3DInCities publishes an interview with Boyd Fowler, Omnivision CTO. Omnivision Nyxel NIR enhancing sensor has been a winner of 3D InCites Award in the Device of the Year category. Few quotes from the interview:
"...drivers of digital imaging technology have converged to two distinct paths: digital photography and machine-vision applications. The former has been the main driver for some time. The latter is a relatively new and growing market space.
Ten years down the road, everything you own could have a camera in it...
High reliability is mission critical for the automotive and medical markets, but the industry doesn�t always see it that way. We consider our automotive and medical image sensors almost as a separate business from our consumer segments to ensure their reliability.
...cost reduction has been another hurdle to overcome. �20 years ago, CMOS image sensors were boutique technologies and very expensive,� said Fowler. �While performance is increasing, the expectation is that the price will drop. Perpetuating that is an ongoing challenge.�
...today, the packaging used to meet reliability requirements ends up being larger and bulkier than other camera modules. What is needed is high reliability combined with very small packaging."
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