Single-photon avalanche diode

Canon U.S.A. Redefines Imaging Excellence at NAB 2024

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星期三, 四月 10, 2024
EOS, Photon, VMware Infrastructure, Single-photon avalanche diode, Education, Conference, SPAD, Imaging, VR, Communication, NAB, PTZ, Camera

Melville, NY, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce its participation in the 2024 NAB Conference, where it will showcase its latest developments and solutions, including a new next-gen broadcast lens.

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  • Melville, NY, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce its participation in the 2024 NAB Conference, where it will showcase its latest developments and solutions, including a new next-gen broadcast lens.
  • The theme of Canon’s NAB booth this year is “Connect, Create, Collaborate.”
    “Canon's exhibit at NAB 2024 showcases our cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking innovations,” said Brian Mahar, senior vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies & Communications Group.
  • Canon extends an invitation to all attendees to visit its exhibit at NAB 2024 and embark on a journey to Connect, Create, and Collaborate.
  • For more information about Canon at NAB 2024, please visit here .

SolidVue, Korea's Exclusive Developer of LiDAR Sensor Chips Showcasing World-Class Technological Capabilities

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星期二, 十二月 19, 2023
Photon, Conference, SPAD, Solid, Multimedia, UNIST, Robotics, City, International, Semiconductor, Sungkyunkwan University, Electronics, ISSCC, Exhibition, CMOS, Light, Socs, VCS, Growth, Investment, Single-photon avalanche diode, Video game

Established in 2020, SolidVue focuses on designing SoCs (System-on-Chip) for LiDAR sensors that comprehensively assesses the shapes and distances of surrounding objects.

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  • Established in 2020, SolidVue focuses on designing SoCs (System-on-Chip) for LiDAR sensors that comprehensively assesses the shapes and distances of surrounding objects.
  • Jaehyuk Choi, the CEO of SolidVue, disclosed the company's development of Solid-State LiDAR sensor chips, aiming to replace all components of traditional mechanical LiDAR with semiconductors.
  • This innovation is expected to reduce volume by up to one-tenth and costs by around one-hundredth compared to the aforementioned mechanical LiDAR.
  • Utilizing its proprietary CMOS SPAD (Single Photon Avalanche Diode) technology, SolidVue's LiDAR sensor chips flawlessly detect even minute particles of light, enhancing measurement precision.

Tower Semiconductor and Fortsense Introduce a Co-Developed Highly Advanced 3D Imager for LiDAR Applications

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星期一, 九月 11, 2023
Photon, SPAD, BSI, Senior, Tower Semiconductor, 3D, Single-photon avalanche diode, CIS, Sensor, ICS, Lidar, Tower, Logic, Pixel, Television

Providing state-of-the-art imaging solutions addressing the consumer, industrial and automotive market needs

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  • Providing state-of-the-art imaging solutions addressing the consumer, industrial and automotive market needs
    MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, and SHENZHEN, China Sept. 11, 2023 – Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leader in high-value analog semiconductor foundry solutions, and Fortsense, a leader in LiDAR SPAD technology solutions and ICs, today announced the successful development of an advanced 3D imager for LiDAR application based on dToF technology.
  • According to Yole Group, the 3D imaging, sensors, and systems market is expected to grow at 13% CAGR reaching a $17B by 2028.
  • These features, combined with Tower’s extensive capabilities in pixel design and customization, enable the development of Fortsense’ new product series targeting applications that require adequate distance measurement and depth mapping for fast camera auto focus, 3D scanning, and LiDAR.
  • “We have chosen Tower as our strategic partner for the development of our 3D imager dToF products based on its versatile and proficient CIS platform offering,” said Michael Mo, Fortsense CEO.

DB HiTek Expands High Value-Added Specialized Sensor

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星期二, 一月 31, 2023
Photon, Marketing, Time of flight, FSI, Market, Distortion, Lidar, 3D, Attention, Augment, Probability, GSE, PDK, Eye, BSI, Noise, DB, AR, To Market, to Market (M*A*S*H), Process, Augmented reality, Car, Single-photon avalanche diode, SPAD, Camera, Video game, Surveying

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DB HiTek starts to expand high value-added specialized image sensor business with the foundry process technology specialized for global shutter and SPAD (Single Photon Avalanche Diode) which is in attention in various industries including automobile, robot and others.

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  • Targeting volume production of Global Shutter & SPAD within the year, Korean specialty foundry DB HiTek accelerates its entry into new high growth area i.e.
  • industrial machine vision, autonomous car, AR
    SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DB HiTek starts to expand high value-added specialized image sensor business with the foundry process technology specialized for global shutter and SPAD (Single Photon Avalanche Diode) which is in attention in various industries including automobile, robot and others.
  • Based on the secured process technology, it plans to improve the profitability by expanding into new high growth areas such as industrial machine vision, autonomous car, and AR (Augmented Reality).
  • Our plan is to strengthen support for customers to enter the market at the right time by providing optimum sophisticated process and Process Design Kit (PDK)," said Cheonman Shim, DB HiTek VP of marketing.

DB HiTek Expands High Value-Added Specialized Sensor

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星期二, 一月 31, 2023
Photon, Marketing, Time of flight, FSI, Market, Distortion, Lidar, 3D, Attention, Augment, Probability, GSE, PDK, Eye, BSI, SPAD, Noise, DB, AR, To Market, to Market (M*A*S*H), Process, Augmented reality, Car, Single-photon avalanche diode, Camera, Video game, Surveying

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DB HiTek starts to expand high value-added specialized image sensor business with the foundry process technology specialized for global shutter and SPAD (Single Photon Avalanche Diode) which is in attention in various industries including automobile, robot and others.

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  • Targeting volume production of Global Shutter & SPAD within the year, Korean specialty foundry DB HiTek accelerates its entry into new high growth area i.e.
  • industrial machine vision, autonomous car, AR
    SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DB HiTek starts to expand high value-added specialized image sensor business with the foundry process technology specialized for global shutter and SPAD (Single Photon Avalanche Diode) which is in attention in various industries including automobile, robot and others.
  • Based on the secured process technology, it plans to improve the profitability by expanding into new high growth areas such as industrial machine vision, autonomous car, and AR (Augmented Reality).
  • Our plan is to strengthen support for customers to enter the market at the right time by providing optimum sophisticated process and Process Design Kit (PDK)," said Cheonman Shim, DB HiTek VP of marketing.

AMD Adaptive Computing Technology Enables Next-Generation DENSO LiDAR System, Delivering 20X Improvement in Resolution

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星期四, 一月 19, 2023
Photon, Lidar, Field-programmable gate array, XA, Architecture, Temperature, Central processing unit, Xilinx, Certification, Multiprocessor system on a chip, Safety, DENSO, Silicon, AMD, Remote Sensing Systems, SPAD, Single-photon avalanche diode, Pedestrian, ISO, SOC, Graphics processing unit, Denso, Video game console, Surveying

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that its adaptive computing technology is powering leading mobility supplier DENSO Corporation’s next-generation LiDAR platform. The new platform will enable over 20X1 improvement in resolution with extremely low latency for increased precision in detecting pedestrians, vehicles, free space and more. The DENSO LiDAR platform, targeted to begin shipping in 2025, will leverage the AMD Xilinx Automotive (XA) Zynq™ UltraScale+™ adaptive SoC and its functional safety suite of developer tools to enable ISO 26262 ASIL-B certification.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that its adaptive computing technology is powering leading mobility supplier DENSO Corporation’s next-generation LiDAR platform.
  • The new platform will enable over 20X1 improvement in resolution with extremely low latency for increased precision in detecting pedestrians, vehicles, free space and more.
  • The DENSO LiDAR platform, targeted to begin shipping in 2025, will leverage the AMD Xilinx Automotive (XA) Zynq™ UltraScale+™ adaptive SoC and its functional safety suite of developer tools to enable ISO 26262 ASIL-B certification.
  • DENSO is using the AMD XA Zynq UltraScale+ multi-processor system-on-a-chip (MPSoC) platform in its Single-Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) LiDAR system, which generates the highest point-cloud density level of any LiDAR system on the market today2.

ActLight signs the second agreement on Single Photon Sensitivity technology with leading sensors company

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星期一, 七月 12, 2021
Photodetectors, Particle detectors, Electrical components, Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism, Optical devices, Single-photon avalanche diode, Photodiode, Single-photon, Diode, SPAD, Avalanche diode

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ActLight, the Swiss technology firm known for its best-in-class signal-to-noise ratio photodiodes, announced today that it has signed the second service agreement based on its Single Photon Sensitivity technology with a leading company in the sensors market.

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  • LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ActLight, the Swiss technology firm known for its best-in-class signal-to-noise ratio photodiodes, announced today that it has signed the second service agreement based on its Single Photon Sensitivity technology with a leading company in the sensors market.
  • 'This agreement is the natural continuation of the customer project started in 2020 and successfully completed earlier this year.
  • 'The adoption of Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) array in 3D sensing applications is today a growing reality and the markets are demanding performance improvements (e.g.
  • Being a fabless company, ActLight specializes in the Intellectual Property (IP) of this area and operates primarily in the IP licensing business model.

ActLight signs the second agreement on Single Photon Sensitivity technology with leading sensors company

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星期一, 七月 12, 2021
Photodetectors, Particle detectors, Electrical components, Electrical engineering, Electromagnetism, Optical devices, Single-photon avalanche diode, Photodiode, Single-photon, Diode, SPAD, Avalanche diode

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ActLight, the Swiss technology firm known for its best-in-class signal-to-noise ratio photodiodes, announced today that it has signed the second service agreement based on its Single Photon Sensitivity technology with a leading company in the sensors market.

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  • LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ActLight, the Swiss technology firm known for its best-in-class signal-to-noise ratio photodiodes, announced today that it has signed the second service agreement based on its Single Photon Sensitivity technology with a leading company in the sensors market.
  • 'This agreement is the natural continuation of the customer project started in 2020 and successfully completed earlier this year.
  • 'The adoption of Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) array in 3D sensing applications is today a growing reality and the markets are demanding performance improvements (e.g.
  • Being a fabless company, ActLight specializes in the Intellectual Property (IP) of this area and operates primarily in the IP licensing business model.

DB HiTek Expands Image Sensor Portfolio by Developing Global Shutter and SPAD Technologies

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星期五, 四月 16, 2021
Other Manufacturing, Technology, Semiconductor, Other Technology, Automotive Manufacturing, Photography, Nanotechnology, Manufacturing, Audio, Video, Hardware, Optical devices, MOSFETs, Cameras, Recording, Rolling shutter, Shutter, Image sensor, Single-photon avalanche diode, Sensors, Equipment, Optics

b'DB HiTek announced that the company has developed 110nm based global shutter and SPAD (Single Photon Avalanche Diode) processes and that DB HiTek will be expanding the specialized image sensor business.\nGlobal shutter senses image information in all pixels at the same time to record the precise video and image without distortion even when shooting a quickly moving object.

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  • b'DB HiTek announced that the company has developed 110nm based global shutter and SPAD (Single Photon Avalanche Diode) processes and that DB HiTek will be expanding the specialized image sensor business.\nGlobal shutter senses image information in all pixels at the same time to record the precise video and image without distortion even when shooting a quickly moving object.
  • Global shutter is also capable of recognizing the form of object in a high degree of precision.
  • Recently, global shutter is actively applied on industrial machine visions and it is also applicable on various applications such as automotive, drone, and inspection camera.\nBased on 110nm BSI process, DB HiTek\xe2\x80\x99s global shutter is applied with light shield, and light guide technologies.
  • DB HiTek was formerly known as Dongbu HiTek Co., Ltd. For more information, visit www.dbhitek.com .\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210416005008/en/\n'

IRIS Switzerland Adopts Silvaco TCAD Software for the Development of Photodiodes for Autonomous Driving Applications

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星期二, 十一月 24, 2020
Automotive Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Technology, Engineering, Software, Silvaco, Single-photon avalanche diode, Electromagnetic radiation, TCAD, Diode, Infrared, Lidar, SPAD, SWIR, Technology, Electrical components

Silvaco Inc. , a leading supplier of EDA software and design IP, today announced that IRIS Switzerland has adopted Silvaco TCAD simulation software to prove the fabrication feasibility of a short-wave infrared single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) targeted for use in autonomous driving applications.

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  • Silvaco Inc. , a leading supplier of EDA software and design IP, today announced that IRIS Switzerland has adopted Silvaco TCAD simulation software to prove the fabrication feasibility of a short-wave infrared single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) targeted for use in autonomous driving applications.
  • IRIS Switzerland develops and builds mid- and long-range short-wave infrared (SWIR) detectors and flash LiDARs that are primarily used in autonomous driving applications.
  • Silvaco TCAD simulation software was chosen to accelerate the development of SPAD products with a systematic view of all device parameters to be analyzed.
  • The success of IRIS Switzerland demonstrates the benefits of using Silvacos comprehensive TCAD solutions for creating new breakthrough designs.