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January 24, 2023

Silicon photodiode array simplifies image processing for autonomous vehicles and other applications

Researchers have developed a silicon photodiode array in which the sensitivity of individual photodiodes, or pixels, to incoming light can be tuned by voltages. The array, illustrated in this image, simplifies image processing for autonomous vehicles and other applications.

[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant DMR 1231319.]

Learn more in the NSF Research News story Silicon image sensor that computes. (Date of image: unknown; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: Jan. 24, 2023)

Credit: Donhee Ham Research Group/Harvard SEAS


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