US Army validates SiOnyx XQE sensor performance

SiOnyx Inc, a rapidly growing innovator in advanced imaging technology, announced independent validation of its image sensor technology. The U.S. Army’s premier agency for night vision technology, tested the SiOnyx XQE-1310 sensor in its labs and confirmed imaging at 1 mLux (1×10-4 Ft-candles). “We are very excited about these independent validation test results,” said Dr. Martin Pralle, VP of Government Programs for SiOnyx, “1 mLux is a critical threshold in the development of digital night vision.” For the past 60 years, night vision technology was based upon the analog image intensifier tube, a fully integrated system including both sensor and display in a single assembly. Digital night vision offers the warfighter the ability to separate these two critical components. This enables a highly flexible system architecture where the imager can be a clip-on module that can move from helmet to weapon sight to rail camera, while the independent heads-up display provides the imagery to the warfighter. SiOnyx’s XQE sensors enable this capability by digitally capturing nighttime imagery using starlight and the natural ambient night sky illumination known as night glow. Once in the digital domain, streaming and sharing the video at the unit level or with central command is readily achievable. All sensors in the XQE family share the benefits of ultra-low read noise for exten...