Human Presence Sensing Using ToF
Human Presence Sensing Using Low Cost ToF is becoming a new trend. One of the first patents by ST was granted in 2019. https://patents.justia.com/patent/20190034609. Apple also has filed similar concept…
Direct ToF Single-Photon Imaging
The June 2022 issue of IEEE Trans. Electron. Devices has an invited paper titled Direct Time-of-Flight Single-Photon Imaging by Istvan Gyongy et al. from University of Edinburgh and STMicroelectronics. This…
1Mpix iToF depth camera module from Analog Devices
The ADTF3175 is a complete Time-of-Flight (ToF) module for high resolution 3D depth sensing and vision systems. Based on the ADSD3100, a 1 Megapixel CMOS indirect Time-of-Flight (iToF) imager, the…
Photon counting cameras for quantum imaging applications
Prof. Edoardo Charbon: Photon counting has entered the realm of image sensing with the creation of deep-submicron CMOS SPAD technology. The format of SPAD image sensors has expanded from 8×4 pixels…
Tutorial on Single-Photon Detectors
Krister Shalm of National Institute of Standards and Technologies presented a tutorial: Single-photon detectors at the 2013 QCrypt Conference in August. http://2013.qcrypt.net This is from a while back but an…
The latest development trends in CMOS Image Sensors.
Techinsights releases a free ebook “The latest development trends in CMOS Image Sensors.” This is a recap of a presentation given by Ziad Shukri at IISW 2021: the latest analysis…
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…
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…
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,…
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…