Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00577, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Yadid-Pecht, Orly (University of Calgary), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Idea to Innovation, program name french : De l'idée à l'innovation, program purpose english : Many scientific and industry imaging applications require compact, low noise, high sensitivity cameras._x000D_
Typically, there are two options: Charge Couple Devices (CCDs) and Complementary Metal Oxide_x000D_
Semiconductor (CMOS) based imagers. CCDs are inferior to CMOS due to higher power consumption and_x000D_
larger footprint. Therefore, the demand for low light, high sensitivity CMOS cameras grows steadily. Several_x000D_
low noise techniques have been proposed so far: active noise reduction, precise and amplified readout. Some of_x000D_
the state of the art solutions possess low noise, but lack the required sensitivity; others are very sensitive, but_x000D_
lack the active noise suppression. We have developed a superior sensor, which comprises three low noise and_x000D_
high sensitivity techniques, and hence being advantageous over state of the art solutions._x000D_
We aim for a larger scale functional prototype implementation of our unique sensor, HI-SENS (High_x000D_
Sensitivity, Low Noise and Wide Dynamic Range imager). This proposal attempts a collaboration with a_x000D_
Canadian Company, Xiris, specializing in the manufacturing process control applications to evaluate the_x000D_
benefits of such a sensor in their welding application. The sensor will be capable of functioning under highly_x000D_
illuminated areas as well as in dim light and be able to recognize cracks in the welding process without_x000D_
requiring an additional light source, or attributing the crack to sensor non uniformity._x000D_
Low noise, high sensitivity and WDR features will make the proposed sensor a versatile sensing platform,_x000D_
applicable to many industry and research applications, such as security, biomed, and etc. The benefits of this_x000D_
proposal to Canada include the development of a competitive technology of global interest, thus providing_x000D_
Canadian companies such as Xiris a substantial market advantage., program purpose french : Many scientific and industry imaging applications require compact, low noise, high sensitivity cameras._x000D_
Typically, there are two options: Charge Couple Devices (CCDs) and Complementary Metal Oxide_x000D_
Semiconductor (CMOS) based imagers. CCDs are inferior to CMOS due to higher power consumption and_x000D_
larger footprint. Therefore, the demand for low light, high sensitivity CMOS cameras grows steadily. Several_x000D_
low noise techniques have been proposed so far: active noise reduction, precise and amplified readout. Some of_x000D_
the state of the art solutions possess low noise, but lack the required sensitivity; others are very sensitive, but_x000D_
lack the active noise suppression. We have developed a superior sensor, which comprises three low noise and_x000D_
high sensitivity techniques, and hence being advantageous over state of the art solutions._x000D_
We aim for a larger scale functional prototype implementation of our unique sensor, HI-SENS (High_x000D_
Sensitivity, Low Noise and Wide Dynamic Range imager). This proposal attempts a collaboration with a_x000D_
Canadian Company, Xiris, specializing in the manufacturing process control applications to evaluate the_x000D_
benefits of such a sensor in their welding application. The sensor will be capable of functioning under highly_x000D_
illuminated areas as well as in dim light and be able to recognize cracks in the welding process without_x000D_
requiring an additional light source, or attributing the crack to sensor non uniformity._x000D_
Low noise, high sensitivity and WDR features will make the proposed sensor a versatile sensing platform,_x000D_
applicable to many industry and research applications, such as security, biomed, and etc. The benefits of this_x000D_
proposal to Canada include the development of a competitive technology of global interest, thus providing_x000D_
Canadian companies such as Xiris a substantial market advantage., agreement title english : High sensitivity image sensor, agreement title french : High sensitivity image sensor, agreement number : I2IPJ, agreement value : 125000.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada