Pyxalis

Pyxalis is a company that develops and produces CMOS image sensors. It is based in Moirans, France, in the Grenoble area. The company makes custom image sensors and also sells ready-made sensor products. Its work covers niche applications and high-volume production.

The company was founded in 2010. The site says its team has more than 300 person-years of experience across CMOS imaging. It also says the company has more than 30 filed patents. The site describes the team as having delivered first-time-right advanced image sensor products for medical, industrial, machine vision, surveillance and consumer markets. The site states that Pyxalis is ISO 9001:2015 certified.

Pyxalis sells off-the-shelf products. These include GIGAPYX 4600, HDPYX 330-G, HDPYX 1600-G, HDPYX 230-G and HDPYX 300-C. The GIGAPYX 4600 is a large, high sensitivity, high speed image sensor. CREAPYX is a pixel prototyping platform for fast pixel development. The company also offers custom and semi-custom products.

The site says the company works on low noise and high dynamic range sensors. It supports both global and rolling shutter designs. Other strengths named on the site include high-speed imaging, large-format sensors, on-chip image processing and 3D sensing.

Pyxalis lists several application areas. These are space and aerial imaging, medical imaging, machine vision, cinematography, photography and broadcast, scientific work including astronomy and life science, and defense and surveillance. The company also takes part in public funded projects. One is ImaSpiiR-X, supported by France 2030, with partners Trixell, CEA, Thales and Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1.

The site names Philippe Romeveaux as President and CEO and Sophie Caranhac as COO. It lists trade shows such as Photonics West and Space Tech Expo, and posts news and job openings. The contact page gives the address at 170 Rue de Chatagnon, 38430 Moirans, France. It also has a form for questions and design requests.