Photonfocus

Photonfocus develops CMOS image sensors, OEM camera modules and industrial cameras for machine vision. Its portfolio covers high-dynamic-range, 3D triangulation, hyperspectral, SWIR, UV, line-scan and high-resolution imaging.

Facts

  • Segment: Vision
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Founded: 2001
  • Website: https://www.photonfocus.com/

About

About Photonfocus

Photonfocus was founded in 2001 in Lachen, Switzerland, after work on digital global-shutter CMOS imaging and has been part of Atlas Copco since 2020. The company designs both cameras and selected proprietary sensors, using a modular architecture to configure standard and customer-specific imaging systems.

Its camera families address high-speed surface inspection, laser triangulation, spectroscopy, low-light scenes and imaging beyond the visible spectrum. Embedded processing and FPGA development allow some data reduction and analysis to happen inside the camera. Photonfocus therefore supplies a specialized perception layer for industrial inspection, measurement and robot-guidance systems.

Supply

  • Sony Semiconductor Solutions - Inbound - robotics sensors - Photonfocus lists current cameras integrating Sony IMX174, IMX250 and IMX425 sensors - source: photonfocus.com
  • ON Semiconductor - Inbound - robotics sensors - Photonfocus lists current photonELEMENT cameras integrating onsemi PYTHON image sensors - source: photonfocus.com
  • Gpixel - Inbound - robotics sensors - Photonfocus specifies Gpixel GMAX0505, GMAX3265 and GMAX4651 sensors in current photonHIRES cameras - source: photonfocus.com

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Market context

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Team

  • Marco Reiter-Wassmann - General Manager - Named general manager of Photonfocus in 2025.
  • Peter Mario Schwider - Co-Founder - Co-founded Photonfocus in 2001 after developing early global-shutter CMOS imaging technology.

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