TSMC and Omnivision Build Walls Between PixelsTSMC proposes to use deep trench isolation to reduce crosstalk between BSI pixels. Its patent application US20120025199 covers two cases of deep trench isolation in BSI sensor. One goes through the whole BSI wafer thickness, …Read More
Steve Appleton, Micron's CEO, Dies in a Plane CrashMicron announced that Steve Appleton, Micron Chairman and CEO, passed away this morning in a small plane accident in Boise. He was 51.Steve was the person who decided on Photobit acquisition in 2001, entered image sensor busi…Read More
OSA on Next Generation Mobile Phone CamerasOSA Optics and Photonics News features an article "Next-Generation Cell Phone Cameras" by Tim Hayes, currently in open access. The 3-page long article overviews optical developments, such as Varioptic lens, Tessera wafer leve…Read More
Panavision Patent Claims Against Aptina and Canon Turned DownLaw360: A California court on Friday shot down patent claims brought by Panavision Imaging against Canon USA, Micron and Aptina, ruling that the companies did not infringe a patent covering video imaging technology.In two sep…Read More