Here's the run-down on back-side illuminated sensors (like those in the recently announced Sony cameras) including how they differ from more conventional designs and why we're still waiting for an ...

Sony on Monday announced its latest and thinnest back-illuminated CMOS image sensor that will no doubt help manufacturers create thinner smartphones. "Sony has succeeded in establishing a structure ...

If you were asked to design a camera sensor, you'd naturally put the photo receptors on top, closest to the light. Oddly enough, because of the way chips are fabricated, until recently most camera ...

The FINANCIAL — Sony Corporation on December 19 announced the release of a back-illuminated, time-of-flight image sensor which is 1/2-type, VGA resolution and it delivers improved depth sensing ...