Indirect ToF Sensor Demo Creates Depth Maps Up to Six Meters

April 11, 2023

onsemi’s indirect time-of-flight (iToF) demo at embedded world showed how image sensors can be used to create valuable depth maps extending to six meters.

Alix Paultre

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onsemi’s indirect time-of-flight (iToF) demo at embedded world highlighted how image sensors can be used to create depth maps of up to six meters. The company also exhibited its latest 8-MP image sensor with advanced embedded high-dynamic-range (eHDR) processing for high-quality imaging in challenging lighting conditions.

The 4K/8-MP sensor's eHDR technology for a dynamic range as high as 120 dB. Claiming the Industry’s lowest power, the company's automotive-grade Bluetooth LE MCU is well-suited for tire monitoring and vehicle access applications.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.