Pixel binning, a decades-old image processing technique used extensively in astronomy, combines neighboring pixel data to increase light sensitivity at the cost of resolution. This is analogous to ...

Flexible, future-ready test strategies are crucial to the irregular cycle of sensor design and standards development.

Samsung introduced the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge yesterday at Mobile World Congress with a tremendous amount of fanfare. While notable improvements such as the ability to withstand water, expandable ...

Image sensors are built into every smartphone and every digital camera. They distinguish colors in a similar way to the human eye. In our retinas, individual cone cells recognize red, green and blue ...

Delivering better image quality is a top challenge in all applications for image sensor manufacturers. Improvements in image sensors help design engineers enable advanced features for their automotive ...

The expanding use and importance of image sensors in safety-critical applications such as automotive and medical devices has transformed noise from an annoyance into a life-threatening problem that ...

Sony Semiconductor Solutions has introduced the LYTIA 901, a breakthrough 1/1.12-type, approximately 200-effective-megapixel, stacked CMOS image sensor ...

If you’re shopping for a digital camera, sensor size is one of the first things you’ll hear about. Chances are you’ve seen terms like “crop sensor,” “full frame,” and “micro four-thirds” thrown around ...

CMOS image sensors have become a cornerstone of modern imaging, leveraging the advantages of low power consumption, high speed, and scalability inherent in complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor ...

Omnivision has launched its second-generation 50-megapixel (MP) image sensor with TheiaCel technology for smartphones. Claiming the industry’s highest dynamic range for movie-grade video capture, the ...

Sony may shift all its smartphone image sensors to the new LYTIA brand, including the existing IMX sensor lineup. According to a new report, the company is slowly doing away with the IMX brand for ...