3/12-min Papers
IEEE Sensors publishes a number of 3/12-min presentation videos from its Oct. 2020 Conference:
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Autosens-Detroit Slides
Autosens-Detroit makes some of its presentations available after a free registration. Just few of many interesting slides are below: 
Qualcomm's Spectra 580 ISP: The Future of Photography?
Qualcomm unveils the its latest triple ISP at 2020 Tech Summit:
Samsung Compares DTI with Skyscrapers, Promises 0.6X um Pixel Soon
The recent Samsung Investor Forum presentation from Nov 24, 2020 by System LSI Group EVP Park Yong-in shows the company's plans to introduce 0.6X um pixel and compares its DTI aspect ratio with skyscrapers:
Terabee Introduction to ToF Sensing
Terabee publishes a video explaining ToF principles:
ST Claims #1 Position in ToF Sensors
ST publishes an investor presentation on its AMS (Analog, MEMS & Sensors) Group's business positioning itself as #1 ToF company:
Sony Releases 5um Pixel VGA ToF Sensor
Sony releases a new 5um BSI ToF sensor - 5um pixel-based IMX570. The new VGA sensor is sampling now with mass production start planned for March 2021.
Sony Buys Hundreds of Intel Patents
IPNewsShots reports that Sony has bought hundreds of Intel patents to protect its image sensor business. Earlier, Sony also has quietly acquired IBM semiconductor patents.
iToF Phase Unwrapping Review
Chronoptics CTO Refael Whyte publishes an overview of approaches to "Phase Wrapping and its Solution for Indirect Time-of-Flight Depth Sensing" with very nice animations:
ON Semi Presents its SPAD Products for LiDARs
ON Semi publishes a video on its SPAD products for laser rangefinders and LiDARs:
Sony Promotional Videos: SWIR, Polarization, ToF
Sony publishes 4 promotional videos about its image sensors: SWIR, polarization sensing, and ToF:
Market Forecasts
MIRAE Asset publishes few slides with the CIS market data:
BeyonSense Demos its SWIR Camera
BeyonSense-Stratio-LinkSquare demos its SWIR Ge-based sensor capabilities:
Brookman Compares Continuous and Pulsed iToF
Brookman compares continuous and pulsed iToF approaches with respect to the tolerance to ambient light:
Infineon Estimates ToF Sensor Market
Infineon's quarterly Investor Presentation shows the company's forecast of ToF sensor market:
Image Sensor Wafers for $25
A number of Ebay sellers offer "research" 8-inch image sensor wafers for $25 a piece. Possibly, they could serve as a nice souvenir:
Sub-Micron X-Ray Pixels
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology is going to design sub-micron pixels for X-Ray ptychography. In regular X-ray sensors, the pixel pitch is 100-200um or more.
Will the iPhone LiDAR Change AR Forever?
AWE publishes a panel discussion "AWE Nite NYC: Will the iPhone LiDAR Change AR Forever? With Snap, Niantic, Occipital."
Actlight Presents its Single Photon DPD for dToF Imaging
Actlight presents its DPD with tunable sensitivity for direct ToF applications:
PCO Explains its Image Intensified Cameras
PCO presents "Intensified Imaging Technology: pco.dicam Series."
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