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Lattice Semiconductor Unveils Image SensorExtender Reference Design

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation today announced the SensorExtender™ reference design that offers a low-cost approach to remotely locate image sensors up to eight meters away from the image signal processor (ISP) and transmit and receive video signals at resolutions that range up to 720p60 and 1080p30.

15 Apr 2013

NASA Airborne Imaging Technology to Be Tested for Wildfire Season

Airborne imaging technology developed at NASA and transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service (USFS) in 2012 is being tested to prepare for this year's wildfire season in the western United States.

From National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 12 Apr 2013

SIA Honors SRI Sarnoff’s Multimodal Biometric Identification System for Vehicle Access Points

SRI International Sarnoff's Iris on the Move® (IOM) PassThru™ drive-up identification system was named Best in Biometrics, Identification and Credentialing by the Security Industry Association (SIA) New Product Showcase (NPS) at ISC West 2013.

12 Apr 2013

BugLab Granted Patent for Non-Invasive Optical Measurement of Biomass

BugLab LLC, the industry leader in non-invasive optical monitoring, has been granted US Patent 8,405,033, with claims encompassing many aspects of BugLab's optical biomass measuring devices.

From Bug Labs 12 Apr 2013

New 1080p Full HD Resolution CMOS Image Sensor with 1.12 µm Pixel BSI from Toshiba

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today launches its new T4K71 1080p full HD resolution CMOS image sensor with 1.12 micrometer pixel, backside illumination (BSI), and integrated color noise reduction (CNR).

11 Apr 2013

Australian DSTO to Evaluate Selex VigilX Enhanced Vision System for Helicopter Operations

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has had its VigilX enhanced vision system formally selected by the Australian Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO) as part of a contract for evaluation of an integrated solution for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for operation of helicopters in Degraded Visual Environments (DVE).

11 Apr 2013

AltaSens Introduces Latest Generation 1/3" CMOS Sensor

AltaSens, Inc., a leader in CMOS image sensor development, introduced two new products: the AL30210C image sensor, its latest generation 1/3" CMOS sensor, and the ALWPU, a companion Wide Dynamic Range (WDR) processing unit.

From AltaSens, Inc. 9 Apr 2013

UPRtek Spectro-Radiometer Effectively Measures Photometric Parameters of LEDs

The robust and reliable spectro-radiometer MK-350 was conceived by UPRtek as a cost-effective, mobile precision tool to measure, analyze and store the most important photometric parameters in the specification and qualification of LED, OLED and EL lamps and other luminaries.

9 Apr 2013

SiOnyx Introduces XQE Family of Infrared CMOS Image Sensors

SiOnyx Inc., a rapidly growing innovator in advanced imaging technology, announces the XQE™ family of CMOS image sensors. XQE image sensors deliver unprecedented performance advantages in infrared imaging with sensitivity enhancements as high as 10x incumbent solutions.

6 Apr 2013

Industry's First Full HD Sensor-to-Processor Receiver from Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the industry's first image sensor receiver IC to serve as a dedicated LVDS bridge between image sensors and processors. Compared to existing FPGA-based solutions, the SN65LVDS324 lowers the bill-of-materials (BOM) by 20 percent, reduces system power consumption by more than 10 percent and shrinks package size by 50 percent.

From Texas Instruments Incorporated 4 Apr 2013