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Point Grey Debuts Next Generation 3D Sensor for Retail Analytics Applications

Point Grey, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, today announced the release of the new Censys3D people counting and tracking 3D stereo vision sensor.

18 Jan 2016

FARO Technologies Announces New Class of Automated Metrology Sensor

FARO Technologies, Inc., announces highly-adaptable 3D imager arrays that promise to drive automated industrial manufacturing metrology processes to the next level.

13 Jan 2016

Lockheed Martin Awards Supply Contract for Northrop Grumman’s LN-200S Fiber-Optic Inertial Measurement Unit

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Corporation to supply its LN-200S fiber-optic Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) for the LM 300 satellite bus.

From Northrop Grumman Corporation 13 Jan 2016

ON Semiconductor’s 47MP Image Sensor for Critical Industrial Inspection and Mapping Applications

ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, is enabling new levels of performance and efficiency in critical industrial inspection and mapping applications with the KAI-47051 image sensor, the world’s highest resolution Interline Transfer CCD device.

From ON Semiconductor 13 Jan 2016

Alabama Power Completes First Phase of Sensus VantagePoint Lighting Control Solution Beta Trial

Alabama Power completed the first of a three phase, Sensus VantagePoint™ Lighting Control Solution beta trial. The first phase included remote monitoring and control of the area lighting at their Montgomery, AL, operations center. This trial is being used to evaluate the effectiveness of the control solution to conserve energy, increase efficiency and provide status or condition of the lights in the trial.

13 Jan 2016

TowerJazz and PIXELPLUS Create High-Performance HD and FHD SoC Security Sensor

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co. (TPSCo), the leading analog foundry in Japan, and PIXELPLUS, a leading supplier of image sensors and imaging solutions, announced today they have collaborated to produce a state-of-the-art HD and FHD (full high-definition) SoC security sensor with unprecedented performance using TPSCo's leading 65nm CMOS image sensor (CIS) process. Production is expected to start at the beginning of 2016 at TPSCo's 12" fab in Japan.

12 Jan 2016

Kettering Students Help Complete Speedlight Project that Aims to Prevent Rear-End Vehicle Collisions

For a group of engineering students at Kettering University, their senior capstone project ended up being much more than just a project for a grade.

11 Jan 2016

CyberOptics Receives Major Order for 3D MRS-Enabled Sensor Subsystems

CyberOptics Corporation today announced that it has received an order from a key OEM customer valued at approximately $800,000 for 3D MRS-enabled sensor subsystems. This order is currently scheduled to ship in the first quarter of 2016.

7 Jan 2016

Bosch Showcases latest MEMS Sensors at CES 2016

Bosch’s latest developments in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors are on display at CES 2016.

MEMS sensors are "the eyes and ears" of advanced technical systems and are used in tablets and smartphones.

From Bosch Sensortec GmbH 6 Jan 2016

STMicroelectronics Releases FlightSense Technology-Based Laser-Ranging Sensor

STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has released its second-generation laser-ranging sensor based on its highly successful FlightSense(TM) technology.

From STMicroelectronics 6 Jan 2016

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