Basler had acquired Silicon Software in 2018 and managed it as an independent GmbH within the group structure
Silicon Software has released version 3.2 of its VisualApplets graphical development environment
Dr Dietmar Ley, CEO of Basler, will take over the management of Silicon Software
Silicon Software has launched with runtime 5.7 the configuration software MicroDisplay X for setting up image processing solutions with all Silicon Software frame grabbers
Silicon Software has certified Concurrent EDA as a new development partner for the North American market for its graphical FPGA programming software VisualApplets
Greg Blackman reports on the buzz surrounding embedded vision at the Vision Stuttgart trade fair, which took place from 6 to 8 November
Silicon Software (1C72) will have a demonstrator showing a high-speed deep learning application on FPGA, detecting six different defects on reflecting metallic surfaces with high accuracy.
The company will present its MicroEnable 5 Marathon DeepVCL, an FPGA-programmable deep learning frame grabber for production. For users of the VisualApplets graphical development environment, the Camera Link board can be used for deep learning inference. The MicroEnable 5 Marathon VCLx with the same computing power can be used for complex VisualApplets solutions.
Silicon Software has moved into new headquarters in Mannheim, Germany
The transaction sees Basler gain Silicon Software’s image acquisition cards and software technology, including Silicon Software’s Visual Applets FPGA programming environment
Deep learning technology will be in abundance at the upcoming Vision show in Stuttgart from 6 to 8 November, where first-time exhibitors Sualab, Deepsense, and Neadvance will show AI solutions
A glass inspection system must distinguish between flawless and waste products to achieve automotive glass wafers free of optical distortions
Susan Fourtané on the increasing demands being placed on web inspection solutions to achieve zero-defect manufacturing
Automation is the only way for e-commerce and logistics firms to fulfil orders since the dramatic uptick in online shopping brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic
Facing new pressures and demands, logistics operations are calling for adaptable machine vision solutions to drive efficiency, discovers Benjamin Skuse
Luca Verre, Co-founder and CEO of Prophesee, as well as a Photonics100 honoree, highlights how event-based vision is set to revolutionise mobile photography
Luca Verre, Co-founder and CEO of Prophesee, as well as a Photonics100 honoree, highlights how event-based vision is set to revolutionise mobile photography
Left: A semiconductor wafer shown to be opaque to white visible light. Right: the wafer is mostly transparent to SWIR light at a wavelength of 1,200nm, making it a suitable wavelength for semiconductor inspection.
Hunting defects in the soon-to-be trillion-dollar semiconductor industry is big business. Anita Chandran explores the latest wafer inspection technology
