Teledyne e2v Topaz image sensor earns Vision Systems Design 2022 Innovators Award

Teledyne e2v and Tower Semiconductor announced that Teledyne’s Topaz CMOS image sensors, utilising Tower Semiconductor’s 65nm global shutter pixel technology, were recognised among the best in machine vision by the judges of the Vision Systems Design 2022 Innovators Awards program.

The judging panel consisted of esteemed experts from system integrators and end-user companies.

Celebrating products and systems 

“The Vision Systems Design team would like to congratulate Teledyne e2v for their score in the 2022 Innovators Awards program,” says Chris Mc Loone, Editor-in-Chief.

He adds, “Each year this unbiased and increasingly competitive program aims to celebrate the most innovative products and systems in machine vision. The Teledyne e2v team should be very proud.” 

Sensors 

Topaz is available in 2MP (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) and 1.5MP (1,920 x 800) resolutions and enables compact mobile designs

Topaz is available in 2MP (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) and 1.5MP (1,920 x 800) resolutions and enables compact mobile designs for many applications. Housed in a tiny 4.45 mm wide Chip Scale Package (CSP), with an optical array centre precisely matched with the mechanical centre of the package also allows for a slim camera design.

This makes the sensors particularly suitable for miniature OEM barcode engine designs, mobile terminals, and sleds, IoT, contactless authentication systems, wearable devices, drones, and robotics. The machine vision and data gathering camera market is growing at a 7.4% rate and is expected to reach $5.5B by 2026 (source Yole Development, 2021).

Shutter pixel technology

Tower’s global shutter pixel technology is based on its leading and unique light pipe (a micro-optical structure that funnels the light directly into the photodiode) technology which enables a significant decrease in pixel size, while still offering state-of-the-art functionality, superb angular response, outstanding Shutter Efficiency and Quantum Efficiency (QE). 

Rafael Juarez Romay, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Teledyne e2v said, “Innovation brings real value when it’s adapted to customers’ needs."

Cost/performance ratio

Topaz was developed to enhance productivity and throughput and provide longer working ranges"

"Topaz was developed to enhance productivity and throughput and provide longer working ranges in modern logistics, retail, and manufacturing applications. The sensors offer an excellent cost/performance ratio and have a tiny footprint making them ideal to drive the world’s smallest barcode OEM engines and thinnest mobile platform."

"Tower Semiconductor has been our foundry of choice for all of our image sensors for almost two decades. Listening and designing a solution that will bring our customers the most value is in our DNA, so we are very proud to be recognised with this award.”

Topaz CMOS image sensor

“We are proud to accompany Teledyne e2v as a long-term partner for nearly two decades in its CMOS image sensor innovations,” said Dr. Avi Strum, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Sensors and Displays Business Unit at Tower Semiconductor.

“The Topaz CMOS image sensor designs combined with our advanced 65nm CIS process is a significant milestone toward smaller and smarter industrial cameras. Our well-established collaboration with Teledyne e2v is a testimony of our commitment to support and promote industrial vision developments in this growing market.”