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Alacron Introduces New Backside Imaging Camera

Alacron, Inc., makers of high performance frame grabbers and accelerated frame grabber subsystems for more than 25 years, has announced back side imaging camera (BSI). Among the many markets and applications that will find Alacron’s new technology useful is the semiconductor industry, where Alacron’s BSI offers better, faster and more financially efficient wafer inspection.

3 Nov 2012

US Seismic Systems Unveils PC-Based Optical Interrogator for Oilfield Fiber Optic Sensing Systems

US Seismic Systems, Inc., an Acorn Energy, Inc. portfolio company continues its reputation for introducing pioneering optical sensing technology to the energy industry with the announcement today of its development of the world's first PC-based Optical Interrogator for its revolutionary oilfield fiber optic sensing systems.

3 Nov 2012

Ultrasensitive Image Sensor Counts Individual Photons within Picoseconds

When it comes to imaging, every single photon counts if there is barely any available light. This is the point where the latest technologies often reach their limits. Researchers have now developed a diode that can read photons faster than ever before.

1 Nov 2012

OmniVision Introduce Compact VGA CameraCubeChip™ for Front-Facing Cameras in Mobile Devices

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the industry’s most compact VGA CameraCubeChip to date: the high-performance OVM7695. With a module size of 2.4 x 2.4 x 2.3 mm, the reflowable OVM7695 offers an easy-to-use front-facing camera solution that requires minimal assembly and tuning effort, making it a highly attractive solution for mobile device manufacturers.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 1 Nov 2012

Xenics Release New Bobcat-640: Smallest GigE Vision/CameraLink SWIR Camera with Low Noise

Xenics, Europe's leading developer and manufacturer of advanced infrared detectors that cover the LWIR to the visible realm, demonstrates Bobcat-640, its ultra-compact, low-noise, low-dark-current camera equipped for GigE Vision or CameraLink.

31 Oct 2012

OmniVision Introduce OV8835 CameraChip™ Sensor With Improved OmniBSI-2 Pixel

OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the OV8835, a powerful 8-megapixel CameraChip solution for smartphones and tablets.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 31 Oct 2012

OmniVision Launch 5-Megapixel CameraChip Sensor for Mobile Application

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today introduced the OV5645, a system-on-chip (SOC), 5-megapixel CameraChip™ sensor that targets the exploding cost-sensitive segment of the mobile handset market.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 30 Oct 2012

Optical Glucose Monitor from C8 MediSensors Receives CE Mark

C8 MediSensors, Inc. has today announced it received CE Mark approval for its Optical Glucose Monitor System, allowing the device, a new non-invasive continuous glucose monitor (nCGM), to be marketed in Europe.

26 Oct 2012

Borlas Security Systems to Demonstrate Shoe Scanning Device at INTERPOLITEX

IDO Security Inc. (OTCBB: IDOI), developer of the innovative MagShoe™ shoe scanning device (SSD), today announced that its Russian distributor, Borlas Security Systems, a subsidiary of Borlas Consulting Group, will be demonstrating the MagShoe at the upcoming 16th Annual INTERPOLITEX http://www.interpolitex.ru/en/ International Exhibition of Police & Military Equipment in Moscow, Russia in Booth: No. 2C4-4, Hall B.

26 Oct 2012

X-Ray or Full-Body Scanners at Airports may Damage Diabetes Devices

Full-body or X-ray scanners used for airport security screening may affect the function of insulin pump or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices. People with diabetes can present a travel letter obtained from their physicians to avoid possible damage caused by exposure to imaging equipment in airports.

26 Oct 2012