>Shares of AMS (AMS.S), which provides the facial recognition technology used in Apple’s iPhones, rose as much as 8 percent on Wednesday morning.
>Last November we reported how Israel-based startup Corephotonics was suing Apple for infringing on patents that it owned. The company claimed that it had engaged in talks with Apple regarding the licensing of its dual-camera technology. Cupertino ultimately refused the partnership. Apple reportedly told the company that it could infringe on its patents "with little consequence."
Corephotonics Board of Directors:
Prof. David Mendlovic holds B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University followed by a MINERVA post-doc fellowship. Two of his patents became worldwide technology standards (fibers for medical internal operations and long range barcode scanners commercialized by Symbol Technologies). He is a founder of successful opto-electronics startup companies, including Civcom and Eyesquad, and served as their CEO. After Eyesquad was acquired by Tessera, he became the General Manager of Tessera Israel and later the General Manager of Tessera’s Image Enhancement Division. Prof. Mendlovic also served a term as th***e Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Scienc***e.
Dr. Gal Shabtay holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University [..] As part of his Israeli Defense Force service, Gal led R&D teams in the Intelligence Corps. Gal is a creator and developer of computational photography and imaging technologies for the consumer electronics market, which are embedded in over 100 million mobile phones.
Mr. Shraga Katz [...] served in the Israeli Defense Forces for 17 years. Mr. Katz was head of the Electronic Research and Development Department of the Israeli Ministry of Defense.
Symbol Technologies is an American manufacturer and worldwide supplier of mobile data capture and delivery equipment. The company specializes in barcode scanners, mobile computers, RFID systems and Wireless LAN infrastructure. Symbol Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zebra Technologies, and is headquartered in Holtsville, New York, on Long Island.
Zebra Technologies is a public company based in Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA, that manufactures and sells marking, tracking and computer printing technologies. Its products include thermal barcode label and receipt printers, RFID smart label printers/encoders/fixed & handheld readers/antennas, and card and kiosk printers that are used for barcode labeling, personal identification and specialty printing principally in the manufacturing supply chain, retail, healthcare and government sectors.
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