ToF 3D image sensors
ToF 3D image sensors subcategories
Sensing the world in 3D with REAL3™ 3D image sensor
REAL3™ is Infineon's 3D imager family consisting of highly integrated time-of-flight (ToF) sensors. These single-chip imagers are sunlight-robust, highly scalable and ready for integration into a wide range of consumer, automotive and industrial applications.
Infineon’s REAL3™ time-of-flight image sensors enable electronic devices to acquire a real 3D map of the scene in front of the device. The surroundings, objects and people are transformed into the digital space in real time. Algorithms use that data to measure distances and sizes, to track motions and to convert the shape of objects into 3D models. Our products are designed to be integrated into the smallest 3D ToF camera modules, accurately measuring depth in the short and longer range at the lowest power consumption.
How do REAL3™ 3D image sensors work?
The REAL3™ time-of-flight imager works according to the ToF principle known as indirect ToF (i-ToF). Key components of a ToF camera module are the ToF imager, an infrared illumination (850 or 940 nm wavelength) source with driver circuitry and an optical lens stack on top of the imager. The high-quality depth map of the environment is obtained in real time as illustrated in the infographic:
Time-of-flight (ToF) technology projects a single modulated, infrared light source onto an object, user or scene of interest. The reflected light is captured by the ToF imager, which measures amplitude and phase difference per pixel. The result is a highly reliable image of the distance plus a gray-scale picture of the entire scene.
REAL3™ benefits at a glance
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A double-digit CAGR is projected for the global 3D ToF sensor market over the next five years. Demand will be driven in particular by growing adoption of 3D camera sensors in consumer applications such as smartphones, as well as by increasing deployment of image sensors in cars to support automated driving. In addition, the evolution of smart factories is creating new opportunities for the deployment of 3D image sensors in factory robots, in monitoring and vision systems, and in automated guided vehicles.
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Mobile phones/personal electronics | Domestic/ professional robots |
Home security and monitoring systems | In-cabin-sensing | Short-range exterior | Factory automation | AGV | Access control and POS |
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