Digital Camera World on MSN

The inventor of the CMOS camera sensor just won the Nobel Prize of Engineering

The godfather of the active-pixel CMOS sensor, Eric R Fossum, PhD, has been awarded the 2026 Charles Stark Draper Prize for ...
Digital Photography Review on MSN

Eric Fossum earns the prestigious Draper Prize for pioneering the CMOS image sensor

Image: Draper Eric Fossum, the inventor of the modern CMOS image sensor and a longtime friend of DPReview, was recently ...
EDN

Methods to extend the dynamic range of CMOS Active Pixel Sensors

The dynamic range of a scene is usually higher than the dynamic range of the sensor used to acquire the image. Design optimizations must be found that increase the intra-scene dynamic range a sensor ...
EDN

Sony develops 2-layer transistor pixel technology for CMOS image sensors

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. has claimed the first stacked CMOS image sensor technology with a 2-layer transistor pixel. The company’s proprietary technology separates photodiodes and pixel ...
Nature

High Dynamic Range CMOS Image Sensors

The development of high dynamic range (HDR) CMOS image sensors represents a significant advancement in imaging technology. These sensors combine the intrinsic advantages of CMOS circuits—such as low ...
Optics

High UV sensitivity CMOS area image sensor

The S16101 CMOS area image sensor with back-illuminated structure and a 1280x1024 Active Pixel Sensor matrix, incorporates a timing generator, amplifier and A/D converter. The sensor has a digital ...