NoblePeak Vision (www.noblepeak.com) announced today that it has
successfully developed a groundbreaking single chip SWIR (short wave
infrared) image sensor technology, TriWave(TM), utilizing a standard
wafer foundry CMOS process. TriWave(TM) is the first commercially
viable technology that provides high resolution, zero blooming and
high sensitivity over the visible to SWIR bands of the electromagnetic
spectrum (450nm to 1650nm).
Users will now be able to capture the atmospheric "Night glow" to
provide clear visual images in zero light at an affordable price.
While there are cameras that intensify existing light, work in low
light with NIR illumination or provide a thermal image, all of these
solutions have many compromises which the TriWave(TM) technology now
addresses.
The TriWave(TM) imager is similar to standard CMOS sensors
allowing camera and night vision equipment manufacturers to easily
integrate TriWave(TM) based camera cores into their standard products.
NoblePeak is working with many of the industry's leading security
camera and military night vision equipment providers to incorporate
this technology and give users true 24/7 security and surveillance
capabilities.
"Clear visibility at night is an absolute requirement for
split-second threat detection, assessment and response." said Cliff
King, NoblePeak's CEO and co-founder, "The night is the enemy of the
security professional while the US military uses the night for a
battlefield advantage. The need for high performance night vision at a
commercially viable price has never been greater. We have the answer
for the industry. "
TriWave(TM) uses two basic components readily supplied by Mother
Nature: the atmospheric "Night Glow" and Germanium. The atmospheric
"Night Glow" coming from bands of radiation 90km high in the earth's
atmosphere which light up the earth at night (see the night glow at
www.noblepeak.com) and Germanium, a semiconductor element that is able
to sense this short wave infrared (SWIR) night glow light source.
TriWave(TM) is the world's first germanium enhanced CMOS image sensor
that "sees" visible, near infrared and short wave infrared light to
deliver the perfect day/night camera solution. NoblePeak Vision's
TriWave(TM) technology will be exhibited at ASIS booth #281 in
September for the first time. Manufacturers interested in learning
about an OEM relationship can contact Phil Davies
(phil.davies@noblepeak.com)
About NoblePeak Vision Corporation:
NoblePeak Vision (www.noblepeak.com) provides camera core and
imager products that are sensitive over the visible to short-wave
infrared (SWIR) spectrum and that provide breakthrough night vision
performance with applications in the security, transportation and
defense markets. NoblePeak's unique integrated approach allows the
entire infrared image sensor to be manufactured in a standard silicon
process line, yielding never before achieved reliability and
economics. Founded in 2002, NoblePeak Vision is a private company
funded by Matrix Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners. The
company is headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
