Technology
Leveraging imec’s background in semiconductor fab, equipment and process technology, imec designs and manufactures interference based optical filters at wafer level, deposited and patterned directly on top of image sensor pixels. This unique CMOS based infrastructure provides very compact, clean and high yield optical filter integration with scalability to high-volume and low cost.
Sensors
Off-the-shelf hyperspectral image sensors, all based on CMOSIS CMV2000 image sensor, have been designed, manufactured and available from imec in quantities of 1 to 1,000+.
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Reference |
Type |
# Bands |
Spectral range |
Spatial resolution |
Speed (max) |
More info |
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SNm2x2 RGB-NIR |
Snapshot mosaic |
4 |
RGB+NIR |
1024 x 544 px |
340 fps |
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SNm4x4 VIS |
Snapshot mosaic |
16 |
470-630 nm |
512 x 272 px |
340 fps |
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SNm4x4 RedNIR |
Snapshot mosaic |
16 |
595-860 nm |
512 x 272 px |
340 fps |
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SNm5x5 NIR |
Snapshot mosaic |
25 |
665-975 nm |
409 x 218 px |
340 fps |
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SNt32 NIR |
Snapshot tiled |
32 |
600-975 nm |
256 x 256 px |
340 fps |
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LS100+ NIR |
Linescan wedge |
100+ |
600-975 nm |
2048 x length of scan |
1360 lines / s |
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LS150+ VNIR |
Linescan wedge |
150+ |
470-900 nm |
2048 x length of scan |
1360 lines / s |
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ARGUS multispectral |
Linescan CCD TDI |
7 |
RGB or custom |
4096 x length of scan |
42KHz |
Custom hyperspectral imaging sensors (with different image sensor base, filter specification, pattern layout, etc...) can be designed and manufactured based on specific application requirements.
Cameras
Hyperspectral imaging camera demo-kits including imec HSI sensor(s), camera housing, lens, tripod mounts, reflectance calibration tile, lighting solution, storage box and imec HSImager™ hyperspectral imaging software license are available from imec directly to ease your application work:
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Reference |
Interface |
Type |
# Bands |
Spatial resolution |
Spectral range |
Speed (max) |
More info |
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XIMEA SNm2x2 RGBNIR |
USB3.0 |
Snapshot mosaic |
4 |
1,024 x 544 px |
RGB + NIR |
120 fps |
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XIMEA SNm4x4 VIS |
USB3.0 |
Snapshot mosaic |
16 |
512 x 272 px |
470 - 630 nm |
120 fps |
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XIMEA SNm4x4 RedNIR |
USB3.0 |
Snapshot mosaic |
16 |
512 x 272 px |
595 - 860 nm |
120 fps |
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XIMEA SNm5x5 NIR |
USB3.0 |
Snapshot mosaic |
25 |
409 x 218 px |
665 - 975 nm |
120 fps |
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XIMEA SNt32 NIR |
USB3.0 |
Snapshot tiled |
32 |
256 x 256 px |
600 - 970 nm |
120 fps |
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PHOTONFOCUS SNm4x4 VIS |
GigE |
Snapshot mosaic |
16 |
512 x 272 px |
470 - 630 nm |
40 fps |
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PHOTONFOCUS SNm4x4 RedNIR |
GigE |
Snapshot mosaic |
16 |
512 x 272 px |
595 - 860 nm |
40 fps |
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PHOTONFOCUS SNm5x5 NIR |
GigE |
Snapshot mosaic |
25 |
409 x 218 px |
665 - 975 nm |
40 fps |
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SNAPSCAN VNIR |
USB3.0 |
Snapshot & Linescan |
150+ |
3,650 x 2,048 px |
470 - 900 nm |
~ 200 ms |
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SNAPSCAN NIR |
USB3.0 |
Snapshot & Linescan |
100+ |
3,650 x 2,048 px |
600 - 970 nm |
~ 200 ms |
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SNAPSCAN SWIR |
USB3.0 |
Snapshot & Linescan |
100+ |
1,200 x 640 px |
1100 - 1700 nm |
~ 100 ms |
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ADIMEC VNIR |
Camera Link |
Linescan |
150+ |
2,048 x length of scan |
470 - 900 nm |
2KHz |
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ARGUS multispectral |
CoaXPress |
Linescan analog TDI |
7 |
4,096 x length of scan |
custom |
42KHz |
Software
All camera demo-kits come with HSI STUDIO™, the most advanced hyperspectral imaging software developed by imec's integrated imaging & vision system team, to ensure the highest quality hyperspectral imaging datacubes reconstruction. Custom configurations of hardware and software packages are possible and can be discussed.
Applications
- Remote sensing
- Precision agriculture
- Medical guided surgery
- Microscopy
- Skin-health
- Waste recycling and management
- Pharmaceutical defect inspections
- Food sorting & quality grading
- Industrial sorting
- Security & counterfeit detection
Partners
Opportunities to deploy commercial hyperspectral imaging are numerous, and cannot be addressed effectively by one single company. Imec's mission is to drive the effective development and commercialization of CMOS based hyperspectral imaging vision solutions, together with a broad ecosystem of partners at sensor, camera, software, illumination to application levels.
Get in touch with one of ecosystem partner to explore potential collaboration for OEM business:
Image sensors
- AMS for ‘CMV’ family of industrial machine vision image sensors
- Teledyne E2V for ‘Emerald’ family of small-pixels, global shutter image sensors
- ON Semiconductor for ‘Python’ and ‘XGS’ families of industrial machine vision image sensors
- GPixel for ‘GSENSE’ high performance scientific and ‘GMAX’ industrial image sensors
- Pyxalis for high performance ‘HDPyx” scientific image sensors
- Imec TDI CCD-in-CMOS imager team for high speed, high SNR multispectral image sensors
- YOUR custom image sensor of choice (to be discussed)
Cameras & read-out electronics
- XIMEA for USB3.0 cameras
- PhotonFocus for GigE cameras
- Pixelink for USB3.0 cameras
- Lumenera for USB3.0 and GigE cameras
- SENTECH for USB3.0 and GigE cameras
- ADIMEC for camera Link cameras
- BAYSPEC for portable, handheld cameras
- Tattile for smart cameras with integrated FPGA+CPU
- YOUR custom camera read-out electronic (to be discussed)
Hyperspectral data-processing software platforms
- PerClass Mira for user guided interpretation, without programming or machine learning expertise classification software
- NICTA for access to Scyllarus hyperspectral imaging software and toolbox
- Perception Park for access to Perception Park acceleration system and Studio software
- YOUR custom SW workflow architecture supported by imec HSI acquisition software API / SDK (to be discussed)
Hyperspectral LED illumination
- CVR Lighting multi-channel spectral illumination unit
- MetaPhase multi-channel spectral illumination unit
- Effilux for custom spectral imaging illumination solutions
- YOUR custom illumination solution (to be discussed)
News
Publications
- Hyperspectral imaging for textile sorting in the visible – near infrared range
- RGB-NIR active gated imaging - Proc. SPIE 9987, Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications XIII, 998704
- Intraoperative video-rate hemodynamic response assessment in human cortex using snapshot hyperspectral optical imaging
- High resolution vegetation mapping with a novel compact hyperspectral camera system
- Bayer Filter Snapshot Hyperspectral Fundus Camera for Human Retinal Imaging - Current Eye Research
- Fluorescence hyperspectral imaging (fHSI) using a spectrally resolved detector array for detection and diagnostic of cancer
- Spatial and temporal skin blood volume and saturation estimation using a multispectral snapshot imaging camera
Support
For customers and partners of imec hyperspectral imaging activity, please visit our support portal (restricted access) to download the latest support documents and materials including:
- Software
- Manuals
- Reports
- Examples
- Personal files
Jerome Baron
Business Development Manager
For more information regarding integrated imaging and vision systems, please contact Jerome Baron, Business Development Manager Integrated Imaging & Vision Systems.
You can also reach one imec local contact point in your country or geography here.
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