EDN

Rotational (or linear) measurement using an optical mouse sensor

This Design Idea utilizes an optical computer mouse's sensor for measuring rotation of a disk which can be mechanically connected to any sort of rotating apparatus. One feature is to allow adjustment ...
Business Wire

X-FAB Expands CMOS Optical Sensors Portfolio with Industry’s First 4-Transistor Image Sensor Process for High-Speed Applications Requiring Large Pixels

ERFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading More-than-Moore foundry, today introduced XS018, the first specialized 0.18µm CMOS process for fast and large image sensor pixels ...
Automation World

Advanced Industrial CMOS Image Sensors Deliver Application Benefits

Modern manufacturing and logistics distribution centers need to increase productivity levels by increasing conveyor speeds and widening fields of view and working ranges. However, this is limited by ...
Seeking Alpha

Himax and Calumino Collaborate to Unveil Next Generation CMOS Imager-Based Optical Thermal Sensor

TAINAN, Taiwan and SYDNEY, Jan. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Himax Technologies, Inc. (HIMX), an industry leader in fabless display driver ICs and other semiconductors, and Calumino Pty. Ltd.
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CMOS challenges CCD for image-sensing lead

Charged-coupled devices were the first solid-state image sensors. CCDs offer superior picture resolution, but because they require more power, they are generally more expensive to create than CMOS ...