Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a photodiode-based ambient light sensor in a compact 0805-sized surface-mount package, featuring a small 0.85-mm profile and simple 2-pin connection. The new ...

Powerful, inexpensive and even flexible when they need to be, organic photodiodes are a promising alternative to silicon-based photodetectors. They are used to improve light sensitivity in cameras and ...

Editor’s note: This article will be in two parts. Part 1 is component-related and Part 2 is applications. Please also see Planet Analog blog “LEDs Are Photodiodes Too” as an intro to this article.

Device Delivers Precise Signal Detection in 4.8 mm by 2.5 mm SMD Package With Industry-Low 0.48 mm Profile MALVERN, Pa., May 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) today ...

Single junction type (a) and the proposed double junction type (b) solar cells are compared with the conventional TANDEM type (c) and the proposed face-to-face type (d) multi-junction connections. A ...

1300-1650nm light source and photodetector integrated into one package SHIMOTSUKE-SHI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyoto Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (President and CEO: Yoshihisa Shinya, Headquarters: ...

X-Fab Silicon Foundries has added a photodiode-specific process core module to its XS018 180nm CMOS sensor process – previously XS018 had been focused on the fabrication of multi-pixel CMOS image ...

An Apple patent granted today describes how the front-facing camera, light sensor and proximity sensor found in existing iPhones could be used for health measurements. The electronic device uses one ...

Watches that provide heart-rate monitoring look similar look to their analog or mechanical counterparts. All of these devices have familiar watch faces and wrist bands. However, inside the digital ...

This news release is available in German. Powerful, inexpensive and even flexible when they need to be, organic photodiodes are a promising alternative to silicon-based photodetectors. They are used ...

MALVERN, Pa., March 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) today broadens its optoelectronics portfolio with the introduction of a new high speed silicon PIN photodiode ...