8K Organic Sensor Camera
NHK presented its organic image sensor-based camera for 8K TV broadcast (2019 presentation):
LiDAR Technologies and Companies Survey
This is an ongoing survey to summarize the Lidar Technologies and Companies. First, the summary view of technology. Second, the choice of popular LiDAR technology is shown below. Third, the…
3D Sensing: APD, SiPM, vs. SPAD
Hamamatsu publishes a Youtube video comparing APD, SiPM, and SPAD in LiDAR applications:
Biometrics Update: Fingerprint and Facial Recognition
1. Fingerprint UBS’ base case suggests biometric payment cards total addressable market value of (1) >USD5B incremental revenues for banks globally per annual by 2026 “only” 15% biometric penetration in…
Apple LIDAR Demystified: SPAD, VCSEL, and Fusion…
Figure 1. Apple’s promotion of DTOF This article analyzes Apple’s LiDAR sensor and the technologies behind it. First, this article discusses the following: dToF principle, receiver (RX), illumination (TX), and…
Smartphone panel shipments: 1.9B units in 2020, YoY + 6%. Who is №1?
According to Sigmaintell, in 2020 the total shipment of global smartphone panel is 1.888B units, representing a YoY increase of 6%. BOE ranks as the world’s №1 panel manufacturer with…
Samsung iToF
ISSCC 2021: Samsung presents “A 4-tap 3.5μm 1.2Mpixel Indirect Time-of-Flight CMOS Image Sensor with Peak Current Mitigation and Multi-User Interference Cancellation” by Min-Sun Keel, Daeyun Kim, Yeomyung Kim, Myunghan Bae,…
Wearable: China’s smartwatches have a rapid growth of 48% YoY.
According to GfK retail research data, despite the impact of the pandemic, China’s wearables market in 2020 has a steady and slight decline of 5% YoY, and smart watches have…
Sony SPAD Lidar demystified!
ISSCC 2021: Sony SPAD for LiDAR Achieves 22% PDE at 905nm Sony reports developing SPAD sensor for ist LiDAR with a record Photon Detection Efficiency (PDE) of 22% at 905nm, more…
LIDAR: EV/EBITDA Comparision
BusinessWire: “The enterprise value (EV) to the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) ratio varies by industry. However, the EV/EBITDA for the S&P 500 has typically averaged from…