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by bydo 1809 days ago
The front iPhone camera uses an infrared array of dots for FaceID, not LIDAR. It's basically a miniaturized version of the Kinect from the Xbox (Apple bought the company that created it).
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tpmx 1809 days ago
The Face ID/TrueDepth sensor is however made by Austrian 'ams AG', not Apple.
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mkoc 1809 days ago
The sensor is from ST. Besides many previous publications/reveng/leaks, this is also in the systemplus slides on page 16, top right.
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tpmx 1809 days ago
This, though? https://www.reuters.com/article/apple-forecast-ams-idUSL8N1Z...

AMS provides Apple with optical sensors for 3D facial recognition features on its newest smartphones

“We see a risk that Apple moves to dual sourcing for the face ID – which currently is single sourced from AMS - in order not to rely on deliveries from just one supplier and also in order to have a favorable pricing power,” said Hauck & Aufhaeuser analysts in a note to clients.

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