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Teledyne Acquires Marine Acoustic Imaging Solutions Provider

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (“Teledyne”) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of RESON A/S (“RESON”). RESON, headquartered in Slangerup, Denmark, provides high-resolution marine acoustic imaging and measurement solutions. The acquired company will operate under the name Teledyne RESON. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

From Teledyne Technologies Incorporated 4 Mar 2013

UTC Aerospace Systems’s Reconnaissance System Employs Electro-Optical/Infrared Sensor Technology to Captures Images

UTC Aerospace Systems has been awarded a contract to provide the advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system on the F-16 platform for the Turkish Airborne Reconnaissance Program (TARP).

2 Mar 2013

Psychemedics to Market TruTouch Rapid Optical Alcohol Detection and Biometric Test

Psychemedics Corporation, and TruTouch Technologies, Inc. today announced that they have signed an agreement to market TruTouch's rapid optical alcohol detection and biometric test in the US.

2 Mar 2013

Toshiba Presents Small and Low Power CMOS Image Sensor at ISSCC 2013

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced the development of a CMOS image sensor with a small area and low power pixel readout circuits. A sample sensor embedded with the readout circuits shows double the performance of a conventional one. Toshiba presented this development at ISSCC 2013 in San Francisco, CA on Feb. 20.

26 Feb 2013

Electro-Optical Sensor on Sapphire Satellite to Track Man-Made Space Objects

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA" or "the Company"), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that the Sapphire satellite developed by MDA for Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) has been launched into its proper orbit, and communication with the satellite has been established.

26 Feb 2013

Novel Optical-Sensing Technology Reduces Incidences of Dropped Calls

Smartphones are set to become even more flexible and more satisfying to use, thanks to a unique sensor system developed by STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications.

From STMicroelectronics 26 Feb 2013

Neonode Unveils High-Performance Proximity Sensing Solutions for Mobile Phones

Neonode Inc., the optical touch technology company, will unveil today its new high-performance Proximity Sensing solutions that can either be integrated directly into Android, iPhone and Windows Mobile devices or into their accessories (i.e. external cases). These major innovations are based on Neonode's award-winning and patented Multisensing optical infrared technologies.

25 Feb 2013

Image Sensors 2013 to be Held in March in London

Image Sensors (IS2013) two day conference, two expert workshops and the new innovation platforms is fast approaching. The event has scheduled 20 presentations, including 14 brand new expert speakers, covering a variety of latest issues and innovative Image Sensors topics.

21 Feb 2013

Cypress Semiconductor, DRS Technologies to Mass Produce Uncooled Infrared Detectors

DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, and Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced that DRS will transfer its state-of-the-art Microbolometer technology for uncooled infrared detectors to Cypress for high-volume manufacturing.

From Leonardo DRS 20 Feb 2013

Micro-Epsilon Release New Non-contact Laser Triangulation Sensor to Develop Musical Instrument

A non-contact laser triangulation sensor from Micro-Epsilon is helping a German University to create musical melodies and rhythms by scanning the shape of everyday objects.

From Micro-Epsilon 19 Feb 2013