Truly Innovative TECH
Amongst numerous press releases of new products received by us, these are the ones we found worthy of the title Truly Innovative Tech
Tiny lidar with beam steering for 3D sensing
Lumotive has introduced its Meta-Lidar platform, the M30, which is a small and cost-effective 3D sensing solution. It comprises a tiny Lumotive lidar device with patented beam steering technology that allows a field of view of 120º×90º and 640×480 resolution. The M30 also has software-defined scan modes and a reference system design. Powered by Lumotive’s highly scalable light control metasurface silicon chips manufactured in a standard CMOS semiconductor process, the Meta-Lidar platform is a scalable solution for a range of size, price, performance, and power requirements - removing barriers to greater proliferation of 3D sensing in automotive, industrial, and consumer applications.
Lumotive www.lumotive.com
Multi-range pressure sensor for sleep apnea devices
Superior Sensor Technology has introduced a new dual low-pressure sensor product series for continuous PAP (CPAP), bi-level PAP (BiPAP), and automatic PAP (APAP) products used for sleep apnea and other breathing sleep disorders. With industry leading accuracy and performance, the CP series is the industry’s first dual, multi-range pressure sensor that integrates a differential pressure sensor and a gauge pressure sensor into one solution. This level of integration in a single module will significantly improve the reliability and performance of PAP devices and offer manufacturers a greatly simplified design and manufacturing process. Superior Sensor Technology www.superiorsensors.com
Innovative pixel-shift imaging technology
Sheba Microsystems has released the ShebaSR, a miniature actuator that can improve the resolution of smartphone camera images by up to nine times. That means nine times less artifacts and nine times more details in the image.
ShebaSR achieves the image enhancement by leveraging pixel-shift superresolution to obtain a resolution that can be equivalent to up to a 4-time increase in sensor pixel count, as well as reduced noise and artifacts within each pixel using a ½-pixel shift. ShebaSR is also remarkably rugged. The product can be subjected to shocks, drops, tumbles, as well as temperature and humidity fluctuations without deterioration in performance.
Sheba Microsystems www.shebamicrosystems.ca
World’s first superconducting quantum processors
Dutch startup QuantWare has launched the world’s first commercially available superconducting processor for quantum computers (QPU) called Soprano. This is the first time superconducting quantum processors have been available off the shelf, a development with the potential to significantly accelerate the quantum computing revolution. The Soprano is a 5-qubit QPU that has “the fidelities of each qubit to be 99.9 percent, which keeps the error rate manageable.” Superconducting qubits are highly customisable, easy to control, and scalable, which practicality makes superconducting QPUs the most likely candidate for quantum computing applications. Quantware www.quantware.eu
Motion sensor also detects speed and direction
InnoSenT GmbH has developed a new sensor for detecting movements. The IMD-1100 is a small and low-cost standard product, which has a K band radar for typical motion-controlled applications in the field of building automation and security technology. In addition to motion detection, the sensor with CW modulation also enables the speed of
moving objects or persons to be detected. The integrated I/Q signalling method also enables directions to be detected. The antenna design boasts a detection range of 72°×36° (field of view) and a typical range for the detection of people up to 15 metres. The IMD-1100 is wellsuited for large-scale use, especially for pick-and-place production.
InnoSenT GmbH www.innosent.de
Ultra-fast charging IC for smartphones
NuVolta Technologies, a provider of fast charging power ICs, has announced its second-generation charge pump fast-charging IC, NU2205, which is the first 100W charge pump fast-charging IC in the whole industry. NU2205 is a fast-charging IC for 2S battery with 4:2 charge pump fast-charging architecture for ultra-fast charging applications in flagship smartphones and other mobile devices. The innovative 2S battery fastcharging architecture enables the charging power from 60W to 120W, which can be further increased to 200W.
NuVolta Technologies www.nuvoltatech.com
DRAM that can transmit 163 full-HD movies per second
SK hynix has successfully developed the High Bandwidth Memory 3 (HBM3), the world’s best-performing DRAM. HBM3 is the fourth generation product by the company that is based on HBM technology with a combination of multiple
DRAM chips vertically connected. HBM3 can process up to 819GB per second, meaning that 163 FHD (full-HD) movies (5GB each) can be transmitted in a single second. This represents a 78% increase in the data-processing speed compared with its predecessor, the HBM2E. HBM3 is suitable for high-performance data centres as well as machine learning platforms to conduct climate change analysis and drug development.
SK hynix Inc. www.skhynix.com
In-cabin continuous wireless charging solution
Spark Connected announces The Beast 2.0, a 15W automotive in-cabin wireless charging solution that meets the latest Qi requirements. The Beast 2.0 offers improved EMC performance, allowing customers an easy-to-implement solution that meets strict OEM requirements. In addition to its impressive EMC capability, the Beast 2.0 also meets all the latest Qi requirements and provides class-leading safety features and a wide input supply range that provides continuous charging even during vehicle stop/ start events. Foreign object detection is improved over other solutions in the market, increasing user safety while still providing a flexible charging experience. Spark Connected www.sparkconnected.com
Compact UV-sensitive industrial CMOS image sensor
Sony Semiconductor has announced commercialisation of the IMX487, a 2/3type CMOS image sensor for industrial equipment, which is compatible with the UV wavelength and comes with global shutter functionality with a high effective pixel count of about 8.13 megapixels. It delivers a high level of UV sensitivity and high-quality imaging with minimal noise thanks to components specialised for the UV wavelength and a unique light receiving unit structure. Additionally, the pixels capture UV light with high efficiency, resulting in high UV sensitivity as well as a compact form factor and high resolution.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation www.sony-semicon.co.jp
Low-noise scientific camera measures the number of photons
Hamamatsu Photonics introduces a new scientific camera, the ORCA-Quest qCMOS.
It has incredibly low noise of 0.27 electrons RMS and a high pixel count of 9.4 megapixels. The ORCA-Quest reduces the photoelectric noise caused when light is converted into electrical signals, to a level below the signals generated by photons (particles of light), which are the minimum unit of light. This makes the ORCA-Quest the world’s first camera to achieve 2D photon-numberresolving measurement, meaning that it accurately measures the number of photons to create an image. Its ability to identify the number of photons is optimal for applications in the astronomical research and life science fields. Hamamatsu Photonics www.hamamatsu.com