Optical mount

Optical mount is a mechanical part of optical systems, determining the alignment, robust, and precision. Any variation would affect optical performance in geometric and these factors are vibration, temperature drift, acoustic fluctuation, shock, chemical corrosion...etc.

Mirror is particularly sensitive to any fluctuation because any geometric variation would amplify the change of optical path. For example, angle tilt of mirror causes reflection angle double.

How Kinect works with PrimeSense -2

Supplement for my article "How Kinect works with Prime Sense"
Here lists the reference patents of the diagram and pictures.

Pixel Qi and CPT

Pixel Qi corporates with Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) in mass production of trans-reflective  LCD. Pixel Qi LCD, a E-ink killer, is really very impressing. But the market is not big. So the good news can't help CPT away from deficits.

Pixel Qi 與華映(CPT) 合作半穿反LCD

蠻有趣的消息, Pixel Qi這樣電子書E-ink殺手的產品是還蠻有吸引力的

可是這方面的市場還不大, 無助於岌岌可危的CPT

Nano Loa: PSS LCD

Nano Loa, Inc, started at US but people from Japan, devotes to develop fast and wide-view-angle liquid crystal display –Polarization Shield Smectic (PSS).

PSS is a very interesting technique in liquid crystal display. Nano Loa claims PSS faster more than 100 times than conventional LCD.

Toshiba 3CCD

Toshiba's IK-HD1 is a very small 3CCD camera, which dimension size is 32.6x38.6x41mm and 65g in weight. 3CCD uses three CCD image sensor chips to record R,G,B separately, unlike common demosaic type camera that each pixel contains three color filters.

LabVIEW Style Checklist -Part 3: VI

Organizing your VIs in directories and LLBs allows you to easily transfer VIs to another computer and other platforms.

LabVIEW Style Checklist -Part 2: Block Diagram

The block diagram is the primary way for others to understand how a VI works, so it is often worth effort to make block diagrams more organized and easier to read.

以下為個人筆記,非全文翻譯

LabVIEW Style Checklist - Part 1: Front Panel

LabVIEW風格檢查清單

http://zone.ni.com/reference/en-XX/help/371361G-01/lvdevconcepts/checklist/

養成良好的編寫風格,對於程式的維護與擴充性有極大的幫助

相較之後減少的負擔,一開始花些時間做乍看似乎不重要的事,如把控件排列整齊,這樣的代價其實是值得的

以下為我翻譯自NI網站的內容,並加入自己的補充,並非全文翻譯

How Kinect works with PrimeSense

Microsoft applys 3D motion sensing technology into XBox - Kinect, letting users interact with gaming freely without controller in hand. Camera and gesture recognition make the function of motion sensing. PrimeSense delivers the chip and structure to the 3D sensing technology, helping Microsoft to achieve controller-free entertainment device.

ISSCC Virtual Museum: Imager

ISSCC 50th Anniversary lists the outstanding ideas over 50 years of solid-state circuit history.

Edmund open Taiwan office

Edmund optics, supplier of optical components, open an office in Taichung, Taiwan.

Johnson Chang  is the leader of sales team in new office. Edmund expect rapid growth in demand for optical components, especially vision systems and lens.

It took long time that Edmund decided to open office in Taiwan.
Before, there were many distributors to sell Edmund products. But most customers buy small and low cost components,and even some like to shop online for cheaper price.
If Edmund build a service team in Taiwan, this would make their advanced products attractive.

HAMAMATSU: μPMT

Hamamatsu develops a new MEMS-based photomultiplier,Micro PMT (μPMT).

Silicon 60 - optoelectronic field

The EE Time 60 Emerging Startups list reflects the latest corporate, commercial, technology and market conditions.
(http://www.eetimes.com/General/DisplayPrintViewContent?contentItemId=4210527)
I simplify the list  within optoelectronic filed:

Canesta: time-of-flight CMOS sensor

Recently, Canesta agree to be acquired by Microsoft.

Microsoft: 3D Gesture Recognition

Microsoft' CEO, Steven A. Ballmer, discussed Microsoft's plans to advance the gesture technology well beyond video games in recent interview. "I'm excited to be way out in front and want to push the pedal on that", he said.