TowerJazz has won a contract from Intel to produce infrared sensors for Intel’s 3D cameras, the Israeli chip manufacturer said.
Terms
of the deal were not disclosed, but a market source who asked not to be
named estimates that the agreement could be worth hundreds of millions
of dollars within four years.
The
3D cameras installed on laptops recognise gestures, enabling users to
control their computers with hand and head movements. The technology was
developed by Intel’s Israeli subsidiary close to TowerJazz’s
manufacturing plant in northern Israel.
Avi
Strum, general manager of TowerJazz’s CMOS image sensor business, said
the technology has numerous potential uses, such as the ability for the
likes of cooks or car mechanics to operate a computer with gestures
rather than having to touch it with dirty hands.
The camera can also capture images of an object and quickly create a model for use in 3D printing.
“Intel
sensing solutions will bring consumers new experiences and will change
the way people capture and share 3D images,” Strum said. “That Intel
chose us for mass production of such sensors is very positive.”
While
gesture control is most common in laptops or gaming systems, it is
expected to become more widely used in mobile devices such as
smartphones.
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