/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/darpa-initiative-seeks-affordable-wafer-scale-infrared-sensors-and-camerasThe low cost of digital imaging devices has allowed them to become popular consumer products. This low cost is made possible by leveraging a mature processing infrastructure and the ability to fabricate complete focal plane arrays (FPAs) at the...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/darpa-initiative-seeks-affordable-wafer-scale-infrared-sensors-and-camerasFri, 18 Sep 2015 18:15:01 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7919ea69-480b-4ea2-9782-a7833df34259DAB0<p>The development of good IR sensors have been a huge problem for the last four decades.</p><p>There are so many uses of good IR imaging and yet there have been very few production improvements, which I find totally disappointing.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Granted, the materials needed are not readily available, but they are abundant enough to be affordable.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think part of the problem has been the manufacturing limitations in working with anything beyond silicon wafers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hopefully the rapidly growing Graphene research will reach a level where it can support the development of simple IR sensors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=480&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">