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Teledyne e2v CMOS Image Sensors

Teledyne e2v, a Teledyne Technologies company and global innovator of imaging solutions, announces its Emerald 67 megapixel, the newest member of its Emerald CMOS image sensor family. The new sensor features a high resolution with the smallest global shutter pixel (2.5µm) on the market, enabling more objects to be captured in a single high resolution shot, ideal for high end automated optical inspection, microscopy and surveillance.

Emerald 67M provides customers with ultra-low noise performance and only 2.8e- of readout noise. The sensor is highly sensitive with 70% QE, enabling precise defect and particle identification. It’s also ultra high speed, which significantly enhances production line throughput.

Designed to enable easy and cost-effective integration for camera makers, the new sensor is compatible with 59 x 59mm² camera platforms and has optical and package centres that are fully aligned for easy integration. It has an APS-C optical format (unusual for such a high resolution sensor), up to 72 sub LVDS outputs and 8/10/12 bit conversion modes, all within a reliable ceramic µPGA package.

Emerald 67M includes a range of application based features including:

• ROI (overlap and independent configurations allowed)
• High Dynamic Range modes
• Horizontal sub sampling
• Look-up table
• Binning modes
• Pixel defect correction

Vincent Richard, Marketing Manager at Teledyne e2v, said, “We are very pleased to widen our sensor portfolio with the addition of Emerald 67M, the first 8192 x 8192 global shutter sensor, running at high frame rates and offering a comprehensive set of features. Developed through close discussions with leading OEM’s in the automated optical inspection market, this new sensor offers application features such as our unique Region of Interest mode, which helps to improve customer yield. Combined with its 67M resolution, our newest Emerald sensor tackles the challenge of image instability as a result of inspection system vibration.”

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Notes to Editors:
Teledyne e2v’s innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets.

Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems. For more information visit teledyne-e2v.com

About Teledyne Imaging
Teledyne Imaging is a group of leading-edge technology companies aligned within the Teledyne brand. With unrivalled expertise across the electromagnetic spectrum and decades of experience, the group offers world-leading capabilities in sensing, signal generation and processing. The collective delivers innovative solutions to aerospace, defense, geospatial, machine and industrial vision, medical and life sciences, semiconductors and MEMs. For more information, visit teledyneimaging.com

Teledyne e2v, the global innovator of imaging solutions, was presented with a Silver Award for its OctoPlus line scan cameras for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), at the Fourth Annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards presentation, held during The Vision Show in Boston, MA.

The entries were judged on originality and innovation, along with their positive impact on designers, systems integrators and end users. Judging criteria also included whether the product fulfils a need in the market that is not already addressed and whether it leverages a novel technology.

Teledyne e2v’s OctoPlus line scan cameras were chosen by a panel of systems integrators, consultants and academics with years of experience in specifying, designing and configuring image processing and machine vision systems.

Teledyne e2v developed the OctoPlus range of line scan cameras for OCT applications in healthcare and industrial markets. Key to the next generation of commercially available OCT workstations are the critical imaging components (the camera and sensor), for which Teledyne e2v are a leading developer. The OctoPlus cameras feature a unique sensor design offering tall-pixels (10 x 20µm or 10 x 200µm), low power consumption (<3W) and speeds up to 250Khz. The camera comes with a USB3 or CameraLink interface and is available in 64 configurables, allowing customers to choose the exact specification for their workstation.

Alan Bergstein, publisher of Vision Systems Design, said, “This prestigious program allows Vision Systems Design to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products and services in the vision and image processing industry. Our 2018 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact in the industry.”

Vision Systems Design is a global resource for decision makers in the vision and image processing industry. The Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards program recognizes companies in this industry that display excellence in a product or technology, in research and development, or in applications.

The Visions Systems Design 2018 Innovators Awards honourees are featured in the June issue of Vision Systems Design magazines well as on http://www.vision-systems.com.

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Notes to Editors:
Teledyne e2v’s innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets.

Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems. For more information teledyne-e2v.com

About Vision Systems Design
Published since 1996, Vision Systems Design is a global resource for engineers, engineering managers and systems integrators that provides comprehensive global coverage of vision systems technologies, applications, and markets. Vision Systems Design’s magazine, website, email newsletters and webcasts report on and analyze the latest technology and business developments and trends in the worldwide machine vision and image processing industry.

About The Vision Systems Design 2018 Innovators Awards program
The Vision Systems Design 2018 Innovators Awards program reviewed and recognized the most innovative products and services in the vision and image processing industry. Honorees were announced at Automate 2018 held in Boston, MA, USA. Criteria used in the Innovators Awards ranking included: originality, innovation; impact on designers, systems integrators and end-users; fulfilling a need in the market that hasn’t been addressed, leveraging a novel technology, and increasing productivity.

Teledyne e2v, the global innovator of imaging solutions, announces its next generation of line scan cameras – the high-resolution ELiiXA+ trilinear color range. These new 8k pixel cameras are ideal for industrial applications that require high color resolution and image sharpness such as print, label, textile, electronic and PCB inspection.

It is estimated that more than 20 percent of factory-based line scan applications already benefit from color imaging. The trilinear configuration of the new ELiiXA+ range not only enables color images, but also makes it possible to use a multi-light set up to discriminate the light coming from different angles in a single scan. This reduces production time, compared to using sequentially pulsing lights.

The first camera model in the ELiiXA+ trilinear color range has a CameraLink interface and can be operated at up to 33KHz with an 8k pixel resolution. Designed with cost in mind, it can replace CCD trilinear cameras, enabling system integrators to increase speed or resolution, whilst reducing the cost of ownership. It is an entry-level product with prices starting below $3,000 for a single unit.

Due to their highly versatile multiline sensors, the cameras can also be customized for customers that require specific features, including different types of color filters adapted to their application or specific lighting requirement. Customer sampling of the new range will start in February 2018.

A higher speed CoaXPress model for mid-end applications will follow later this year. These cameras will share the same form factor and front face mechanics as the CameraLink model, providing customers with the future flexibility to upgrade to a higher spec model, without changing the underlying system mechanics.

Teledyne e2v will be exhibiting at SPIE Photonics West, 30 January to 1 February 2018 in San Francisco, USA. You can find our imaging team on booth 1836.For media enquiries, please contact:
[email protected] | + 44 (0)1245 453607

Notes to Editors:
Teledyne e2v’s innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets.

Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems. For more information visit teledyne-e2v.com

Thierry Ligozat, Chief Innovation Officer at Teledyne e2v, delivered the keynote speech at the APAC Innovation Summit 2017 – “Smart City. Connected City.” His theme was “Image and Vision Sensors, Systems and Applications for Smart Cities”.

From the 7-8 September, the two day conference, jointly organised by the APAC Innovation Summit and Hong Kong Science Park, focused on how technology can drive transformation at both city and regional levels. It explored the Smart City Blueprint for Hong Kong and how smart, resilient planning can successfully be realised in neighboring countries.

In his keynote speech, Thierry outlined how smart cities will rely on smart image and vision sensor technology to collect and interpret visual data and assist in decision making to become more interconnected, intelligent and productive. Thierry illustrated his talk with some examples of potential smart city applications, including smart public lighting, intelligent traffic systems, industrial safety, transport safety and medical applications.

Thierry explained the composition of vision systems with an optical element, a sensor, electronic controls, image processing and optionally a dedicated lighting system. He then showcased Teledyne e2v’s CMOS sensor technology that offers direct sensing capabilities from beyond the visible spectrum, covering Ultraviolet (UV) to Near Infrared (NIR) for night vision or medical applications. This technology can be used to acquire images in day or night mode with a large field of view while still being able to read small details like a car number plate. CMOS sensors can also provide cutting-edge 3D vision that enables users to add depth to data, avoid false detection and improve robustness.

To download a copy of Thierry’’s presentation, please visit:

https://apacinnosummit.hkstp.org/media/2529/final_smartcitiespresentation_8sep2017_teledyne-e2v_dvd_15092017.pdf

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About Teledyne e2v
Teledyne e2v’s innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets.

Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems. For more information www.teledyne-e2v.com

About Thierry Ligozat
Thierry Ligozat is the Chief Innovation Officer of Teledyne e2v’s Professional Imaging division, with responsibility for the technology roadmap and management of intellectual property, including Teledyne AnaFocus, the custom sensor and camera design group.

About APAC Innovation Summit
APAC Innovation Summit (AIS), formerly known as InnoAsia, is a forward-looking event for the sharing of technology trends featuring keynote speakers from the academic, industry and research communities.

Teledyne e2v, the global innovator of imaging solutions, has developed a new range of line scan cameras for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) applications in healthcare and industrial markets. The new OctoPlus range will have an immediate impact in ophthalmic OCT by reducing patient examination times and increasing the field of view available to practitioners when carrying out non-invasive eye examinations.

OctoPlus was developed following discussions with doctors and medical industry professionals. It is based on new image sensor pixel architecture and is specifically tuned to provide users with the most accurate images of the retina and cornea; mapping tissue structure, measuring thickness and visualising blood flow dynamics for diagnostics.

OctoPlus will benefit patients, doctors and OCT equipment manufacturers by increasing patient comfort during eye tests, reducing examination time and enabling doctors to make more timely decisions. For doctors, OctoPlus will more than double the eye surface captured in a single scan without sacrificing resolution, and will improve confidence in the diagnosis protocol. This will lead to more effective treatment decisions based on OCT angiography and will allow for earlier detection of peripheral pathologies like diabetic retinopathy.

Specific advantages of OctoPlus include a 250 percent larger field of view compared to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved commercial Swept Source OCT (SS-OCT) and a +5dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in comparison with equipment currently available in Spectral-Domain OCT (SD-OCT).

A further benefit of OctoPlus is that it saves 60 percent of the power used by previous designs. This reduces heat generation, improves the stability of OCT equipment and increases maintenance intervals.

François Thouret, President of Professional Imaging at Teledyne e2v, said, “OctoPlus is a very exciting technology development for OCT. Within the next year, doctors will have wider access to functional imaging, which will benefit both patients and healthcare systems. Thinking beyond existing OCT markets, our ambition is to collaborate with partners to develop further innovation in OCT for emerging applications like neurology and dermatology.”

The launch of OctoPlus follows the introduction of Teledyne e2v’s ADQ14OCT, the first 14bit digitizer for SS-OCT, enabling high speed and high depth imaging.

Further information about Teledyne e2v’s OctoPlus is available at www.octoplus-oct.com.For media enquiries, please contact:
[email protected] | + 44 (0)1245 453607

Notes to Editors:
Teledyne e2v’s innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets.

Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems. For more information visit teledyne-e2v.com

Teledyne e2v, the global innovator of imaging solutions, has won two Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards. Teledyne e2v was presented with a Gold Award for its NBASE-T line scan cameras and a Bronze Award in recognition of its Emerald CMOS image sensor family.

The entries were judged on originality and innovation, along with their positive impact on designers, systems integrators and end users. Judging criteria also included whether the product fulfils a need in the market that is not already addressed and whether it leverages a novel technology.

Teledyne e2v’s NBASE-T line scan cameras and Emerald CMOS image sensor family were chosen by a panel of systems integrators, consultants and academics with years of experience in specifying, designing and configuring image processing and machine vision systems.

The NBASE-T line scan camera range provides customers with a frame grabber-less interface, allowing them to transmit uncompressed, high bandwidth images from cameras into systems at the highest possible speed in a cost efficient manner.

Teledyne e2v’s Emerald CMOS image sensor family features the world’s smallest true global shutter and significantly improves Dark Signal Non Uniformity (DSNU) by a factor of ten when compared to other CMOS products.

Sebastien Teysseyre, Head of Marketing for Professional Imaging at Teledyne e2v, said, “We are thrilled to win two Innovators Awards because innovation is at the heart of everything that we do. Our expertise and unique approach enables us to fulfil the current needs of our customers and help them to prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. The awards acknowledge the work that went into developing these innovative new products and we are honoured to be recognised.”

Alan Bergstein, publisher of Vision Systems Design, said, “This prestigious programme allows Vision Systems Design to celebrate and recognise the most innovative products and services in the vision and image processing industry. Our 2017 honourees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact in the industry.”

Vision Systems Design is a global resource for decision makers in the vision and image processing industry. The Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards programme recognises companies in this industry that display excellence in a product or technology, in research and development, or in applications.

The Visions Systems Design 2017 Innovators Awards honourees are featured in the June issue of Vision Systems Design magazine.

For media enquiries, please contact:

[email protected] | + 44 (0)1245 453607

Notes to Editors:
Teledyne e2v’s innovations lead developments in healthcare, life sciences, space, transportation, defence and security and industrial markets.

Teledyne e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems. For more information visit www.e2v.com

About Vision Systems Design
Published since 1996, Vision Systems Design is a global resource for engineers, engineering managers and systems integrators that provides comprehensive global coverage of vision systems technologies, applications, and markets. Vision Systems Design’s magazine, website, email newsletters and webcasts report on and analyse the latest technology and business developments and trends in the worldwide machine vision and image processing industry.

About the Vision Systems Design 2017 Innovators Awards programme
The Vision Systems Design 2017 Innovators Awards programme reviewed and recognised the most innovative products and services in the vision and image processing industry. Honourees were announced at Automate 2017 in Chicago, IL, USA. Criteria used in the Innovators Awards ranking included: originality, innovation; impact on designers, systems integrators and end-users; fulfilling a need in the market that hasn’t been addressed, leveraging a novel technology, and increasing productivity.

e2v, the global innovator of imaging solutions and TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, have today announced that e2v’s standard and custom CMOS image sensor solutions are now available with a newly developed generation of global shutter pixels. This advanced solution has been developed by TowerJazz at TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co. (TPSCo), made possible by its long heritage and proven experience in imaging technology. Working together, e2v and TowerJazz have used their combined expertise to leverage this new technology and accelerate its availability to the market within a rapid time frame.

TPSCo’s ability to produce premium quality image sensors enabled TowerJazz to develop a significantly smaller global shutter pixel. e2v then integrated this new technology into its state-of-the-art industrial sensors. This innovation offers highly optimised electro-optical performance with impressively low dark current noise characteristics. This solution is the world’s smallest global shutter pixel, on a 110nm technology node with extremely high shutter efficiency. It will also serve next generation industrial and 3D gesture recognition market segments.

The new technology platform from TowerJazz will be transferred from Arai, Japan to Migdal Haemek, Israel to support large sensors and stitching, providing dual sourcing to its growing customer base. The overall image sensor market is predicted to be worth 17.5 Billion USD by 2020[1] and this new product offering will enable e2v and Towerjazz to capitalise on this market growth.

François Thouret, President of Professional Imaging at e2v, said, “Our successful relationship with TowerJazz extends over 10 years. We are very proud to be the leading customer partnering with them and TPSCo to bring this innovative imaging solution to the market. In a fast changing and demanding industry, the availability of this groundbreaking technology is a key milestone to ensure our standard and custom solutions fulfil the current and future needs of our customers.”

Dr. Avi Strum, TowerJazz Senior VP and General Manager of CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit, said, “We are very pleased to have collaborated with e2v to produce the first sensor in the world with pixels as small as 2.8µm. e2v has been a strong and dedicated partner to TowerJazz. Its exceptional capabilities in CMOS sensor design technology help deliver the best results from our leading process technology, allowing us both to gain market share in this innovative and competitive market.”

e2v’s standard and custom CMOS image sensors will be exhibited at VISION, Messe Stuttgart, Germany, 8-10 November 2016. Visit the team in booth E-17.

TowerJazz and TPSCo will be exhibiting at VISION, Messe Stuttgart, Germany on 8-10 November, 2016 in booth 1I82.

[1] MarketsandMarkets, Market Report, Image Sensor Market, October 2015 http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/Image-Sensor-Semiconductor-Market-601.html

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TowerJazz Investor Relations Contact: Noit Levi | +972-4-604-7066 | [email protected]

About e2v
Bringing life to technology, e2v partners with its customers to improve, save and protect people’s lives. e2v’s innovations lead developments in automation, healthcare, communications, safety, discovery and the environment. e2v’s CMOS, CCD and EM image sensors, line scan cameras, camera modules and subsystems deliver high performance across many applications.

e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems.

e2v employs approximately 1750 people worldwide, has design and operational facilities across Europe, North America and Asia, and has a global network of sales and technical support offices. e2v has annual sales of GB236M as at 31 March 2016 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information www.e2v.com

About TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co.
TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (TPSCo) was established by Panasonic Corporation (NASDAQ ADS: PCRFY, TYO: 6752), 51% of which was acquired by Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM) and 49% of which is now held by Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions Co., Ltd. TPSCo has three manufacturing facilities in Hokuriku, Japan which have been producing large scale integrated circuits for over 30 years. Areas of process technology focus include: high dynamic range image sensors (CIS and CCD), integrated power devices (BCD, SOI, and LDMOS) and high frequency silicon RFCMOS.  With over 120 qualified silicon process flows on 200mm and 300mm wafers from super micron to 45nm as well as internal back end processing, assembly and test services, TPSCo provides both IDMs and fabless companies with unparalleled semiconductor manufacturing quality and technology, including in-house turnkey services.  For more information, please visit www.tpsemico.com.

About TowerJazz
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (NASDAQ: TSEM, TASE: TSEM) and its fully owned U.S. subsidiary Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. operate collectively under the brand name TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader. TowerJazz manufactures integrated circuits, offering a broad range of customizable process technologies including: SiGe, BiCMOS, mixed-signal/CMOS, RF CMOS, CMOS image sensor, integrated power management (BCD and 700V), and MEMS. TowerJazz also provides a world-class design enablement platform for a quick and accurate design cycle as well as Transfer Optimization and development Process Services (TOPS) to IDMs and fabless companies that need to expand capacity.  For more information, please visit www.towerjazz.com

To provide multi-fab sourcing and extended capacity for its customers, TowerJazz operates two manufacturing facilities in Israel (150mm and 200mm), one in the U.S. (200mm) and three additional facilities in Japan (two 200mm and one 300mm) through TowerJazz Panasonic Semiconductor Co. (TPSCo), established with Panasonic Corporation of which TowerJazz has the majority holding. Through TPSCo, TowerJazz provides leading edge 45nm CMOS, 65nm RF CMOS and 65nm 1.12um pixel technologies, including the most advanced image sensor technologies. For more information, please visit www.tpsemico.com.

From November 2016, e2v’s UNiiQA+ and ELiiXA+ colour line scan cameras will be available with an NBASE-T™ Ethernet frame grabber-less interface. This will provide customers with a more cost effective solution to transmit uncompressed, high bandwidth images from the cameras into their systems at the highest possible speeds. The new cameras join the existing CameraLink (ELiiXA+ and UNiiQA+) and CoaXPress (ELiiXA+) models.

To maintain a competitive advantage, industry leaders in the machine vision market must continuously improve defect detection accuracy and reduce the cost of imaging. The availability of the new ELiiXA+ and UNiiQA+ cameras with an NBASE-T™ connection offers a solution to this challenge, providing:

• High throughput – enabling high resolution and colour imaging without a frame grabber at speeds of up to 5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) over Category 5 standard cable and 10 Gbps over Category 6 cable
• Easy integration – compatible with GigE Vision protocol, Category 5 standard cable (in 5Gbps)
• Long-length (100 metres+), field terminable, inexpensive cabling – reducing costs and enabling easier integration in imaging systems compared with fibre optic cabling
• Compatibility with existing 1GigE systems and solutions
• To introduce these new cameras, e2v has partnered with Pleora Technologies, the world’s leading supplier of high performance video interfaces. Pleora
• Technologies was the first company from the machine vision industry to join the NBASE-T™ Alliance, a consortium collaborating on new technologies that extends the bandwidth capabilities of twisted-pair copper cabling using standard Ethernet technology. e2v is now a member of this innovative consortium.

Lionel Touchart, Marketing Manager for Line Scan Cameras at e2v, said, “We are delighted to have become a member of the NBASE-T™ Alliance, joining a worldwide network of companies focused on promoting and advancing this new interface, and to have extended our existing line scan families to include the technology. These new e2v cameras will offer our customers great value, with increased bandwidth and higher speeds, keeping their imaging systems competitive.”

To order a UNiiQA+ or ELiiXA+ colour line scan camera with an NBASE-T™ interface, please contact [email protected]

For media enquiries, please contact:

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Notes to Editors:
Bringing life to technology, e2v partners with its customers to improve, save and protect people’s lives. e2v’s innovations lead developments in automation, healthcare, communications, safety, discovery and the environment.

e2v’s CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) and EM (Electron Multiplication) image sensors, line scan cameras, camera modules and subsystems deliver high performance across many applications. e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems.

e2v employs approximately 1750 people worldwide, has design and operational facilities across Europe, North America and Asia, and has a global network of sales and technical support offices. e2v has annual sales of GB236M as at 31 March 2016 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information www.e2v.com

e2v has launched its ground breaking new Emerald family of CMOS image sensors. This new product family features the world’s smallest true global shutter pixel available on the market today (2.8µm). With a smaller optical format and higher resolutions, the new sensors lead to improved performance and reduced system costs for customers.

This new generation of image sensors marks a significant improvement of Dark Signal Non Uniformity (DSNU), that is 10 times improved when compared to other CMOS products. This allows cameras to perform better in high temperatures and enables long exposures to be used in low-light applications such as microscopes or outdoor cameras for surveillance, speed and traffic applications.

e2v’s Emerald family comprises a 16MP (4096 x 4096 pixels), which is the first to be released, a 12MP (4096 x 3072 pixels) and a 8MP (4096 x 2160 pixels). These high resolution formats are a world first and include a one inch optical format, which can be interfaced with a compact C Mount lens. This innovation makes the new sensors ideal for a wide range of industrial applications.

The whole Emerald family features the same pixel, processing, readout structures and ceramic Land Grid Array (LGA) package to simplify integration, helping to lower development costs for camera makers. The new products have dedicated embedded features including High Dynamic Range (HDR) modes, 8/10/12 bit Analog to Digital Converters (ADCs), modulable high speed outputs (60fps at 10 bits, full 16MP resolution), and a number of convenient power saving modes. These impressive features are the result of e2v working closely with customers to anticipate their future needs and to address the growing trends of the machine vision market.

Gareth Powell, Marketing Manager for Professional Imaging at e2v, said, “Our new Emerald sensors use advanced CMOS image process technology and pixel design to offer a low noise global shutter pixel, with an electro-optical performance tuned to meet the demanding requirements of the machine vision industry. The sensors deliver Quantum Efficiency of more than 65%, a full well capacity of over 7ke, a typical temporal noise of 4e- and a new low-noise mode to offer typically around 2e-.”

The new sensors will be showcased for the first time at Vision, Stuttgart 2016. New and existing customers should contact e2v prior to the show to reserve an exclusive technology demonstration.

For media enquiries, please contact:
[email protected] | + 44 (0)1245 453607

Notes to Editors:
Bringing life to technology, e2v partners with its customers to improve, save and protect people’s lives. e2v’s innovations lead developments in automation, healthcare, communications, safety, discovery and the environment.

e2v’s CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), CCD (Charge Coupled Device) and EM (Electron Multiplication) image sensors, line scan cameras, camera modules and subsystems deliver high performance across many applications. e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully-custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems.

e2v employs approximately 1750 people worldwide, has design and operational facilities across Europe, North America and Asia, and has a global network of sales and technical support offices. e2v has annual sales of GB236M as at 31 March 2016 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information www.e2v.com

e2v has announced the launch of the Onyx 1.3 Megapixel CMOS image sensor. This new sensor has been designed using e2v’s advanced CMOS imaging technology, making it ideal for low light applications where premium performance imaging is required.

The Onyx EV76C664 has an innovative pixel design which offers excellent sensitivity and performance in the near infra-red spectrum, and can also cater for ‘all-light’ environments (typical of outdoor camera applications) where wide dynamic range is also needed.

The new device features an embedded active imaging system which synchronises external illumination and internal electronic shuttering. This allows discernible colour images to be produced at extremely low light levels and through diffusing environments (e.g. fog and smoke) by range-gating, making it ideal for Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) and security cameras.

The device also features electronic global shutter (true snapshot) and rolling shutter modes, LVDS outputs and offers a high readout speed at full resolution.

The new sensor is available in sparse colour and monochrome filter (EV76C664ACT) and black and white (EV76C664ABT).

Please contact e2v for samples, demo kits, pricing and datasheets.

For media enquiries, please contact:
[email protected] | + 44 (0)1245 453607

Notes to Editors:
Bringing life to technology, e2v partners with its customers to improve, save and protect people’s lives. e2v’s innovations lead developments in automation, healthcare, communications, safety, discovery and the environment.

e2v’s CMOS, CCD and EM image sensors, line scan cameras, camera modules and subsystems deliver high performance across many applications. e2v’s unique approach involves listening to the market and application challenges of customers and partnering with them to provide innovative standard, semi-custom or fully custom imaging solutions, bringing increased value to their systems.

e2v employs approximately 1750 people worldwide, has design and operational facilities across Europe, North America and Asia, and has a global network of sales and technical support offices. e2v has annual sales of GBP236M as at 31 March 2016 and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For more information visit www.e2v.com