PRWeb: CogniVue announced the ability of its Image Cognition Processor (ICP) to support always-on vision applications like...

LFoundry Rousset Fab Might Return to Life as Thin-Film Vision Sensor Facility
EETimes-Europe, EETimes report that the Commercial Court of Paris, France is considering 12 bids for the bankrupted LFoundry...

Stereo 3D Platforms
There are two almost simultaneous announcements of the stereo 3D camera platforms. One is Erton's Eagle Eyes 3D depth mapping...
Omnivision Reports Quarterly and Yearly Results
PR Newswire: OmniVision reports financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 that ended on April 30, 2014. Revenues...

Leap Motion Improves its Software
Leap Motion announces V2 of its hand gesture recognition software. The new software now tracks the actual joints and bones...

Toshiba Announces New Image Recognition Processor
Business Wire: Toshiba expands its line-up of image recognition processors in the TMPV750 (Visconti) series with the launch...
Calls for Image Sensor Papers
CNES, AIRBUS DEFENCE&SPACE, THALES ALENIA SPACE, SODERN and ISAE announce a workshop focused on image sensors optical...

NHK Shows 133MP 8K Video Sensor
Tech in Asia got an early look at NHK open house exhibition, scheduled to open on May 29. One of the achievements is 133MP...
Aptina Buys CFA Manufacturing Assets from Micron
Business Wire: Aptina is to acquire CFA processing and probe imaging assets from Micron. In addition, Aptina will lease...

Sony Announces 20.48MP/22fps CMOS Sensor and 1.45MP/45fps CCD
Sony announces IMX183CQJ, a 1-inch 20.48MP CMOS sensor based on 2.4um BSI pixels. It appears to be a version of the 1-inch...

Yole Webtalk on CMOS Image Sensor Market
Yole publishes a Youtube recording of its webtalk on CMOS sensors mark...

Metaio Thermal Touch Can Create Mass Market for Thermal Cameras
Gigaom: Munich, Germany based Metaio presents an interface concept based on minute temperature changes caused by a finger...
Himax Imaging Update
Seeking Alpha publishes Q&A session from Himax Q1 2014 earnings call. Few interesting quotes:Jerry Su – Credit Suisse...

Aptina Proposes to Turn Clear Pixel into Yellow
Aptina's patent application US20140125838 "Imaging systems with modified clear image pixels" by Jeffrey Mackey, Gershon...
Google Too Files Array Camera Application
Google patent application US20140125810 "Low-profile lens array camera" by Sam D'Amico and Xiaoyu Miao presents an array...
Quora on 3D Smartphone Camera Applications
A well-known Q&A site Quora presents people's ideas on possible 3D smartphone camera applications. No surprising ideas...

Forza Silicon Demos 100MP+ Camera Platform
Forza Silicon President, Barmak Mansoorian, features in Youtube video demoing the capabilities of their 100MP+ camera p...
Samsung Publishes LCD with Image Sensor Paper
Samsung publishes an open-access paper explaining its LCD combined with image sensor principles "Nanocrystalline ZnON; High...
Updated Global and China CMOS Camera Modules Industry Report, 2013-2014
ResearchInChina releases its updated "Global and China CMOS Camera Modules Industry Report, 2013-2014." Few interesting...
TowerJazz on Panasonic CIS Process Availability
SeekingAlpha publishes TowerJazz Q1 2014 earnings call transcript from May 15, 2014 where CEO, Russell Ellwanger, updates...

Hynix 1.12um BSI Pixels are in Mass Production Now
Hynix Q2 2014 CIS Databook lists 1.4um and 1.12um BSI pixel sensors with "Mass Production" stat...

Sony Annual Report
Sony reports the results of its FY2013, ended on March 31, 2014. For image sensor business, the growth and the forecast...

ST Presents its Business Status
STMicro presents its imaging business status at today's Investors & Analysts Day. From the Imaging Division's slide...

19 Ways to Do 3D Imaging
Perry West of Automated Vision Systems, Inc. publishes a nice whitepaper "Nineteen Ways to do 3-Dimensional Imaging" briefly...
Pixart Expects Gesture and Heartbeat Sensors to Become its Main Growth Source in 2014
Digitimes: Pixart Imaging expects shipments of such gesture sensors to take off in 2H 2014, according to the company. In...

Image Sensor as Quantum Random Number Generator
Medium.com: A group of researchers from Geneva University, Switzerland, proposes to use image sensor as a high quality quantum...

Omnivision Announces Automotive HDR Sensor and Companion ISP
PR Newswire: OmniVision announces the automotive industry's BSI image sensor and a companion processing chip. The 1.3MP/60fps...
ST "will soon offer products with 100’s of millions of pixels"
It came to my attention that STMicro image sensor web page has an interesting roadmap claim: "The current product portfolio...

Himax Reports CIS Sales Growth
Himax Q1 2014 earnings report updates on its image sensor business: "Our CMOS image sensors delivered a strong sales growth...

Polarization in Thermal Imaging
Optics.org: Polaris Sensor Technologies claims that polarized thermal imaging can offer so much more. David Chenault, the...
Sony Announces 12MP/14.5fps CCD and 8MP/30fps CMOS Sensor
Sony announces 8MP 1/4-inch IMX219PQ CMOS sensor based on 1.12um BSI pixels. The main improvement over its predecessor IMX111PQ...

Pixart Q1 2014 Report
Pixart announces its Q1 2014 report. The revenue slightly decreased by 0.1% QoQ to NT$1,198.5M (39.8M USD). Due to favorable...

Omnivision Explains Image Ghosting Causes
Omnivision's patent application US20140117485 "Negatively charged layer to reduce image memory effect" by Howard Rhodes,...

Microsoft Research Presents Visible Light Based Positioning System
Microsoft Research publishes "Epsilon: A Visible Light Based Positioning System" presentation by Liqun Li, Pan Hu, Chunyi...
Teledyne DALSA Opens Possibility Hub
Teledyne DALSA unveiles Possibility Hub - a content engine for sharing stories and knowledge about imaging technology and...
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