Soitec on SOI-based Imagers

EETimes' Junko Yoshida publishes an interview with Soitec CEO Paul Boudre. The company now offers SOI wafers for imaging, in addition to its more traditional applications:

"Soitec sees a growing opportunity for its Imager-SOI. Without naming any customers, Soitec listed a number of advantages of Imager-SOI. These include the ability to lower NIR illuminator power consumption, better performance through increased signal to noise ratio, and keeping cost down — because of its “lower die size” compared to bulk for the same resolution."