InVisage Technologies
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InVisage Technologies is a
History
InVisage Technologies was founded by the company's current CTO Ted Sargent, a professor from the University of Toronto.[1] While developing transmitters and receivers in his lab at U of T, he discovered an especially sensitive receiver, which formed the basis of InVisage's QuantumFilm technology.[2] Sargent then secured the rights to the technology and founded InVisage in October 2006.[3] The company applied this technology toward mobile phone cameras.[4] In 2007, Jess Lee, a former vice president from OmniVision Technologies, joined InVisage as the company's CEO.[5] Syrus Madavi serves as the company's chairman of the board of directors, having joined InVisage in 2012.[6]
In February 2013, it was announced that the company had received $20 million in a Series D funding round led by GGV Capital that included Nokia Growth Partners as a new investor, with the company expecting to begin shipping devices with their sensors in the second quarter of 2014.[7]
On November 9, 2017, it was reported that Apple, Inc. acquired InVisage Technologies.[8]
QuantumFilm Technology
QuantumFilm Technology involves the creation of a film to coat the image sensors used in a cellphone camera, allowing it to capture more light, improving the quality of the images taken.
Using quantum dots is more efficient at capturing light than traditional silicon-based image sensor chips (capturing 90-95% of the light that hits it), giving the sensors higher sensitivity in low light as well as higher resolution.[3][13] And while traditional image sensors read an image from top to bottom (which can create a blurred image when the subject is moving), quantum dots detect the entire image at the same moment, reducing the chance for distortion.[14]
Invisage holds patents related to the development of QuantumFilm technology, as well as its applications toward
Awards
In 2010, InVisage's QuantumFilm technology was awarded The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award.[16] In 2011, the company received a gold award from the International Imaging Industry Association's (I3A) VISION 2020 Imaging Innovation for its QuantumFilm technology.[17]
References
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- ^ "EEWeb Pulse - Issue 71 by EEWeb". ISSUU. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ a b "DEMO: InVisage's QuantumFilm enables gorgeous camera phone pictures". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ SPIE Europe Ltd. "Timer set for silicon sensor switchover". Optics.org. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ Jess Lee. "Jess Lee: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.[dead link]
- ^ Syrus P. Madavi. "Syrus Madavi: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ "Smartphone imaging startup InVisage gets over $20M - Silicon Valley Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ "TechCrunch". 9 November 2017.
- ^ Vance, Ashlee (March 22, 2010). "Company Sees Leap for Cellphone Cameras". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ "Demo tech conference: What to watch for". Content.usatoday.com. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ Greenemeier, Larry (2013-11-14). "Light Improvement: Could Quantum Dots Boost the Quality of Cell Phone Pix?". Scientific American. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ "Camera-phones: Dotty but dashing". The Economist. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ Shankland, Stephen (2010-03-21). "InVisage aims to remake camera sensor market | Deep Tech - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ "InVisage's Revolutionary QuantumShutter Image Sensor". Azosensors.com. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ "InVisage Technologies, Inc. - Patent applications". Faqs.org. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ "InVisage's QuantumFilm Image Sensor Wins Prestigious Wall Street Journal Award". Azosensors.com. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
- ^ "InVisage Receives Gold Award for QuantumFilm Technology". Azonano.com. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2013-11-18.