Hamamatsu Photonics uses Intel® FPGAs—specifically Intel® Arria® 10 and Cyclone® 10—to power its high-performance ORCA-Quest scientific and X-ray food inspection cameras. These FPGAs enable real-time image processing, handling data rates over 18 Gbps with ultra-low latency. The ORCA-Quest camera achieves photon number resolution and ultra-low noise (0.27 electrons rms), ideal for quantum computing, astronomy, and biomedical research. Intel FPGAs provide high DSP performance, configurable I/O, and integrated system functions, reducing cost, power, and PCB space while supporting high-speed, high-precision industrial imaging applications.

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