DALSA reports large order for high-resolution image sensors

JANUARY 15--DALSA Corp. (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; www.dalsa.com) has announced a major order for its high-resolution image-sensor products. The order was placed by a major international imaging system manufacturer. Although all details of the transaction have not been released, the production order is for a large number of silicon image-sensor chips, for a total contract value of $4.5 million. First shipments take place in the first half of 2002, with the remainder to be shipped on a regular basis over the following two years.

DALSA designs, develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance image sensors, electronic cameras, and vision systems. DALSA products are designed to replace human vision and act as high-performance "electronic eyes" in machine vision.