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Eye tracking in action: A key enabler for next-generation smart glasses

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Eye tracking is one of the key sensing technologies used in AR/VR headsets and emerging smart-glass platforms. By determining where a user is looking, eye tracking enables gaze-based interaction and supports techniques such as foveated rendering, hel...
- 5 Oct 2026
From distance to depth: The evolution of time-of-flight sensing

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From distance to depth: The evolution of time-of-flight sensing Many embedded systems only need to know whether an object is present. Increasingly, however, applications such as robotics, smart lighting, home appliances, smartphones, wearables, build...
- 23 Sep 2026
How can optical technology enable non-invasive assessment of long-term metabolic stress?

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Wearable devices are highly effective at monitoring real-time physiological parameters such as heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and other vital signs. While these measurements provide valuable information about the body's current state, some phys...
- 21 Jul 2026
IR LED product versions based on the new IR:6 technology to boost performance in security and biometrics applications

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The new IR:6 thin-film chip technology will enable manufacturers of products such as security cameras and biometric authentication systems in PCs and smart doorbells to achieve better illumination for improved image quality as well as...
- 13 Dec 2024
Leveraging multispectral sensing to reduce food waste: ams OSRAM’s photonic innovation

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Food waste is a pressing global challenge that affects both the environment and the economy. Recent figures show that up to one-third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted, leading to unnecessary resource consumption, greenhouse gas e...
- 3 Dec 2024
How ingenuity and expertise led to the development of our multi-pixel LED

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A stunning performance breakthrough in car headlamps The origin of a technology breakthrough often lies not in a scientific or engineering insight, but in a vision, an imagined future. For a specialist team of our engineers in the early 20...
- 25 Nov 2024
The new AS1163 SAID intelligent LED driver provides a connection for any LED to an OSP automotive interior or exterior lighting network

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The Open System Protocol (OSP) is a simple, open network technology for connecting LEDs, sensors, actuators and other devices in a car. Developed by ams OSRAM, the OSP is available for use completely free, with no license or royalties...
- 8 Nov 2024
The invisible guard - direct time of flight sensor technology

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You certainly know this from your everyday life: to unlock your cell phone, you now use your face, you look briefly at your gadget and the system recognizes you. The same authentication procedure is used on some laptops - you look briefly at the came...
- 29 Oct 2024
In-plane sensing in microLED displays - A new performance and manufacturing paradigm for optical sensing in consumer and automotive electronic devices

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MicroLEDs are expected to bring about a step-change in the characteristics of displays deployed in the consumer and automotive electronics industries because of their valuable optical characteristics: they provide a much brighter, clearer image...
- 21 Oct 2024
Unlock your potential with our latest whitepaper on #CMOSImageSensors!

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Unlocking the Art of Image Sensor Design: A Guide for Engineers Designing a high-performance image sensor module is more than just selecting components—it’s about ensuring that pixel resolution, lens integration, and thermal management wo...
- 8 Oct 2024
Future of vital sign monitoring: ams OSRAM’s latest developments

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The future of vital sign monitoring: Join Florian Lex, Product Marketing Manager at ams OSRAM, as he explores groundbreaking advancements in vital sign monitoring technology. Uncover the details of our new reference design, showcasing innovative anal...
- 30 Sep 2024
Engineer-to-engineer: understanding time-of-flight sensing

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Revolutionizing industries: Unveiling the game-changing applications of direct time-of-flight (dToF) sensors in the industrial, mobile, and consumer markets In our blog post, Latest optical sensing technology lights the way ahead for new r...
- 17 Sep 2024
ams OSRAM presents the next generation of LED retrofit lamps: OSRAM NIGHT BREAKER®︎ LED SMART

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ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS) has given its LED retrofit lamp a significant upgrade. The result is the new OSRAM NIGHT BREAKER® LED SMART. This latest generation is not only more powerful than its predecessor but thanks to its innovative compact design it...
- 13 Sep 2024
New era for LiDAR applications: ams OSRAM to introduce groundbreaking 8-channel 915nm SMT pulsed laser

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With its revolutionary 8-channel pulsed laser ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in intelligent sensors and emitters, is introducing its latest key innovation to enable autonomous driving. By simplifying system design and boosting perfo...
- 2 Sep 2024
Indoor lighting - State-of-the-art LED indoor lighting solutions from ams OSRAM enrich living and working spaces and promote the inner balance and well-being of people in care facilities and hospitals

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Smart indoor lighting solutions – where light quality matters Did you know lighting is more than just illumination, that it can be designed to positively impact our overall well-being and productivity? Lighting plays an essential role in givin...
- 2 Aug 2024
Outdoor and industrial lighting - State-of-the-art LED outdoor and industrial lighting solutions from ams OSRAM increase safety and quality of life at workplaces, on public streets and squares

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Enabling industrial and professional outdoor lighting How can light influence human well-being and comfort in industry and smart cities? In industrial lighting, high quality of light is crucial for consistently high performance and precise working p...
- 16 Jul 2024
Power. Performance. Passion. Grow to perfection with OSCONIQ®︎ P 3737

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Energy-efficient LED solutions are important levers that greenhouse operators can use to save energy. Upgrading to LED lighting pays off, leading to significant efficiency enhancements and thus cost benefits. ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in ...
- 28 Jun 2024
Latest optical sensing technology lights the way ahead for new robot designs

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Robots are on the march. Still today they are most closely associated in most people’s minds with heavy industrial environments such as car assembly plants, but advancing technology enables manufacturers to extend the uses of robots into homes,...
- 25 Jun 2024
What's your pulse? Vital sign monitoring

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Who doesn't know them nowadays? Modern smartwatches, fitness trackers, and gadgets track your pulse, the calories burned, the oxygen saturation in your blood, and many other biological measurements during the day or after a workout. What was stil...
- 14 Jun 2024
An expert partner for developing new vital sign monitoring products

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It started with step counting. Activity tracker wristbands first brought the concept of daily lifestyle monitoring to public attention: the early adopters rapidly acquired the habit of counting the number of steps they walked each day – and of ...
- 4 Jun 2024
Access control and security - your face is your password

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Facial recognition technology has gained significant attention over the fingerprint biometric, especially in consumer electronics (like smartphones) and security systems – for its contact-free, easy-to-use, fast-response security and accur...
- 16 May 2024
Reliable Products and Technology for Smoke Detectors

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New optical technology for smoke alarms detect fire faster and more reliable – which helps to save lives and avoids false alarms binding precious resources at the wrong spot. The combination of a multi-spectral sensor and white L...
- 30 Apr 2024