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Security Biometrics Inc. to acquire NetFace LLC
June 29, 2001
JUNE 29--Security Biometrics Inc. (Vancouver, BC, Canada; www.sigbio.com has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of NetFace LLC for 20 million Security Biometrics Inc. common shares.
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Security concerns drive biometrics acceptance
June 27, 2001
JUNE 27--Despite being viewed as space-age technology, biometrics is slowly moving into more mass-market uses, according to Cahners In-Stat Group
(Scottsdale, AZ; www.instat.com)
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Stanford Resources topical report examines display interfaces
June 22, 2001
JUNE 22--Stanford Resources (San Jose, CA; www.stanfordresources.com, a market-research firm focusing on the global electronic-display industry, has released a new topical report--Display Interfaces: DVI Gathers Momentum.
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Scanner market reaches maturity
June 21, 2001
JUNE 21--Worldwide scanner revenues are projected to reach $3.1 billion in 2001, with North America and Western Europe each accounting for approximately 40% of the total, according to InfoTrends Research Group (Boston, MA; www.infotrends-rgi.com).
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Laser-based imaging pinpoints proteins in cancer
June 15, 2001
JUNE 15--Researchers at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN; www.vanderbilt.edu) have combined molecular imaging with mass spectrometry to improve their ability to identify and quantify the production of proteins in potentially cancerous tissue.
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Sony lowers price of XC-ES series machine-vision video cameras
June 14, 2001
JUNE 14--Sony Electronics Broadcast and Professional Co. has lowered the cost of its XC-ES cameras--compact analog cameras tailored specifically for machine-vision, industrial, and microscopy applications.
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US Army selects Kopin CyberDisplay for weapon sight production
June 13, 2001
JUNE 13--The Kopin Corp. (Taunton, MA; www.kopin.com) industrial-grade CyberDisplay 640M subsystem has been selected for the integrated product test version of the Light Thermal Weapon Sight (LTWS) manufactured by Raytheon Company.
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First-quarter flat-panel-display revenues down
June 12, 2001
JUNE 12-According to flat-panel-display market-research company DisplaySearch (Austin, TX; www.displaysearch.com), large-area (10.4-in. and larger) thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal-display (LCD) unit shipments for the notebook PC, LCD monitor, LCD TV, and industrial- and Internet-appliance markets rose 3% sequentially and 36% year-over-year to a record 8.6 million panels in this year's first quarter.
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Intel builds fast silicon transistors
June 12, 2001
JUNE 12--Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, CA; www.intel.com) researchers claim to have built the fastest silicon transistors, measuring 20 nm.
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Hardware and software team for microscopy
June 1, 2001
In the design of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), mechanical elements, sensors, actuators, and electronics are integrated on a common silicon substrate. Although interest in this technology is growing, access to MEMS microfabrication resources is limited.
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Both old and new ways evolve
June 1, 2001
Vision and imaging products and technologies are constantly experiencing changes that improve established methods. As described in this month's feature articles, novel approaches are being used to inspect boards using ultraviolet illumination and pinpoint gunshot locations. Conventional methods are being refined in the areas of web inspection, microscopy, and smart cameras.
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Smart cameras lower machine-vision costs
June 1, 2001
With embedded charge-coupled devices (CCDs), processors, and software, the latest smart or intelligent cameras offer systems developers complete machine-vision systems that can be networked or attached to host PCs. These cameras lower the cost of integration and relieve the design burden for systems integrators of choosing individual cameras...
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Costs are key to microscopy systems
June 1, 2001
Traditional optical microscopes are still the primary inspection tools for examining small parts and materials in the machine-vision and image-processing industry, research centers, and professional testing laboratories, among others. Microscopic inspection techniques can provide valuable information related to product quality, problem solving, and liability.
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Imaging system automates volumetric microanalysis
June 1, 2001
To accurately replicate volumes of biological tissue and manufactured materials without having to image sections of a sample, Resolution Sciences Corp. (RSC; Corte Madera, CA) has developed a digital volumetric imaging (DVI) system that offers micron-range-resolution visualization and quantitative analysis of samples in volumes of 100 mm3 or more.
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Business Vision
June 1, 2001
JPEG2000 image-compression chip unveiled; Alliances accelerate; Technology trends...
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