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General Manager, ePF Advanced R&D Department,
DENSO Corporation. “We look forward to seeing the
first devices powered by the Cortex-R52.”
The availability of ARM Fast Models and Cycle Models
enables software partners to develop solutions for the
processor. They further speed the path to market as
software developers will get access to the Cortex-R52
early in the design process. The Cortex-R52 offers a
thirty five percent performance uplift compared to the
Cortex-R5, which is already deployed in a range of
safety applications. It has achieved a score of 1.36
Automark™/MHz on the EEMBC AutoBench, the
highest in its class, using the Green Hills Compiler 2017.
“Green Hills Software is expanding its support for ARM
processors with optimizing compiler solutions for the
Cortex-R52,” said Dan Mender, vice-president business
development at Green Hills Software. “Through close
collaboration with ARM, Green Hills delivers the
industry’s highest performing safety certified compiler
for the Cortex-R52, enabling customers to develop
safety-critical products at the highest certified levels of
automotive (ASIL D) and industrial safety (SIL 3).”
ON Semiconductor Expands Breadth of
Options for Low-Light Industrial Imaging
Application
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON ), driving energy
efficient innovations, continues to strengthen its position
in low-light imaging solutions for industrial markets with
the introduction of new products based on interline
transfer electron multiplying charge-coupled device (IT-
EMCCD) technology.
The new 8-megapixel KAE 08151 image sensor is
the second device to use the company’s IT EMCCD
technology, delivering the same sub-electron noise
floor and imaging versatility as the existing 1080p
resolution KAE 02150 image sensor . With a 22
millimeter diagonal (4/3 optical format) that matches
the imaging path of professional microscopes, the KAE
08151 directly targets high resolution microscopy and
scientific imaging applications operating in lighting
regimes that can range from sub-lux to bright-light
imaging. In addition, a new packaging option is available
for both devices in this family which incorporates a
thermoelectric cooler (TEC) directly into the package
design. This integrated cooler simplifies development
of a cooled camera that optimizes the performance
available from these devices.
“The compelling combination of performance and
flexibility provided by IT EMCCD technology is
providing significant benefits for low-light imaging
across key industrial imaging applications,” stated
Herb Erhardt, Vice President and General Manager,
Industrial Solutions Division, Image Sensor Group at
ON Semiconductor. “By expanding our product portfolio
with a new resolution node and options that simplify
the integration process for camera manufacturers, end
customers will be presented with even more ways to
leverage the advantages of this unique technology.”
IT EMCCD devices combine two established imaging
technologies with a unique output structure to enable
a new class of low-noise, high-dynamic range imaging.
While interline transfer CCDs combine superior image
quality and uniformity with a highly efficient electronic
shutter, this technology is not always ideal for very low-
light imaging because of the overall noise floor of their
outputs. Conversely, EMCCD image sensors excel at
low-noise imaging, but historically have been available
only as low resolution devices with limited dynamic
range. Combining these technologies allows the low-
noise architecture of EMCCD to be extended to multi-
megapixel resolution image sensors for the first time,
and an innovative output design allows both standard
CCD (low-gain) and EMCCD (high-gain) outputs to be
utilized for a single image capture – extending scene
detection from sunlight to starlight in a single image.
The KAE 08151 is sampling today in Monochrome and
Bayer Color configurations in a CPGA-155 package,
with samples incorporating an integrated TEC available
in the first quarter of 2017. The KAE 02150, already in
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