Imaging recource: New sensor created by Sony subsidiary Softkinetic offers industry’s smallest pixel pitch

Sony Corporation announced today that it has developed a new image sensor with a 10µm pixel pitch, which it calls the industry's smallest. Sony acquired Softkinetic Systems S.A. in 2015, and used its ToF ("Time of Flight") sensor technology in conjuction with Sony's back-illuminated CMOS image sensor technology to achieve the feat. According to Sony: With ToF technology, the distance to an object is measured by the time it takes for light from a light source to reach the object and reflect back to the sensor. ToF image sensors...
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