Following his retirement in June 2025 as Distinguished Chair of Image Engineering at the University of Lincoln, we celebrated the achievements of Professor Nigel Allinson MBE, one of ISDI’s founding members. To honour his contributions, we created a series of videos (recorded last year) in which Professor Allinson discusses topics such as the origins of ISDI, scientific applications of CMOS technology, and the future of CMOS imaging.
Read MoreChoosing between custom-designed and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) image sensors is a critical decision that impacts product differentiation, market reach and long-term costs. While COTS sensors offer convenience, custom solutions provide tailored performance and competitive advantages. At ISDI, we offer both standard CMOS image sensors and specialized custom design services to meet diverse customer needs.
Read MoreISDI has deep expertise in developing specialized CMOS wafer-scale devices for imaging applications in medical, scientific, and industrial X-ray detection. ISDI created rapid development methods which are designed around reuse of existing proven semiconductor IP, with a large library including pixel designs and 16 bit high speed ADCs. In this article ISDI CEO and CTO describes how ISDI structures projects and explains the typical stages.
Read MoreISDIs R&D Austria team representatives will be attending AACD (Advances in Analog Circuit Design) 2025 Conference at the University of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands, from March 26-28. This event brings together experts in analog circuit design to discuss the latest innovations and research in the field.
If you're attending as well, let’s connect - we are looking forward to exchanging ideas and insights. See you there!
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Read MoreISDI has undertaken image sensor and readout application specific integrated circuit (ROIC) design in several challenging fields including X-ray, proton and electron imaging. These fields share a common challenge – mitigating the damage caused to CMOS image sensors and ROICs by ionising radiation. Designing radiation-hard imaging devices such as X-ray detectors for 24/7 inline operation in electric vehicle battery factories, is one of ISDI’s core capabilities. This blog post explores some of the challenges faced by engineers when designing devices that can operate successfully despite being exposed to high levels of radiation.
Read MoreCustom sensor IC is a core skill at ISDI (Image Sensor Design and Innovation) and an area where the company has successfully completed numerous international projects. The high quality of the custom design service stems from the expertise of the engineers and the significant emphasis placed on customer service within the organization. ISDI provides unique, tailor-made sensors designed for specific applications.
In this article, Thalis Anaxagoras, Founder and CEO, and James Brodrick, CTO, describe the custom design service at ISDI.
Read MoreCMOS stitching is a specialized technique in semiconductor manufacturing that allows the creation of large sensors and chips by "stitching" together smaller sections of a chip design. This method is essential in fields like medical imaging and industrial cameras, where larger CMOS sensors are needed. However, much like sewing, achieving a flawless integration of these sections requires extreme precision. In the following text, a Project Manager and an Integrated Circuit Layout Design Engineer from ISDI Sensors R&D Austria delve into the various challenges associated with CMOS stitching. They highlight why this technique remains essential despite its inherent complexity.
Read MoreIntroducing the BergKristall Sensor Chip: A Breakthrough in Contact Image SensorsTo find out more about ISDI’s custom design project for Tichawa Vision GmbH take a look at this video interview with Andrea Baum ( ISDI ) and Nikolaus Tichawa ( Tichawa Vision GmbH ) about the BergKristall sensor.
Read MoreAndrea Fant (ISDI) and Nikolaus Tichawa (Tichawa Vision GmbH) presented on ‘Inside View of BergKristall Sensor and web inspection solutions with Contact Image Sensors’. At VISION on Thursday 10th October 2024 at 02:20 PM - 02:40 PM in Industrial VISION Days, Alfred Kärcher Halle (Halle 8), 8C70.
Read MoreIn conversation with Mattia Del Conte about his radiography of Ischiopsopha Bifasciata. “My thesis project focuses on the characterization of X-Ray detectors in collaboration with ISDI Ltd. As part of my stage project, I conducted a radiography examination of an Ischiopsopha Bifasciata specimen, which was provided by the 4life project at Casa delle Farfalle di Bordano in Italy. The images were acquired at the OptImaToLab hosted at Elettra synchrotron with an Excillum Liquid metaljet source set at 70kV using the Spectrum Logic 1412HR 50μm-pixel CMOS flat panel detector in a propagation-based configuration[1]. The specimen measured 2cm x 4cm in size.”.
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