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So small, so ingenious: 5 MP autofocus camera available in a practical starter set
This autofocus camera is tiny, but definitely not to be underestimated: The uEye XS from IDS Imaging Development Systems weighs just 12 grams and fits into almost any application with its size of just 26.4 x 23 x 21.7 mm. Thanks to its autofocus and 5 MP CMOS sensor, it delivers...
Continue ReadingSkyWater and Google will use $15m Funding to expand an open source chip design project
SkyWater Technology has announced that it will be extending its partnership with Alphabet’s Google, releasing an open source Process Design Kit., for its commercial 90nm, fully depleted silicon on insulator (FDSOI), CMOS process technology. This announcement came shortly after the US...
Continue ReadingBrookman Technology develops a three-dimensional range image sensor for up to 30 meters
Japanese communications and embedded device manufacturer, Brookman Technology, collaborated on using a hybrid Time-of-Flight method developed by Prof. Shoji Kawahito of Shizuoka University. The collaboration has led to the (as claimed) "world's first" next-generation 3D Time-of-Flight...
Continue Reading3-MP image sensor targets security surveillance, IP, and HD cameras
Omnivision’s OS03B10 3-MP image sensor with DVP and MIPI interface support brings high-quality images to security, IP, and HD cameras. Omnivision has introduced the OS03B10 3-megapixel (MP) 1/2.7-inch optical format CMOS image sensor for security surveillance, IP, and HD analog...
Continue ReadingBattery on a motherboard – Choosing the right one
All motherboards are equipped with a CMOS battery. In the past, it was necessary to maintain the operation of the CMOS memory, which was responsible for storing BIOS data and other parameters of a personal computer. Previously, BIOS settings were stored in CMOS memory which was powered...
Continue ReadingFirst full 32-bit plastic M0+ microcontroller
ARM has developed the first full 32bit microcontroller built on a flexible plastic material using a 0.8 μm process from PragmatIC. The PlasticARM microcontroller consists of 56,340 NMOS transistors and resistors and is built on a plastic substrate developed by UK foundry PragmatIC...
Continue Reading2D CMOS PDF417 customized mini-size auto-sensing embodied barcode scanner module
Image sensors are the crucial part of various analog and digital electronic devices such as digital cameras, webcams, camera phones, camera modules, optical mouse devices, medical applications, night vision cameras, thermal cameras, barcode scanners, radar, sonar, and many others. An...
Continue ReadingTexas Instruments TMUX6219 Single Channel 2:1 (SPDT) Switch
Texas Instruments TMUX6219 Single Channel 2:1 (SPDT) Switch is a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) switch in a single channel, 2:1 (SPDT) configuration. The device works with single supply (4.5V to 36V), dual supplies (±4.5V to ±18V), or asymmetric supplies (such as VDD =...
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