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TAEC Expands Lineup of BSI CMOS Image Sensors Equipped with PDAF Technology

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, today announced its full lineup of backside-illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensors equipped with phase detection auto-focus (PDAF) technology.

21 Aug 2015

Micro-Epsilon Introduces 1µm Short Wavelength Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera for the Metal Processing Industry

Micro-Epsilon has launched a new compact, robust (IP67) short wavelength infrared thermal imaging camera, which is specifically designed to measure the surface temperature of hot metals, as well as ceramics and graphite.

19 Aug 2015

Banner Engineering Introduces Q4X Laser Distance Sensor with Analog Output

Banner Engineering announces its industry-recognized Q4X laser distance sensor is now available with analog output. Featuring 4-20mA and 0-10 V output options, the Q4X analog models expand the variety of applications Banner’s Q4X laser distance sensor can solve, including fill level indication, part positioning, roll diameter, loop control and thickness/height verification.

From Banner Engineering Corp. 19 Aug 2015

Magal to Secure 200+ KM of Buried Pipeline with its Fiber Optic Sensor

Magal Security Systems, Ltd. announced today that it has received an order to secure 200+ km of buried pipeline with its fiber optic sensor system.

18 Aug 2015

Goodix Expands Operations in the U.S. for Human Interface and Fingerprint Authentication Technology

Goodix, a world leader in Human Interface solutions, today announced the company is expanding its operations in the U.S. to better support the growing demand for its broad line of products and technologies that redefine how users interact with their mobile devices, improve data security and transform the mobile computing experience.

From Goodix 17 Aug 2015

NEXT Biometrics’ Fingerprint Imaging Sensor Modules to be Incorporated into iWallet Products

iWallet Corporation, the secure luxury techcessories developer, today announced a strategic alliance with NEXT Biometrics Group ASA to incorporate NEXT Biometrics’ next generation, high-quality fingerprint imaging sensor modules into iWallet’s portfolio of products, which feature its patented BIO-BLU™ Biometric Bluetooth® smart locking technology.

13 Aug 2015

Cypress and THine Debut Ascella USB 3.0 Camera Reference Design Kit with 13MP Resolution at 21fps

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and THine Electronics, Inc. today introduced the industry's fastest* USB 3.0 camera reference design kit with 13-megapixel resolution at 21 frames per second. The new Ascella design kit is based on Cypress's EZ-USB® CX3™ USB 3.0 camera controller and THine's THP7312 image signal processor (ISP).

13 Aug 2015

New Depth-Sensing Camera Technology Captures 3D Data in Both Sunlight and Darkness

Depth-sensing cameras, such as Microsoft's Kinect controller for video games, have become widely used 3-D sensors. Now, a new imaging technology invented by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Toronto addresses a major shortcoming of these cameras: the inability to work in bright light, especially sunlight.

12 Aug 2015

Innovative Light-Sensing System Reconstructs Human Postures Continuously and Unobtrusively

A Dartmouth College team has created the first light-sensing system that reconstructs human postures continuously and unobtrusively, furthering efforts to create smart spaces in which people control their environment with simple gestures.

12 Aug 2015

Ohio High School Installs Battelle SiteGuard Active Shooter Response System

Battelle has advanced into the second phase of its installation of the SiteGuard® Active Shooter Response system at a Columbus, Ohio-area high school.

10 Aug 2015

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