History

PMDTec was founded in 2002 as a spin-off of the Center for Sensor Systems (ZESS) at the University of Siegen, Germany. It was the result of over 10 years of scientific research on 3D ToF imaging. Another ZESS spin-off, S-TEC Sensor GmbH, founded in 1996, began developing PMD products in 1997. This company was acquired by PMDTec in 2002. We still maintain close links with ZESS today, working together in a successful, mutually beneficial partnership.

The PMD technology, which gave our organization its name, has been at the forefront of CMOS all-solidstate 3D ToF imaging since 1996. We set the pace. We lead the way.

The PMD method is superior to alternative ToF approaches in terms of performance, resistance to background light, robustness, cost and size. Since 2007, the company’s own series of conferences, PMD[vision]® Day, has been keeping customers, partners and 3D enthusiasts up to speed with our latest news and developments.