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Excess of X-ray Radiation May Indicate the Supernova Shock Wave Escaping from a Dying Star

A team of astronomers led by the University of Leicester has uncovered new evidence that suggests that X-ray detectors in space could be the first to witness new supernovae that signal the death of massive stars.

10 Dec 2012

Validity Sensors Receives Strategic Investment from Intel Capital

Validity Sensors, Inc., the leader in Natural ID™ authentication, today announced that Intel Capital has completed a strategic investment as part of its Series E Financing.

10 Dec 2012

Appendix F Mobile ID Fingerprint Sensors from Integrated Biometrics

Integrated Biometrics, LLC (IB) today announces another technological breakthrough with the FBI certification of its newest finger print technology. IB's development team created the new product using their patented Light Emitting Sensor (LES) technology along with a thin film transistor (TFT). LES technology utilizes a highly engineered charged polymer film interacting with the specific properties of human skin to luminesce fingerprint images.

From Integrated Biometrics 7 Dec 2012

NXP Semiconductors Introduces Single-Chip Video Processors for HD IP Security Cameras

In a breakthrough for high-definition (HD) network video surveillance, NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced its Advanced ASC884xA and ASC885xA series of single-chip video processors for HD IP security cameras. These devices integrate virtually all functions required for an IP camera design – from raw image sensor data input, image signal processing (ISP), and H.264 compression, to secure encrypted transmission over the network through a Gigabit Ethernet interface.

6 Dec 2012

EDN Adds ams’ Lightning Sensor and Single-Chip ANC ICs to Hot 100 Products List

ams, has announced that two of its products have been selected as EDN’s “Hot 100 Products for 2012“. The award-winning AS3935 Franklin Sensor IC and the innovative AS3421/3422 ANC (active noise cancellation) ICs have been selected for the “Sensors” and “Microcontrollers and Processors” categories, respectively.

30 Nov 2012

Advantest’s New Image Capture Module Helps Reduce Costs for CMOS Image Sensors

Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has introduced the IC industry's fastest image-capture module to cost-efficiently test the high-frequency, low-power D-PHY and M-PHY interface chips expected to drive growth in the image sensor market. The new T2000 3Gbps CMOS Image Capture Module operates on Advantest's T2000 ISS system, an industry-leading test platform for a broad range of system-on-chip (SoC) devices.

30 Nov 2012

MU9 Series Industrial Cameras with Monochrome and Color 5 Mpix CMOS Sensors by XIMEA

MU9 series industrial cameras offer high-quality monochrome and color 5 Mpix CMOS sensors, USB 2.0 interface, and APIs for more than 30 leading image processing libraries in both subminiature board-level and enclosed camera configurations.

From XIMEA GmbH 29 Nov 2012

Toshiba Releases New CMOS Image Sensor with On-Circuit Color Noise Reduction

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.

From Toshiba America, Inc. 29 Nov 2012

Beryllium Sensor Housing by General Dynamics for Mast Mounted Sight on OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopter

GeneralDynamics Global Imaging Technologies has delivered the1,000th precision-machined beryllium sensor housing to DRSTechnologies, Inc.

28 Nov 2012

New Vanadium-Sapphire Infrared Absorber for Sensitive Thermal Cameras

A new device invented at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) can absorb 99.75% of infrared light that shines on it. When activated, it appears black to infrared cameras.

27 Nov 2012

Light / Image Sensor News

Excess of X-ray Radiation May Indicate the Supernova Shock Wave Escaping from a Dying Star

Validity Sensors Receives Strategic Investment from Intel Capital

Appendix F Mobile ID Fingerprint Sensors from Integrated Biometrics

NXP Semiconductors Introduces Single-Chip Video Processors for HD IP Security Cameras

EDN Adds ams’ Lightning Sensor and Single-Chip ANC ICs to Hot 100 Products List

Advantest’s New Image Capture Module Helps Reduce Costs for CMOS Image Sensors

MU9 Series Industrial Cameras with Monochrome and Color 5 Mpix CMOS Sensors by XIMEA

Toshiba Releases New CMOS Image Sensor with On-Circuit Color Noise Reduction

Beryllium Sensor Housing by General Dynamics for Mast Mounted Sight on OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopter

New Vanadium-Sapphire Infrared Absorber for Sensitive Thermal Cameras

Advancing Battery Safety and Electrification: Insights from Sensata Technologies

The Instrumental Role of MEMS Pressure Sensors in Water Conservation

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