Canon is revamping its line of consumer-oriented point-and-shoot cameras, and where the company previously equipped its PowerShot and Elph units with a variety of CCD-based sensors, the company is standardizing on 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensors across the line.
Omron has enhanced its E3X series of fibre amplifiers with the E3X-SD fibre-optic sensor.
FLIR Systems has launched its E-Series of thermal imaging cameras. The line has four compact cameras providing Infrared diagnostics along with features such as Wi-Fi connectivity to portable devices like iPhones and iPads.
Stratophase, a provider of chemical and biochemical measurement systems, launched its SpectroSens units for monitoring and control of data analysis at the 25th International Forum and Exhibition of Process Analytical Technology (IFPAC), held in Baltimore, USA between January 17 and 21.
The latest amongst the long list of semiconductor acquisitions that ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) has made, is Cypress Semiconductor's (Nasdaq:CY) image sensor business unit for approximately $31.4 million. The all-cash deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
The company said that its $19.95 billion in revenue and $0.77 per share were driven mainly by the 55 percent growth in the Entertainment & Devices Division. Microsoft credits the Kinect sensor for the upsurge in Xbox 360 console and game sales as well as Xbox Live subscriptions.
Vice President of Product and Business Development at Navitar, a leading supplier of optical components, Craig Fitzgerald said that the company’s clients are extending into short-wave infrared (SWIR) and near infrared (NIR) bands.
ON Semiconductor has entered into a definitive agreement with Cypress Semiconductor to acquire the CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit (ISBU) of Cypress in an all cash deal for about $31.4 million. The deal is anticipated to complete by the end of the first quarter of 2011
Renesas, a manufacturer of camera chips based in Japan, has declared that the company is planning to produce a sensor called, CE150 that would enable the manufacturing of 16 MP cameras.
Producer of fiber optic sensing systems and Acorn Energy’s subsidiary, US Sensor Systems (USSI), has finished the side-by-side testing of the Ultra High Sensitivity (UHS) fiber optic geophones.
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