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Dr. Isao Takayanagi, CTO of Brillnics Inc, honored ITE Fellow by the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (ITE)

Tokyo, Japan, June 16, 2025 — Dr. Isao Takayanagi, CTO of Brillnics Inc, has been named ITE Fellow by the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers (ITE) in recognition of his distinguished contributions to development of the image sensor technology and the CMOS Image Sensors industry.

The title of ‘ITE Fellow’ is the highest membership grade and, following a thorough review process, is granted annually to the top few ITE members who have demonstrated significant contributions to societal advancement.  Those with outstanding research and development achievements on image information media and the progressive improvement and dissemination of technology, industrial contributions and expertise in the field and contribution to society.

Dr. Takayanagi’s image sensor career started in 1987, and he has been working on research and development on scientific image sensors and cutting-edge CMOS image sensors.  In 2014, he co-founded Brillnics to develop and commercialize high performance and highly differentiated CMOS image sensors. His recent achievements include the commercialization of Single-Exposure High-Dynamic Range (SEHDR) CMOS image sensors implemented in security cameras, drive recorders and mirrorless cameras, publication of papers analyzing video CMOS image sensor technologies and HDR CMOS image sensor technologies.

He expresses gratitude beyond words to colleagues in Brillnics and academy friends and specifies that he will continue his commitment to the advancement of image sensor technology.