- Foveon
Foveon, Inc., is the company that makes the
Foveon X3 sensor , which captures images in digital single-lens reflex cameras such as theSigma Corporation SD-9, SD-10 and SD-14, as well as in the compacts DP1 andPolaroid X530 . Founded in 1997 byCarver Mead , Richard Lyon, Richard Merrill, Richard Turner, and others, and located inSanta Clara, California . Foveon was initially known for their high-end digital portrait camera systems built around a color-separation beam-splitter prism assembly. Both the prism system and the X3 technology derive their benefit from using all the light and sensing all colors at all locations.Foveon, Inc., was previously known as "Foveonics". The name comes from the
fovea of the human eye, which enables sharp imaging, used in activities such as reading and watching TV.George Gilder has written "The Silicon Eye", which tells the story of Foveon and of Carver Mead and the other founders.External links
* [http://www.foveon.com/ Foveon website]
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