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Toshiba Targets Automotive, Security/Surveillance Markets With New CMOS Image Sensor

2012-12-04 08:20:22

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced its first image sensor for the automotive and security/surveillance markets, a new ¼ inch optical format VGA CMOS image sensor with industry-leading high dynamic range (HDR) and fast frame rates. The Toshiba TCM5114PL VGA image sensor offers superior image quality,...

Toshiba Announces 13 Mega Pixel, 1.12 Micrometer, CMOS Image Sensor With Color Noise Reduction That Improves Image Quality

2012-11-28 08:32:29

SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, announced a new 13 mega pixel, 1.12 micrometer, CMOS image sensor delivering high-image quality equivalent to a 1.4 micrometer pixel image sensor. Toshiba implemented back side illumination (BSI) technology and integrated color noise reduction (CNR) to develop its newest CMOS image sensor...

State of the Global Market for Sensors: CMOS Image Sensors to Reach $11 bn in 2017, Fast-Growing Chemical Property Sensors Remains Largest Product Category, Remote Sensing and More

2012-11-05 20:24:20

FARMINGTON, Conn., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Sensors are everywhere measuring, detecting and monitoring. In the electronics industry, CMOS image sensors show a bright future in tablet, automotive and smart TV applications. As sensors for industrial applications continue to overtake the motor vehicle application due to low levels of motor vehicle production, process variable sensors will represent the largest product category in dollar terms in 2016. (Photo:...

TowerJazz, Foundry of Choice for CMOS Image Sensors, Announces Participation at VISION 2012, the Most Recognized European Show for Industrial and Machine Vision Cameras

2012-11-05 04:22:41

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced its participation at VISION 2012 on November 6-8, 2012 in Stuttgart, Germany to further its relationships with current image sensor customers and make direct contact with potential new ones. The conference focuses on machine vision image sensors, a specialized, very fast growing market where TowerJazz is the foundry of choice for many companies who develop high end...

TowerJazz and University of California, Irvine Demonstrate an Integrated 94 GHz Millimeter-wave Imaging Transceiver with Record Performance in Silicon

2012-10-18 07:29:25

NEWPORT BEACH, and IRVINE Calif., Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader announced today that researchers at the University of California, Irvine's (UCI's) Nanoscale Communication Integrated Circuits (NCIC) Labs have built a W-band (80-100GHz) 2×2 focal-plane array (FPA) integrated system with record NETD (noise equivalent temperature difference) performance for passive millimeter-wave imaging using TowerJazz's advanced SiGe BiCMOS process...

Toshiba Expands CMOS Image Sensor Offering With Low-Power, High-Performance Devices Driving Advanced Camera Features In Phones, Tablets And Notebooks

2012-08-29 02:32:32

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create break through designs, today announced the addition of two new devices to its industry-leading complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image-sensor product offering. The T4K08 is Toshiba's first native 720p HD format sensor combining 1.75 um front-side illumination (FSI) pixel technology with SoC image...

Sony Develops 'Exmor RS,' the World's First Stacked CMOS Image Sensor

2012-08-21 08:20:01

Also introduces imaging modules that deliver high picture quality and compact size, for use in mobile devices such as smartphones and tabletsTokyo, Aug 21, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Sony Corporation today announced the commercialization of 'Exmor RS,' the world's first(1) CMOS image sensor incorporating a unique, newly-developed 'stacked structure.' Shipments will commence in October. Sony is introducing three models of the Exmor RS stacked CMOS image sensor, for use...

Radiation Hardened SRAM Designed by RedCat Devices and Fabricated in TowerJazz's 0.18um Process Flow Withstands 15 Mrad Total Ionization Dose

2012-06-24 22:21:10

MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel and MILAN, Italy, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RedCat Devices, a fabless company specializing in the development of radiation hard (rad-hard) components for civilian and special applications, and TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, announced today a breakthrough achievement in the design and fabrication of radiation hard integrated circuits (ICs). The developed technology opens multi-billion markets that require specific components able to...

The U.S. Image Sensors Market (Linear Image Sensors, CCD Image Sensors, X-ray Image Sensors) Forecasted to Reach USD 3.7 Billion in 2017: Transparency Market Research

2012-06-04 02:23:47

ALBANY, New York, June 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research (http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com) "Image Sensors Market - The U.S. Industry Analysis Market Share, Trends and Forecast, 2011 - 2017 [http://www.transparencymarketresearch.com/image-sensors-market-us.html ]," the U.S. image sensors market was worth USD 2.0 billion in 2011 and is forecasted to reach USD 3.7 billion in 2017 at a CAGR of 11.1% from...

OmniVision Expands Native 1080p High Definition CameraChip(TM) Line-up with 1/6-inch OV2722

2012-05-29 02:30:18

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced the OV2722, the Company's second-generation native 1080p high-definition (HD) CMOS image sensor, designed specifically for ultra-portable applications where high performance and low profile are critical. Using OmniVision's new OmniBSI+ pixel architecture, the OV2722 delivers improved sensitivity and image quality...