Spin-out firm SWIR Vision Systems is to commercialise colloidal quantum dot infrared sensors, which, the company says, could displace InGaAs technology. Dr Ethan Klem, Allan Hilton, and George Wildeman from the company discuss the performance, fabrication, and cost trade-offs of CQD sensors versus InGaAs
Computing company Qualcomm Technologies has released a family of system-on-chips built for devices incorporating vision technology
Ulis, a manufacturer of thermal image sensors, has announced a response time for its latest bolometer that is four times faster than standard bolometers
Michał Czardybon, general manager at Adaptive Vision, gives his view on how to make the most of deep learning in industrial vision
Lidar could become an important part of autonomous driving and potentially a huge market opportunity for laser and detector manufacturers, as Greg Blackman discovers at the Image Sensors conference in London
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has built a VNIR hyperspectral camera that costs only $150 for the sensor hardware
Imec, the Belgian research hub, has shown its first shortwave infrared hyperspectral imaging camera at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco
The French research institute, Leti, has developed a prototype technology able to curve image sensors and micro-displays, which was shown at SPIE Photonics West
Greg Blackman reports from SPIE Photonics West, where the first image sensors based on graphene-CMOS integration were on display
American startup Aquabyte, a developer of computer vision and machine learning technology for the dramatic optimisation of fish farming, has announced a $3.5 million seed round that will help the firm expand its operations
Greg Blackman reports on CEA Leti's new image sensor, shown at Photonics West, which contains onboard processing and is able to image at 5,500 frames per second
Ron Low, Framos head of sales Americas and APAC, reports from Framos Tech Days at Photonics West in San Francisco where Sony Japan representatives presented image sensor roadmap updates
Ahead of the Control trade fair in May, Greg Blackman speaks to Fraunhofer IPM about three new systems it will present for quality inspection
Greg Blackman speaks to Sofradir about its €150 million investment to advance infrared sensor technology
