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We are just wrapping up our analysis of Sony’s latest CIS, the IMX081. This is the first 1.1 µm pixel device commercially available, and is just chock full of interesting features. Built on a 90 nm design rule process, Sony … Continue reading →

This afternoon I paid a visit to the FujiFilm booth and inquired about their new BSI EXR CMOS Image Sensor. I was introduced to Mr. Shizuo (Ben) Habuta san, Director of Product Development for FujiFilm’s Electronic Imaging Products Division. Ben … Continue reading →

by Ray Fontaine, Image Sensor Analyst I mentioned in a previous blog that image sensor companies would be deploying BSI technology when their targeted applications demanded it. Admittedly, I was mostly thinking about mobile phone applications where form factor and … Continue reading →

contributed by Ray Fontaine, Image Sensor Sector Analyst Canon and Nikon have long been the twin DSLR giants. A 2008 BCN Japan review showed each to have a 39% market share of the Japanese DSLR market (Charts 1 and 2). … Continue reading →