Advanced Functionalities of Optoelectronic Solutions is Driving Consumer Interest.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50103) has announced the addition of the Frost & Sullivan report: Optoelectronic Sensors to their offering This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Optoelectronic Sensors analyzes various global developments in sensors and instruments. It provides insights into noteworthy and emerging advances in CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. and the challenges facing their development. In this research service, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following technologies: CCD and CMOS image sensors A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved steadily. CMOS sensors have advantages over CCDs. , CMOS optoelectronic sensors, CMOS optoelectronic sensors, CMOS optoelectronic sensors, lenses and intelligent software, and fiber optic sensors with advanced controls. Topics Covered Executive Summary - Scope and Methodology - Key Findings Technology and Applications Viewpoint - Technology and Applications Analysis - Analysis and Ranking of Application Segments - Stakeholder stakeholder n. a person having in his/her possession (holding) money or property in which he/she has no interest, right or title, awaiting the outcome of a dispute between two or more claimants to the money or property. Assessment and Analysis; Regulatory Issues - Influential Market Factors Technology Adoption Factor Analysis - Analysis of Technology Restraints - Analysis of Technology Drivers Innovative Developments in Optoelectronic Sensors - Innovative Developments For Consumer Electronics - Innovative Developments For Industrial Applications -USA - Innovative Developments For Medical Applications - Innovative Developments For Defense And Security Applications - Innovative R&D For Optoelectronic Sensors Analysis of Funding Sources and Innovation Assessment - Venture Capital and Public Sector Funding Analysis Patents; Database of Key Industry Participants; References; and Glossary - Key Patents Related to this Sector - DKIP; References; Glossary Decision Support Database - Decision Support Database Tables - Car Production--World (1999 to 2006) Summary Additional Functionalities in Basic Optoelectronic Sensors Offer Superior Image Quality Emerging technologies have added greater sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. to basic charge coupled device (CCD) and complimentary metal oxide semiconductor See MOS. (electronics) Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (MOS) The three materials used to form a gate in the most common kind of Field Effect Transistor - a MOSFET. (CMOS) image sensor An image sensor is a device that converts a visual image to an electric signal. It is used chiefly in digital cameras and other imaging devices. It is usually an array of charge-coupled devices (CCD) or CMOS sensors such as active-pixel sensors. technologies and supplied them with megapixel and ultra thin image-on-chip capabilities. Increased functionality is changing the basic sensor-on-a-chip technologies to systems-in-a-package. Among the many technological developments is a potentially disruptive technology A new technology that has a serious impact on the status quo and changes the way people have been dealing with something, perhaps for decades. Music CDs all but wiped out the phonograph industry within a few years, and digital cameras are destined to eliminate the film industry. for color imaging that recently entered the digital still camera market. It uses three stacked pixels built into the silicon to capture 100 percent of the color, where the standard color filter arrays only record about one third of the color and have more artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. to deal with. CCD and CMOS image technologies have enabled advances in automotive safety and comfort features. The superior optical sensors provide critical safety features such as electronic stability control, and lane departure warning See lane departure system. , as well as blind spot and backup vision assists. Electronic stability control is a major motivator in the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. since the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a U.S. non-profit organization funded by auto insurers. It works to reduce the number of motor vehicle crashes, and the rate of injuries and amount of property damage in the crashes that still occur. has announced it will be a criterion for top vehicle safety ratings in 2007. The machine vision advantages of optoelectronic sensors serve numerous industrial processes in materials inspection, object recognition, pattern recognition, and currency inspection. Advanced Functionalities of Optoelectronic Solutions Drive Consumer Interest and hence, R&D With smaller and thinner phones being the rage and the cameras in these phones requiring superior technology, R&D activity in digital imaging has intensified. "The consumer markets are demanding and price conscious, which favors CMOS image sensors over CCDs," says the analyst of this research service. "Although large producers of digital cameras continue to offer CCD-based digital still cameras, the advantages of mass manufactured products with increasing functionality and quality at competitive prices have put CMOS image sensors way ahead of CCD sensors in cell phone markets, and CMOS is gaining in digital still cameras markets." Cost advantage, apart from patient comfort, is also a huge technology driver in medical applications. Advances in optoelectronic imaging have made laparoscopic surgery laparoscopic surgery: see endoscope. possible, bringing relief to many patients since shorter hospital stays translate into lower healthcare costs. "In industrial applications, optoelectronic sensors provide safer environments and monitor equipment to save time and expense," notes the analyst. "Optoelectronic sensors enable cost-effective solutions for key applications involving imaging, or detection of parameters such as temperature, presence, or position, which substantially drive technology uptake." For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50103 |
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