University of Florence, FORLAB, and AMPED Software, Italy, publish an interesting arxiv.org paper "A leak in PRNU based source identification? Questioning fingerprint uniqueness" by Massimo Iuliani, Marco Fontani, and Alessandro Piva.

The Nikon Z 14-24mm f2.8 S is a professional ultra-wide angle zoom for Nikon’s full-frame Z-series mirrorless cameras. It’s the third native zoom with a fast f2.8 focal ratio and together with the Z 24-70mm and Z 70-200mm, completes the trinity of pro zooms for Nikon's Z system.

Photron explains its CRYSTA high-speed 2D polarization camera features and applications:   

Gpixel announces a new BSI 16.8MP (4096 x 4096) CMOS sensor, GSENSE4040BSI, with 9 μm × 9 μm pixels and an optical area of 36.8mm x 36.8mm. An intra-scene dynamic range of 85 dB is achieved by dual-gain 12bit HDR read out mode, together with a 39 ke– full well capacity and 2.

The Sony A7C is a mid-range full-frame mirrorless camera with 24 Megapixels, 4k video up to 30p, built-in stabilisation, rangefinder styling and a fully-articulated touchscreen.

MDPI paper "CMOS Depth Image Sensor with Offset Pixel Aperture Using a Back-Side Illumination Structure for Improving Disparity" by Jimin Lee, Sang-Hwan Kim, Hyeunwoo Kwen, Juneyoung Jang, Seunghyuk Chang, Jongho Park, Sang-Jin Lee, and Jang-Kyoo Shin from from KAIST and Kyungpook National Universit...

OSA Optics Express paper "Self-powered broadband photo-detection and persistent energy generation with junction-free strained Bi2Te3 thin films" by Bruno Lorenzi, Yoichiro Tsurimaki, Akihiro Kobayashi, Masayuki Takashiri, and Svetlana V.

Sony publishes flyers of 9 new sensors IMX535, IMX536, IMX537, IMX545, IMX546, IMX547, IMX565, IMX566, IMX567. The new sensors feature 2.

IS&T publishes a talk by Yasuyuki Fujihara, a PhD student at Tohoku University, Japan, on over 120dB DR 2-stage LOFIC sensor.

Ishikawa Laboratory from the University of Tokio uses eye tracker to compensate for optical illusions:

Find how to take great photos of bees without dedicated macro gear or even leaving your home.

IEEE Access publishes an open access paper "Explosive Growth of Image Sensors in Smart Government Technology and Economic Scale" by Zijiang Zhu, Bochen Fu, Sheng Zhou, and Weihuang Dai from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Wuhan Donghu University (China), and Hitotsubashi University (Japan).

University of Washington, Seattle, webinar by Arka Majumdar presents the concept of Metaphotonic Computational Image Sensor:

BusinessWire: Nordson has acquired vivaMOS which designs, develops and fabricates large-area X-ray CMOS sensors. vivaMOS was established in 2015 as a spinoff from the U.K.’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) with the aim of commercializing its X-ray image sensors.

ResearchInChina publishes "ADAS and AD Industry Chain Report, 2019-2020 -- LiDAR" report.

The Panasonic Lumix S5 is a mid-range full-frame mirrorless camera with 24 Megapixels, built-in stabilisation, a fully-articulated touchscreen and 10 bit 4k up to 60p. In my full review find out why the most affordable full-framer from Panasonic to date could also be it’s most compelling.

ESSCIRC and ESSDERC conferences host a 6 hour-long on-line Workshop on Emerging Solutions for Imaging Devices, Circuits, and Systems chaired by Matteo Perenzoni (FBK) and Albert Theuwissen (Harvest Imaging).

Melexis publishes an article on its history in automotive ToF imaging, starting from cooperation with Free University of Brussels (VUB), continuing with VUB spin-off Softkinetic that was acquired by Sony and renamed to Sony Depthsensing Solutions.

Melexis publishes its Autosens September 2020 presentation on driver and in-cabin monitoring with its new ToF QVGA sensor MLX75026:

The GoPro Hero 9 is the 2020 edition of the popular action camera series that’s also carved a successful niche in the vlogging and webcam Worlds.

TechInsights publishes a teardown of Intel RealSense L515 LiDAR: "The Intel RealSense L515 is rated for indoor use and can provide depth measurements between 0.25 m and 9 m with a field of view of 70° x 55°.

Nikkei Asian Review reports that Sony used to sells billions of dollars worth of smartphone image sensors to Huawei each year. Now, Sony is considering applying for a license to keep selling sensors to the Chinese company.Sony announces its technology initiatives at the briefing held on Sept.

Counterpoint Research publishes its component analysis of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G. The cameras cost is $60.30 out of the $468 BOM."The device also features one of the most advanced camera sensors in a nicely integrated three-sensor module.

Technode reports that "in July, Dekema (AKA Dekoma, Decoma, Tacoma), a Nanjing-based chipmaker backed by the local government, announced it was bankrupt because of “financial difficulties” in raising additional funds from investors.

NHK holds on-line IBC exhibition on Sept. 8-11. The company presents a three-layer organic-film color image sensor among other stuff.

BusinessWire: Ouster raises $42M in a Round B funding.

BusinessWire: OmniVision and GEO Semiconductor announce a joint solution for rear-view cameras (RVCs), surround-view systems (SVS) and e-mirrors. This solution includes OmniVision’s OX03C10, that combines a large 3.0um pixel, HDR of 140dB, and LED flicker mitigation (LFM).

SparrowNews, GizmoChina, PCPop, Sina Technology, PRNewswire: Vivo announces that a new RGBW sensor will be used in its smartphones next year. The sparse blue and red colors coding is said to increase the sensor sensitivity by 160% over the regular RGB.

First Sensor presentation talks about challenges in LiDAR sensors design:

Arxiv.org paper "Monte Carlo Modeling and Design of Photon Energy Attenuation Layers (PALs) for 10-30x Quantum Yield Enhancement in Si-based Hard X-ray Detectors" by Eldred Lee, Michael R. James, Kaitlin M. Anagnost, Zhehui Wang, Eric R.

Sony publishes a video suggesting few use cases for its DepthSense products:

Metrology.news: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US, together with standards body ASTM Committee E57, have released proceedings of a workshop, held in 2019, to define standards for 3D imaging systems for robots in manufacturing.

LIPS designs ToF calibration machine for smartphone ToF modules:

Axiv.

Yole Developpement report "Artificial intelligence and mass surveillance are pushing the camera and computing market to $38B in revenue by 2025" says: "Over the past five years, China has invested heavily in building its mass surveillance system.

The Nikon Z 50mm f1.2 S becomes the third standard prime lens for Nikon’s full-frame Z-series mirrorless cameras. A popular focal length for street photography and general-purpose use, it features a bright f1.2 focal ratio. Find out more in our preview!… The post Nikon Z 50mm f1.

BusinessWire: ams and vivo have collaborated at a strategic technology level for over five years.

 BusinessWire: Samsung introduces four new Samsung ISOCELL image sensors for its 0.7μm-pixel lineup; 108MP HM2, 64MP GW3, 48MP GM5, and 32MP JD1.

FBK publishes a MDPI paper "Numerical Model of SPAD-Based Direct Time-of-Flight Flash LIDAR CMOS Image Sensors" by Alessandro Tontini, Leonardo Gasparini, and Matteo Perenzoni.

OSA Optics Express paper "Self-powered broadband photo-detection and persistent energy generation with junction-free strained Bi2Te3 thin films" by Bruno Lorenzi, Yoichiro Tsurimaki, Akihiro Kobayashi, Masayuki Takashiri, and Svetlana V.

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, publishes a MDPI paper "Current-Mode Self-Amplified CMOS Sensor Intended for 2D Temperature Microgradients Measurement and Imaging" by Patrick M. Santos, Davies W. L. Monteiro, and Luciana P. Salles.

TheElec: Corephotonics-Samsung has withdrawn its patent violation claim against LG InnoTek after the validity of Corephotonics’ patents were rejected by South Korea’s IP Trail and Appeal Board (KIPO). Corephotonics prepares an appeal against the patent board’s judgment.

PRNewswire: SEMI reports that fab equipment spending increases. Image sensors equipment spending is expected to rise 4% to US$3B in 2020 and jump 11% to US$3.4B in 2021.

BusinessWire: OmniVision and GEO Semiconductor announce a joint solution for rear-view cameras (RVCs), surround-view systems (SVS) and e-mirrors. This solution includes OmniVision’s OX03C10, that combines a large 3.0um pixel, HDR of 140dB, and LED flicker mitigation (LFM).

GlobeNewsWire: Tower Semiconductor reports that the Company’s IT security systems identified a security incident on some of its systems as a result of a cyber event.

ALA, EENewsEurope: TiHive, Grenoble, France, raises €8.6M ($10M) for its THz imager, including equity funding from an fund run by the European Commission. “The really cool thing is the EC has funded academic organisation or SMEs via grants but now have seen they go beyond that, so €2.

Sony publishes its presentations at on-line 2020 European Conference on Computer Vision.

The Fujifilm XF 50mm f1.0 is a very bright prime lens for X-series mirrorless cameras, upon which it delivers short telephoto coverage that’s ideal for portraits. It’s also the first f1.0 lens with autofocus for mirrorless cameras.

Nuvoton announces that the acquisition of semiconductor business of Panasonic has been completed. Following the completion of the Transfer, the business will be renamed as Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan.

BusinessWire: SmartSens announces two automotive CMOS sensors—SC100AT and SC410GS. The SC100AT and SC410GS are the first offerings in the SmartSens Automotive Series with AEC-Q100 certification and an HDR of up to 140dB.