Hamamatsu Photonics Europe is promoting Fairchild Imaging’s advanced CMOS image sensor technologies across Europe following its acquisition of Fairchild Imaging in 2024.
“Fairchild Imaging’s CMOS sensor technologies are a strong complement to Hamamatsu’s existing image sensor portfolio,” said Ljiljana Durdevic, technology and market expert, Hamamatsu Photonics Europe.
“By actively introducing these capabilities to customers across Europe, we can support a wider range of demanding imaging applications, including space-qualified imaging, X-ray imaging, medical imaging, and other high-performance environments where sensor quality and reliability are critical.”
Advanced imaging applications require a balance of sensitivity, resolution, noise performance, speed and reliability. Fairchild Imaging was established in 1920 and develops CMOS image sensors for these demanding imaging applications.
The acquisition has broadened the range of applications Hamamatsu can support – this includes expertise in high-performance CMOS image sensors for demanding X-ray, medical, scientific and space qualified imaging environments. Hamamatsu can now assist those with exceptionally low noise of 0.25 e⁻ RMS to enable imaging deeper in the low photon regime, including down to single-photon counting. The acquisition also supports a high dynamic range enabled by proprietary dual-gain architecture.
Key products include:
- F40 detector for X-ray imaging
- F3D detector for medical imaging
- HWK4123 for space imaging
- CIS2521 for space imaging
Fairchild Imaging’s technologies support challenging imaging requirements such as low-noise performance and high resolution. It also supports a variety of pixel sizes with technical support and application knowledge that complements Hamamatsu’s existing CMOS technologies, broader photonics portfolio and European customer support network.
