SEMICON Europa 2025

Andrea Baum and Andrea Fant from ISDI at Semicon Europa 2025

During SEMICON Europa 2025 in Munich, ISDI presented its current portfolio of sensor technologies. The focus included line and area scan sensors, large-area CMOS sensors, silicon strip ROICs for photon counting, and custom ASIC developments. Andrea Fant, Co-Founder and R&D Project Lead, was on site and engaged in several technical discussions with interested companies and partners.

Turning vintage tech into modern imaging

Sanderson camera from 1905 with a 100 micron 1510HS detector attached

For the trade show ISDIs R&D Team adapted a 1510 HS sensor in the USB configuration with 100 micron pixels as normally used in our portable X ray unit. We mounted it onto the back of a Sanderson folding camera from around 1905 using a custom 3D printed adapter.

With the shutter held open and the laptop controlling a fixed frame rate and exposure time, we used the aperture of the lens to set the correct light level and captured clean black and white images.

The vintage camera became a real eye-catcher at the booth, attracting many interested visitors who inquired about the technology. It was a great example of how engineering creativity can merge century-old optics with modern sensor technology.

Event Overview
The exhibition hosted approximately 500 exhibitors and around 80,000 visitors. The event occupied multiple halls of the Munich trade fair grounds and provided a comprehensive overview of developments in semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, and imaging sensor technologies. A short video capturing highlights from the event has also been produced.

Outcome and Next Steps
We greatly appreciated the opportunity to network and engage in the many interesting discussions at SEMICON Europa 2025. We look forward to staying in touch. If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact us at inquiries@isdicmos.com .