http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/03/07/noblepeak-collects-12-million-for-night-vision-system-that-exploits-nightglow/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/03/07/noblepeak-collects-12-million-for-night-vision-system-that-exploits-nightglow/comment-page-1/#comment-8929 Neil Savage Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:45:35 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2008/03/07/noblepeak-collects-12-million-for-night-vision-system-that-exploits-nightglow/#comment-8929 Got an email from Mike Decelle, who liked the piece but wanted to offer a small clarification. While it's true, he said, that NoblePeak's germanium-enhanced chip costs about the same as an equivalent silicon chip, their optical packaging is a bit more expensive. So the total cost of the imager will be somewhat higher than those in conventional cameras. On the other hand, if they see more, you'd think people would be willing to pay a little bit more. Got an email from Mike Decelle, who liked the piece but wanted to offer a small clarification. While it’s true, he said, that NoblePeak’s germanium-enhanced chip costs about the same as an equivalent silicon chip, their optical packaging is a bit more expensive. So the total cost of the imager will be somewhat higher than those in conventional cameras. On the other hand, if they see more, you’d think people would be willing to pay a little bit more.

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