World Editors
Feb 8th, 2017
Content Dam Lfw Online Articles 2017 02 Omnivision

Second-generation PureCelPlus and PureCelPlus-S provide 20% greater full-well capacity, a composite metal grid structure, increased signal-to-noise ratio, and enhanced-sensor low-light performance. They are used in the 20 Mpixel OV20880 and OV20880-4C and the 16 Mpixel OV16885 and OV16885-4C sensors, all designed to deliver high-resolution images to smartphones in a variety of lighting conditions.
OmniVision
Beijing, China
www.ovt.com

More in Detectors & Imaging
New Suite of Femtosecond Lasers Lowers Costs and Complexity of Microscopy
Sponsored
New Suite of Femtosecond Lasers Lowers Costs and Complexity of Microscopy

With breakthrough price in a common form-fit-function package, the Axon family of lasers decrease the entry barrier to two-photon and harmonic generation microscopy, as well as applications to material modification, photopolymerization, and inspection.

Aug 27th, 2019
The single-photon detector being developed leverages the Quanta Image Sensor (QIS) semiconductor chip as shown.
Detectors & Imaging
RIT and Dartmouth to develop single-photon QIS for exoplanets with NASA grant

The extremely sensitive detector will allow scientists to see the faintest observable objects in space, such as Earth-like planets around other stars.

Gail Overton
Sep 17th, 2019
1909 Lfw Pro 2
Detectors & Imaging
Trilinear color camera from Teledyne DALSA available

The Piranha 4 8k trilinear color camera uses a CMOS 8k trilinear sensor.

Laser Focus World Editors
Sep 13th, 2019
Machine vision can be used to harvest lettuce at the peak of ripeness and make multiple passes over a field, maximizing crop yield. Lettuce is currently picked by hand and the field is passed only once, leaving much of the product behind.
Detectors & Imaging
Vegebot machine vision automates lettuce harvesting

Once considered a vegetable that could not be harvested by a robot, lettuce could now be picked automatically, maximizing yield and minimizing waste.

Gail Overton
Sep 12th, 2019
The Opioid Detection Challenge aims to detect opioids in mail packages using a suite of scientific technologies.
Detectors & Imaging
Headwall hyperspectral sensors enter accelerator stage of Opioid Detection Challenge

The Opioid Detection Challenge is a U.S. program to design equipment that non-invasively detects opioids in mailed packages.

Gail Overton
Sep 11th, 2019
A five-mile run in the morning before a workshop was one of EPIC’s community-building recipes.
Optics
Engaging with the photonics community

The European Photonic Industry Consortium (EPIC) is growing rapidly and fostering the photonics industry community in Europe and beyond.

Andreas Thoss
Sep 10th, 2019
Mikrotron's MotionBLITZ Cube high-speed camera is used for troubleshooting purposes in manufacturing.
Detectors & Imaging
Mikrotron cameras help drug-dispenser manufacturer optimize manufacturing processes

Decade-long use of a high-speed camera from Mikrotron uncovered manufacturing errors, helping Nemera optimize syringe production and numerous other processes.

John Wallace
Sep 5th, 2019
A Mini Blackbird SXGA MWIR detector is one of the MWIR detectors that SCD will provide in its three contracts.
Detectors & Imaging
SCD awarded several contracts to supply MWIR high-definition detectors

Three contracts totaling $40 million were signed with three different European and North American customers.

John Wallace
Sep 4th, 2019
Military aircraft, missile tracking systems, and ground troops who rely on night-vision systems could benefit from a new generation of infrared imaging devices made with a powerful semiconducting material developed by University of Arkansas researchers and their colleagues at several institutions.
Detectors & Imaging
DoD awards University of Arkansas $7.5M to advance infrared detectors

The $7.5 million dollar award from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is part of its Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, or MURI.

Gail Overton
Aug 30th, 2019
These sensors from the SmartSens/MEMS Drive partnership will feature added stabilization control to the rotation of the sensor, achieving optimal stabilization with no less than 5 axes.
Detectors & Imaging
SmartSens partners with MEMS Drive on CMOS chip-based image stabilization

The companies will collaborate on research in the field of CMOS chip-level optical image stabilization (OIS) technologies for new application areas.

Gail Overton
Aug 28th, 2019