Leica, PMD Working on Compact 3D Depth-Sensing Lens for Smartphones

Leica and pmdtechnologies, a supplier of time-of-flight depth-sensing technology, announced a strategic alliance to jointly develop and market 3D depth-sensing camera systems for mobile devices. The joint effort addresses the increasing demand in the mobile device segment for highly efficient and compact lenses, they said Monday. The system is expected to achieve superior data quality despite miniaturization in pixel, imager and module size, said the companies. First samples of the new lens are due in May.