Industry Event
Vision Tech: Wafer-Level Spectral Image Sensors: Turning Spectral Imaging into a Viable Option for Industrial Scale
20 January 2026 • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PST | West Expo Stage 2 (Moscone West, Exhibit Level)
Hyperspectral imaging has evolved significantly over the past decades, becoming an established technique to solve specific vision problems in the industrial environment. Adoption has been driven by reductions in system size and costs, as well as through rapid progress in AI driven processing technology and the availability of processing power. Yet, despite these advances, industrial HSI remains niche and adoption limited - largely due to the continued reliance on scanning-based systems, its high cost in comparison to standard machine vision technology, the lack of scaling capacity, and the complexity of deploying the technology, leave alone in less controlled environments and use cases. It can be concluded that traditional spectral imaging technology is not fit for the future of industrial vision.
To truly scale HSI for broader industrial adoption, a fundamental shift is required in how spectral imaging hardware is conceived, integrated, and manufactured. Imec, a global leader in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, is enabling this transformation by leveraging CMOS-compatible, wafer-level processing to fabricate integrated and compact spectral image sensors. These sensors allow snapshot and video-rate acquisition, and are an ideal fit to Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP)-constrained embedded vision systems - critical for real-time analysis and decision making, in less or un-controlled, and dynamic environments. This, in combination with the inherent capability to scale, enables to serve industrial needs cost-effectively and in volume.
This presentation will provide the perspective of new trends and developments in the industrial vision market and illustrate how its technological advancements and the different tools at hand make the power of spectral imaging a real option to solve for more problems.
Pawel E. Malinowski was born in Lodz, Poland, in 1982. He received the M.Sc.Eng. degree in electronics and telecommunications (thesis on design of radiation-tolerant integrated circuits) from the Lodz University of Technology, Poland, in 2006. In 2011, he received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the KU Leuven, Belgium (thesis on III-nitride-based imagers for space applications). Pawel has been working at imec since 2006. In several R&D roles, he worked on different disruptive optoelectronic technologies, including photodetectors (x-ray, EUV, UV, NIR, SWIR), image sensors (CMOS- and TFT-based) and displays (OLED). In his current role as Portfolio Manager Industry, he is working closely with imec’s technology and business teams to shape the roadmap and offering, drive innovation investments and support collaborations.
Pawel has coauthored more than 80 publications and submitted 9 patent applications. Member of the program committee of SEMI MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit (since 2020). Member of ODI Committee (Optoelectronics, Displays, and Imagers) of the 64th and 65th International Electron Device Meeting (IEEE-IEDM 2018, 2019). Recipient of the International Display Workshops Best Paper Award in 2014 and the SID Display Week Distinguished Paper Award in 2018. Co-supervised the work leading to the I-Zone Best Prototype Award at SID2019. Evaluator of EC’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and Horizon Europe (since 2019).
MENU: Coffee, decaf, and tea will be available nearby.
SETUP: Theater seating.
To truly scale HSI for broader industrial adoption, a fundamental shift is required in how spectral imaging hardware is conceived, integrated, and manufactured. Imec, a global leader in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, is enabling this transformation by leveraging CMOS-compatible, wafer-level processing to fabricate integrated and compact spectral image sensors. These sensors allow snapshot and video-rate acquisition, and are an ideal fit to Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP)-constrained embedded vision systems - critical for real-time analysis and decision making, in less or un-controlled, and dynamic environments. This, in combination with the inherent capability to scale, enables to serve industrial needs cost-effectively and in volume.
This presentation will provide the perspective of new trends and developments in the industrial vision market and illustrate how its technological advancements and the different tools at hand make the power of spectral imaging a real option to solve for more problems.
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Pawel E. Malinowski was born in Lodz, Poland, in 1982. He received the M.Sc.Eng. degree in electronics and telecommunications (thesis on design of radiation-tolerant integrated circuits) from the Lodz University of Technology, Poland, in 2006. In 2011, he received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the KU Leuven, Belgium (thesis on III-nitride-based imagers for space applications). Pawel has been working at imec since 2006. In several R&D roles, he worked on different disruptive optoelectronic technologies, including photodetectors (x-ray, EUV, UV, NIR, SWIR), image sensors (CMOS- and TFT-based) and displays (OLED). In his current role as Portfolio Manager Industry, he is working closely with imec’s technology and business teams to shape the roadmap and offering, drive innovation investments and support collaborations.
Pawel has coauthored more than 80 publications and submitted 9 patent applications. Member of the program committee of SEMI MEMS & Imaging Sensors Summit (since 2020). Member of ODI Committee (Optoelectronics, Displays, and Imagers) of the 64th and 65th International Electron Device Meeting (IEEE-IEDM 2018, 2019). Recipient of the International Display Workshops Best Paper Award in 2014 and the SID Display Week Distinguished Paper Award in 2018. Co-supervised the work leading to the I-Zone Best Prototype Award at SID2019. Evaluator of EC’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and Horizon Europe (since 2019).
Event Details
FORMAT: Oral presentation followed by audience Q&A.MENU: Coffee, decaf, and tea will be available nearby.
SETUP: Theater seating.