Indeed, Spirit, Opportunity and now Perseverance use CCDs manufactured by one of the founding partners of C2MI: Teledyne DALSA. Teledyne’s CCD42-10 sensor has proven its worth for the task, performing a similar role on Mars since 2012 within the ChemCam instrument on-board NASA’s Curiosity Rover. The SuperCam and SHERLOC instruments of Perseverance will advance this capability and be used to search for organic compounds and minerals, (see the full article here).

Teledyne DALSA Semiconductor, business unit of Teledyne Digital Imaging, Inc. is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1000 employees world-wide. Established in 1980, the Company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing semiconductor products and services. Teledyne DALSA’s core competencies are in specialized integrated circuit and electronics technology, software, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing.

Teledyne DALSA Semiconductor, business unit of Teledyne Digital Imaging, Inc. is located in Bromont’s technology industrial park. One of the world’s foremost foundries for advanced, leading edge MEMS, high voltage CMOS, and CCDs, Teledyne DALSA offers a vast and unique wafer fabrication repertoire.

Teledyne DALSA is a founding partner of C2MI.