Title:
Complementary Metal-oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) Controller for Counting Photons
Agreement Number:
22STDPR17
Agreement Value:
$250,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 31, 2023 - Jan 10, 2025
Description:
Electron Multiplication Charge Coupled Device (EMCCD) technology stands out from competing technologies due to its ability to count photons accurately. CMOS technology is its closest competitor and attracting more and more interest.
A camera’s controller serves as its brain, i.e. the electronics supporting the detector. Nüvü Caméras, a Canadian company, makes the world’s most sensitive imaging solutions with its photon-counting controllers. To date, its controllers support Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs), EMCCDs and with the help from this project, will also be able to support CMOS detectors.
There are many complex challenges to properly supporting ultra-sensitive detectors, but Nüvü Caméras stands out for its unique ability to support demanding low-flux applications—both on Earth and in space. With this project, Canada will secure its leadership position for years to come by expanding its capacity to support yet another form of innovative imaging technology in line with its recognized expertise in photon-counting imaging.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
The Research component of the program provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3C 2G9
Reference Number:
003-2022-2023-Q4-00030
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Nüvü Caméras Inc.
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Purpose:
This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.