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Full blog article here:  https://www.techinsights.com/blog/apple-iphone-14-image-sensor-preliminary-analysis

- Real-time point cloud and depth map. - Resolution: 240x180@30fps on RPI4/CM4 - Up to 4M measuring distance - Onboard 940nm laser for both indoor & outdoor uses, no external light source needed. - V4L2-based video kernel device - C/C++/Python SDK for userland depth map output and example source code - ROS ready - 38 x 38mm board size Kickstarter link:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arducam/time-of-flight-tof-camera-for-raspberry-pi

From the VISION 2022 exhibition in Stuttgart: https://www.messe-stuttgart.de/vision/en/visitors/exhibitor-index#/408938/news/news.8e4a0ca4-5e68-418c-9f12-22b682433854 AlpsenTek® launches the ALPIX-Eiger™, a fusion vision sensor for high-end imaging  AlpsenTek®, a leading developer of fusion vision sensors, announced the launch of the ALPIX-Eiger™ fusion vision sensor chip, specifically designed for high-end imaging applications. Using the original patented Hybrid Vision™ fusion vision technology, ALPIX-Eiger™ enables the fusion of image sensing and event sensing at the pixel level, making the simultaneous output of both image and event streams possible. ALPIX-Eiger ™ is a patented chip architecture and pixel design with advanced 3D stacking and BSI back-illuminated/backlight technology. With a pixel size of just 1.89µm×1.89µm and a resolution of 8.0 megapixels, it is the smallest pixel size and highest resolution image sensor with event-aware capabilities in the industry. It offers bro

Recent EE Journal article suggests that the 2nd generation time-of-flight proximity sensor from STMicro uses metalenses designed by Metalenz, a Harvard spinoff. Original article here: https://www.eejournal.com/article/time-of-flight-sensors-trilobites-and-tunable-optics-what-an-unlikely-combo/ Some excerpts below: Time of Flight Sensors, Trilobites, and Tunable Optics – What an Unlikely Combo! STMicroelectronics has added a new member to its line of VL53 FlightSense TOF (time of flight) distance/ranging sensors, but this new sensor takes a radical departure from the previous generation by replacing a conventional lensing system with metalenses, developed in conjunction with a startup company called Metalenz and based on technology originally developed in a Harvard University metamaterial lab. According to Metalenz, this is the first commercial product to incorporate its metalens technology. The resulting TOF sensor can achieve more than double the range – as much as 4m in indoor settin

Optics.org news:  https://optics.org/news/13/9/18 13 Sep 2022 Yole Intelligence says that Sony is looking to consolidate its leading position as the market begins a new growth cycle. Analysts at Yole Intelligence, the France-based research market company, are predicting that the market for CMOS image sensors is about to begin a new phase of growth - and will be worth more than $31 billion by 2027. If correct, it would represent a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 7 per cent, with the sector recovering from a slump caused by US sanctions on Chinese vendors. That rate of growth is expected to be propelled primarily by applications in smart phones - the largest single end market for the devices - as well as emerging use cases in the automotive sector and security imaging. Solid growth Yole says that the market for CMOS image sensors grew nearly 25 per cent in 2019 - with buyers partly responsible for creating a bubble as they stockpiled devices in advance of those sanctions tak

Original news article: https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/sensors/lumotive-secures-funding-for-lcm-beam-steering-chips.html Lumotive secures funding for LCM beam steering chips Lumotive, which is developing its Light Control Metasurface (LCM) beam steering chips, says it has secured a round of strategic funding led by Samsung Ventures. The investment includes contributions from new, strategic investors such as Himax Technologies, as well as Bill Gates, Quan Funds and MetaVC Partners. Lumotive is planning to use the funding to accelerate the development and customer delivery of optical semiconductor devices that enable the next generation of lidar sensors. More than two dozen companies are currently engaged with Lumotive to utilize the high-performance, small-form-factor LCM chips to develop next-generation systems for autonomy, automation and augmented reality (AR) markets. “Our optical semiconductor solutions are making it possible for a number of markets to quickly a

FLIR has published an updated version of their "periodic table" of machine vision sensors: https://www.flir.com/discover/iis/machine-vision/sensor-periodic-table/ The full table features CCD and CMOS image sensors across various manufacturers including Sony, e2v, Onsemi, SHARP, Canon, CMOSIS, OmniVision, Gpixel and Aptina.   Updated for 2022 - The Teledyne machine vision sensor periodic table is a useful resource for system designers looking to quickly compare sensor specifications including resolution, pixel size, frame rates and optical formats. Now with more than 100 widely used machine vision sensors including third generation Sony Pregius, fourth generation Sony Pregius S, e2v, onsemi, OmniVision, CMOSIS, and GPixel, this periodic table also visually differentiates CCD, CMOS rolling and CMOS global shutter sensors.   With so many sensors to choose from, we understand that it could be tricky to keep track of them. This handy resource organizes currently available machine

 Video asks if smartphones have replaced cameras: Source:  https://www.eeagli.com/video/

From Businesswire  --- "OMNIVISION Announces World’s Smallest Global Shutter Image Sensor for AR/VR/MR and Metaverse". OmniVision has announced the industry’s first and only three-layer stacked BSI global shutter (GS) image sensor. The OG0TB is the world’s smallest image sensor for eye and face tracking in AR/VR/MR and Metaverse consumer devices, with a package size of just 1.64mm x 1.64mm, it has a 2.2µm pixel in a 1/14.46-inch optical format (OF). The CMOS image sensor features 400×400 resolution and ultra-low power consumption, ideal for some of the smallest and lightest battery-powered wearables, such as eye goggles and glasses. Ultra-low power consumption is critical for these battery-powered devices, which can have 10 or more cameras per system. Their OG0TB BSI GS image sensor consumes less than 7.2mW at 30 frames per second (fps). SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OMNIVISION, a leading global developer of semiconductor solutions, including advanced digital imaging,

https://www.yolegroup.com/industry-news/stmicroelectronics-and-trinamix-collaborate-on-behind-oled-face-authentication-solution-to-be-showcased-live-at-ifa-2022/ STMicroelectronics and trinamiX collaborate on behind-OLED face-authentication solution to be showcased live at IFA 2022 Companies will demonstrate full facial authentication solution for smartphone integration and for applications behind OLED screens Solution combines high-performance near-infrared global-shutter image sensor from ST and sophisticated trinamiX algorithm Certified for use in mobile payments according to IIFAA, AndroidTM, and FIDO standards STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and trinamiX, a wholly owned subsidiary of BASF SE and pioneer of new biometric technologies, today announced their collaboration on a reference design for face authentication. The solution performs behind an OLED screen and on the security level required for

https://www.yolegroup.com/player-interviews/security-imaging-industry-omnivision-delivers-state-of-the-art-performance-products/ Security has become the largest CMOS image sensor market segment after mobile and computing devices. From 2021 to 2027, according to Yole Intelligence’s latest report, Imaging for Security 2022, revenue is expected to increase from $2.1 billion to $3.6 billion at a 9% Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). 2020 and 2021 were exceptional years for the security CIS segment, and IP security cameras still provide a major growth opportunity.  Security imaging is sustained by the growing need for security everywhere: in consumer, commercial, and infrastructure monitoring applications, driven by the increasing adoption of home Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, the demand for video analytics in retail and monitored buildings, the need for more touchless access control solutions, the development of public surveillance in cities and for critical infrastructure. The rise

In June, this blog shared the announcement of ARRI's new cinematography sensor ALEXA 35.   Last week CineD published a "lab test" of this sensor. CineD is an independent website that reviews latest advances in cinematography technology, https://www.cined.com/arri-alexa-35-lab-test-rolling-shutter-dynamic-range-and-latitude-plus-video/

An article in EETimes Europe from August 24, 2022 argues that huge changes are happening in the consumer and automotive SWIR imaging industry. Some excerpts below. https://www.eetimes.eu/how-smartphones-will-disrupt-the-swir-imaging-industry How Smartphones Will Disrupt the SWIR Imaging Industry August 24, 2022 Axel Clouet and Eric Mounier Sensing SWIR radiation requires imagers based on other materials, making them orders of magnitude more expensive than silicon-based imagers. Therefore, SWIR’s use today is limited to specific applications in defense, industry, or research. ... [A] pull from the consumer market is inspiring unprecedented changes in the SWIR industry, with the emergence of new technologies and the entrance of game-changing players who may enable market and technology disruption. A newer technology, based on quantum dots (QDs), is emerging as a lower-cost alternative to InGaAs. ... with a manufacturing process that is compatible with CMOS, allowing cost reductions by or