The newly announced LG G3 is a feature packed flagship handset, offering up a range of cutting edge technologies that give other flagships a run for their money. Although the QHD display might be the ...

STMicroelectronics’ FlightSense VL53L0 time-of-flight sensor brings improved autofocus to smart-phone cameras, robotic equipment, and IoT devices. This second-generation laser-ranging module can range ...

Laser engraving and cutting has something in common with focusing the sun’s rays with a magnifying glass: good focus is critical to results. If materials of varying thicknesses are used, focus needs ...

AMS is claiming operation through smudged and dirty glass for a miniature time-of-flight auto-focus sensor intended for phones. “TMF8801 maintains high accuracy through use of its on-chip histogram ...

Most smartphones (and digital cameras) on the market today use either phase detection, contrast detection, or a mixture of both (hybrid) in order to properly focus a subject. These methods utilize the ...

We don’t know if our feature from a couple of days gave [Adrian] a kick in the pants, or if he was just on target to finish is writeup this week, but he’s posted about version 2 of his laser auto ...

Food and beverage applications make use of a range of sensor technologies. Here’s a brief look at laser displacement sensors. The DS1100 laser-displacement sensor from Cognex, released in March 2013, ...

We speculated in June that Apple’s announcement of a new augmented reality development kit (ARKit) telegraphed the addition of new AR iPhone components in the very near future. This turns out to be ...

A type of camera system that can automatically adjust its lenses to focus on subjects at different distances from the camera. Auto-focus generally provides better photo quality than fixed-focus, since ...