Apple Vision Pro Perception Analysis
Apple Photo Apple Vision Pro The Apple Vision Pro device is equipped with multiple sensors to enhance its depth perception capabilities and create a seamless virtual and real experience in three-dimensional…
Apple AR/VR Coming in summer’23?
Apple is reportedly preparing to unveil its AR/VR “mixed” reality headset at in Jun 2023, and the company is working to create appealing app experiences to encourage people to adopt…
Canon’s 3.2 MP SPAD Camera
Canon’s 3.2 MP SPAD camera has received some press coverage: PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/04/03/canons-new-sensor-enables-long-range-night-vision-capabilities/ YMCinema: https://ymcinema.com/2023/04/03/canon-develops-interchangeable-lens-camera-that-sees-in-the-dark/ Abstract:We present a new generation of scalable photon counting image sensors, featuring zero read noise and…
“Burst Vision” using SPAD Cameras
In a paper titled “Burst Vision Using Single-Photon Cameras”, Sizhuo Ma, Paul Mos, Edoardo Charbon and Mohit Gupta from University of Wisconsin-Madison and École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne write: Single-photon…
Indium phosphide (InP) Market Expanding… into Sensing and iPhone
From Electronics Weekly and Yole: https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/inp-moving-into-consumer-2022-10/ https://www.yolegroup.com/strategy-insights/apple-and-the-compound-semi-industry-the-story-begins/ The InP device market is expanding from traditional datacom and telecom towards the consumer reaching about $5.6 billion by 2027, says Yole Developpement.…
VCSEL vs edge emitting laser (EEL)
According to Digitimes, both II-VI and Sony are eyeing business opportunities related to Apple’s vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) chips for 3D sensing modules. Lumentum and its partners, including epitaxial wafer supplier IQE and Taiwan foundry…
dToF Sensor with In-pixel Processing
dToF Sensor In a recent preprint ( https://arxiv.org/pdf/2209.11772.pdf) Gyongy et al. describe a new 64x32 SPAD-based direct time-of-flight sensor with in-pixel histogramming and processing capability. 3D flash LIDAR is an…
LiDAR: China vs. US vs. EU
According to Yole Intelligence, with a strong emergence of the intelligent driving industry in China, Chinese manufacturers such as Hesai have become important players in the global LiDAR market. Among…
Short-wave infrared (SWIR) vs Near infrared (NIR) and SWIR Imaging
Short-wave infrared (SWIR) defines a specific wavelength range over which optical and electronic components are designed and coated. What is near infrared (NIR) and shortwave infrared (SWIR)? What are their…
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…